Truly a wet time in Cameron Highlands

It's was such a wet season to go up Cameron Highlands, but there was a pattern to it. Much like the weather in good old KL. You will have good bright beautiful sunshine in the mornings, gets rather gloomy and cloudy by afternoon, then the downpours starts and goes on for awhile. Depending on your luck, the rain can be short duration or long winded with mild to heavy drizzle.

My trip up there on the New Year's Eve was not so much different from the description above. The climate weather had beautiful clear blue skies in the mornings, pefect for nice peaceful jungle walk, strolling and taking the wonderfully fresh morning forest air and having a good workout. AH, feels good to breath in the cool air! Even with sun shining ever so brightly (it is quite hot actually), the jungle canopy blocks out the strong sunlight and filters through with beautiful sunbeams. The air was crisp and the sound of running waters by the Parit trail adds to the ambience!

On the recommendation of Strawberry Park Resort Hotel Tour Manager, I tried out the Arcadia / Jungle Walk #3 too. It leads all the way to Gunung Beremban some 198km! Way too much walking for me! I just walk about 15 minutes or so before turning back around. Now this trail is what I call jungle trekking! No paved path, pure earth with tree roots to clamber over. There was much moss growth along the path and tree trunks.

Beautiful!

Once I compiled and edit my photos I will post it up on the Cameron Highlands photo gallery page.

On another note, the Strawberry Park Resort Hotel Tour Manager, mentioned that the recent heavy rain and has caused a landslide on the access road to Gunung Brinchang. Three cars that went up there could not return and as far as he knows, the road was not fixed so the cars still remained stucked up there at Gunung Brinchang!

Now that's a thought, because I wanted to drive up there again. According to the manager, the recent heavy rain and the pounding weight of vehicles might have caused the weakened road to collapse.

Pretty unfortunate for the visitors who went up there and had to leave their cars behind!

I had collected much material during this trip, so will post more info later as I compile and edit my photos. So do keep a lookout for page additions and blogs.

Till then, cheers and hoorays for the New Year 2006 and may your dreams come true in the new year!

Happy New Year!