Day 886 23rd December 2018
50 miles (Bukit Merah Lake to Penang) Average speed 11.9 mph Top speed 29 mph
What an amazing day.
I was awake at 6 with next door’s alarm going on repeat for 3 hours. I had coffee and then went to brekkie at 7.30 with another full buffet of sausage, beans and sauté potatoes with fruit and cake and lots of coffee. We checked out and left our bikes in the hotel lobby, then caught the boat to Orang Utan Island …
Orang Utan Island
…which was great as there were only about 8 people in our group when the guide showed us around. The orang utan males were lively and ready for their breakfast. They ranged from babies to the king who was 50 years old. 29 are currently kept here in 3 different pens.
Orang Utan Island
Orang Utan Island
We went back to collect our bikes from the hotel and made our way to the cycle ferry to Penang.
On board the cycle ferry
We arrived, checked into our hostel and then spent a pleasant evening enjoying the nightlife of Penang
Nightlife in Penang
Hostel frame 42 ringgit.