A Conference in Penang - Episode 2

Penang island, Penang province, Malaysia - 16 November-24 November, 2014 - After conference and seafood were over we continued our holiday. We spent a day at Taman Negara Pulau Pinang, otherwise known as Penang National Park.

What better way to start the morning?

Before we went hiking, we need to equip....

BUM EQUIP. (Only sold to the homeless and destitute)

Tiny fishing village off the coast of the park.

The jungle is full of interesting stuff. Living things. All jungles are like that, y'know.

Jungles, oh jungles. You know 'em. Great places for hiking and the like. Getting bitten by ants. Stuff like that.

Where is that damn sex tree at?

The park contains a meromictic lake. At the time of year we visited it was all dried up. And ugly as shit.

Kerachut beach ("turtle beach" if you're white and stupid) cannot be swam in, due to these highly poisonous jellyfish that can be seen everywhere. The beach is visited for its proximity to the meromictic lake and its turtle sanctuary (pictured below). These jellyfish are part of the turtles' diet.

Teluk Duyung (literally "mermaid bay" in Malay, although has been named Monkey Beach for the many stupid white people that visit it) hides some nasty pollution.

What is it?

Oh. It's a friend.

Actually, Teluk Duyung doesn't hide the polution that well. These are supposed to be some of the best beaches in Penang, too.