Back to Georgetown February 18

We took the scenic route back to Georgetown, driving through the mountains on winding roads. The mountain scenery was spectacular, and the road sometimes breathtaking. As we descended from the heights we stopped at Kellie's Castle (or Kellie's folly) a large brick mansion that was built by William Kellie Smith, a Scottish adventurer who made a fortune in rubber and tin. He could think of no better use for the fortune he had amassed than to import bricks from India to build this massive house, complete with indoor tennis court and rooftop garden. He died of pneumonia while in Portugal, apparently buying an elevator for the house. It was never finished after his death. His wife sold the property and returned to Scotland. It

is now a local tourist attraction.
We stopped for lunch at a small local restaurant in Batu Gajah, a town not far away. It was packed with local people and we ate what they were serving, chicken and several curries served on a banana leaf. The food was delicious, but when Michael tried to leave a tip, the waiter came out of the restaurant after him, concerned that money had been left on the the table. He insisted that Michael take the money back, maybe concerned that foreigners could be so careless with their cash. The bill for four of us was around $6.00.

We got back into the car, and continued the drive back to the boat through the interesting Malaysian countryside.