The start of the path was a little unclear but we eventually found it and headed off into the jungle. We are using Maps.me on our smartphones as a guide to each route. However, we have to be a little careful because some of the dense jungle can interfere with the GPS ie. We might suddenly be lost!
It was a steep but interesting climb to the peak of Gunung Jasar. The views from the top were great and the range of plants we saw on the way up was spectacular. From the top we decided to take Track 6 down which cut through the Cameron Valley tea plantation. The route was a little narrow with a few very slippery spots. The views of the valley were spectacular.
We stopped at the tea plantation for a short rest and were very kindly treated to a hot cup of tea by our trekking companion, Varun. A very generous offer. We enjoyed the tea in a small garden area before heading to the tea shop. We then continued our trek to the main road and a very kind man gave us a lift back to town. He was actually taking lots of rice, about 10 bucket loads to a college celebration. It was a bit of a tight fit in the car but he saved us a very long walk.
Lunch was at our regular Indian restaurant plus we ordered a take away meal box for our evening meal.
We spent the evening chatting to Kym who was from Malaysia and staying in the hostel. During the evening there were some frightening screams outside and dogs barking, as though someone was being attacked. This happened a few times but each time we looked outside, the street dogs seemed to be asleep. We couldn't really work out what was happening but ... there were some people on a nearby hill. We think they were jumping out and scaring their friends. When their friends screamed, the dogs started barking.
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