On Monday Feb 23, Penang was almost back to normal after the Chinese New Year holiday weekend and after getting an early start we rode bus #101 20 kms or so to the northwest of Penang Island to do some hiking at Penang National Park.
Our plan was to walk to Turtle Beach with high hopes of seeing turtles and monitor lizards.
I should interject at this point and mention that with the long holiday weekend over, we were able to move to a hotel were we had a sea view. Nice!
After registering at the National Park Visitor Center, we headed out on a paved path along the northern coast of the island.
Soon the path became sandy with some ups and down as it paralleled an old logging track.
After 1.5 hours we had cut across to the western coast at Turtle Beach, Sun-Ling's favorite kind of beach; that is, one with some natural shade.
Not to mention an uncrowded jetty with a pavilion at the end.
And we saw baby turtles at the Turtle Research Center.
And on the way back we ran into a medium sized lizard sunning on the trail.
And as usual had a late vegetarian lunch on returning to town.
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
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3 comments:
Were you told by staff you might see native turtles from the pavilion? Or were you not disappointed? Did the sunning lizard remain in place as you walked past it or did it scoot?
Ed, Turtles were as expected although *more* would have been better and a "release" would have been "the best ever". SL was not disappointed in any way.
The sunning lizard: I first saw him moving on the path. We stopped dead. Then he/she assumed the sunning position. Then I took a few photos. Then we moved closer. More photos. Finally he slowly climbed off the path. No scooting - assume he is at the top of the food chain. Later we saw a bigger lizard but did not get a photo. Also saw a smallish snake - no photo.
I agree with Sun-Ling, a natural shady beach is most relaxing!
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