Greetings....I am at an internet cafe waiting for my bus and getting
thrashed by mosquitoes...so not sure how long this will last. You know...I
get about 150 emails a day...most trash. I couldn't imagine coming home to
1000's of emails...so if nothing else it is good to clean the in box each
day.

Last night after I wrote...I went back to my room to relax a bit. There is
a TV....I watched a Malaysian Soap Opera...I couldn't understand what they
were saying...but soap operas are pretty easy to figure out. After it
started to cool down I went back out and walked to the Esplanade and
beach...it was nice. The thing that shocked me the most was when the sun
began to set...the bats came out!!! Fort Cornwallis was still open so I got
to tour that last night....very interesting about the British settling the
East India Company here in 1786. After touring the fort....I walked back
to town and topped off my British experience at a British Pub with Fish and
Chips...which were wonderful. I spoke with the proprietor for quite a while
and exchanged email addresses. He moved here from Manchester 8 years ago
and explained what life was like here as a foreigner. I then went back to my
room for one of my best nights sleep...all the way through and for about 9
hours! This morning I　packed and then went to a little place for
coffee and breakfast and then walked to the Museum which was wonderful... I
am not much a museum person but I read this was one of the best in Malaysia
and only 33 cents! it was wonderful with the history, clothing, artifacts
and even some early oil painting by British colonists. I learned about the
rich culture of the Malay people, as well as the Chinese, Indian, Brits, and
Arabs that settled in Penang. Also there were exhibits on cultural events
such as the various clothes, weddings and funerals. Truly a crossroads of
the world in the 1700 and 1800s. After I went to St. Georges Cathedral the
first Anglican church in south east Asia from 1802. I just finished
stocking up on treats and food and water for the bus ride which should be
here momentarily.

I will take the bus to the strait of Melaka and cross by ferry to
Butterworth...then get on another bus for 4 hours south to Kuala Lumpur!
Should be a journey. Plus I have about 60 pounds of gear...backpacks, etc.
Lets hope I make it in this heat! This is not for the faint of heart!