Caught a VIP bus from KL to the ferry port of Mersing - the bus was overly spacious and Chris didnt even have to pay more this time for the extra room to accomodate his fat a*se! Result! The journey wouldve been quicker but due to the weakness of Chris' bladder the bus had to make several unscheduled stops on the roadside!We caught the ferry succesfully this time but due to the low tide and the weight of Chris and our bags (probably due to the amount of Gavs ...

Next morning we said farewell to Walter and Bridgette and it was onto KL, our first big city for a while, with Gav praying for cheap footwear and Chris praying for cheap food!! 5 and a half hours later we arrived at Kuala Lumpar and found it quite a struggle with it being our first busy city for a while after being on so many remote islands. Gav and Chris soon adjusted to it as we walked past Starbucks and McDonalds respectively, as caffeine and Big Mac withdrawa...

Got up early from our accommodation in Teman Negara and waited for the bus outside where we thought we had been told we were being picked up from. However, as time ticked on and no bus arrived we assumed we may not have listened correctly so decided to walk to the main road, only to just get there in time to see the bus nearly leave without us - again!! As it turned out Walter and Bridgette were also heading to Cameron Highlands and were on the same bus. On to ...

On the journey to Teman Negara - a National Park and apparently the oldest Jungle/Rain Forest in the world - we met a couple who had been travelling for 2 and a half years and smelt like it to! They were enlightening us with all their stories and telling us how to budget by eating raw veg. At the time we were of course in agreeance but like we'd ever change our lavish ways of dining out in restaurants every night! The route itself was absolutely beautiful as ...

Got up early in Ko Lipe and began our 3km trek back to the other beach to catch a long boat across to the ferry. Boarding the ferry posed a slight problem for Chris and he had to belly flop onto the deck while Gav gracefully strode aboard! An hour later we arrived at Pakbara where we caught a minibus to Hat Yai. Because of our cr*p scheduling we missed the last train that was going to Malaysia so had to grab a grubby, smelly bus to the Thailand / Malaysia border....