Out of caprice and adventure, we went for an afternoon's drive to the Cameron Highlands (about 135 KM from Raub) and came back the same evening...it was Aidil Adha holidays and surprisingly, the crowd was slightly below expectation in the mountains (compare to normal weekends). First of all, we actually wanted to drive there just for tea at BOH's estate in Habu but seeing that the journey took a bit longer than usual, having arrived at about 4.30 p.m., we decided to instead visit an organic strawberry farm at Brinchang and later KEA farm nearby to buy some cut flowers for the house (just to have a change from the usual chrysanthemums and roses from the florist in Raub, or the anthuriums used sparingly from my own garden...)...
Rhododendron scortechinii, hiding between rambling ferns. As we were walking towards the farm, I spotted this stunner on a laterite slope...
Cameron Bharat Tea Plantation. Because it was almost always overflowing with tourists, we would give it a miss but this time, we decided, out of convenience, to drop by. While the plantation does have stunning vistas, the development of its products and services still have much room for improvement...
close up of the tea plants...
As it was already the onset of the monsoon season, the sky was either pluvial or just simply overcast and quite sombre the whole afternoon. Not wanting to really drive through 70 or so kilometers of road through the Main Range in darkness, we decided to leave just about 6 p.m., right after a cuppa at the Cameron Bharat Tea Plantation. The view along our way home was spectacular despite the fast approaching twilight because mist was starting to form in the Betau Valley...
looks like a Chinese ink brush painting...
The white bouquet of Cymbidium orchids for the house...
A visit to Cameron Highlands is a must while in Malaysia. Know all about it
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