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
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Roti Run through Malaysia en route to Thailand: 14 Jan 2013, Taiping-Butterworth-Penang
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