Thursday, 17 January 2013

Roti Run through Malaysia en route to Thailand: 14 Jan 2013, Taiping-Butterworth-Penang

A long hard slog of over 100km - some parts OK but riding into Butterworth was 
sheer hell on Route 1.
The last time David visited was after a long train ride from Singapore with 
Peter Davies, both young subalterns from the Welch Regiment sent to train with 
the Australian Air Force as Forward Air Controllers in preparation for a spell 
in Borneo.
As the hunter jet climbed almost vertical and had just a few seconds to describe 
its target, "Reference attap hut, 2 o'clock, 100 metres clump of trees in rice 
field"- that is your target.  Afterwards we were debriefed by the pilots and 
being Aussie, were quite direct with their comments!
Now in Penang in an old army barracks converted into a hotel.  We are having a 
rest day ahead of the last stops in Malaysia before entering Thailand.
The food in Penang is varied and probably the best in Malaysia.  So we are 
building the carbs and resting the limbs.
Total mileage: 109km

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