Cameron Highlands

Cool, gloriously cool!! The Highlands are lush and green with extensive tea plantations, vegetable farms and strawberry farms stretching as far as the eye can see.  The jungle areas are vast and dense and have interesting walking trails to view birds, butterflies and waterfalls

Jungle Trail – I so enjoy walking in the jngle

Butterfly

Another beautiful butterfly

The Robinson Falls

A lot of local and foreign tourists visit the area and weekends are extremely busy.  I went on an early-morning tour to watch the sunrise over the tea plantations.  It was foggy with a slight drizzle so we did not see the sunrise but it was beautiful so early in the morning.

Waiting for Sunrise on a misty, drizzly morning

Clouds are lifting just after the break of dawn

View from a Tea House Cameron Highhlands

Our guide explaining how tea is grown, picked and processed

Tea Bush- did you know that the tea bush is Camellia Sinensis and that Oolong tea, green tea and black tea all come from the same bush?

The best part – tea and scones with cream and strawberry jam!

We then went to the highest point – 2032m – and walked through the Mossy Forest.  I loved this walk.  On a misty morning the gnarled, moss-covered trees become imbued with mystique – I expected to encounter a wizard, a gnome or at the very least, a Hobbit going about their business.

The Mossy Forest

Several different types of moss grow on the ground and up into the trees

Can you see Gollum?

Careful – the moss grows rapidly on your face!

Moss covered trees

….and more

Such a variety of plants

Wild Orchids growing high in the canopy