Day 85 - After not using our weekly bus pass at all yesterday, we hopped on our local bus this morning. First, we transferred to a #401E at the Compleks Bukit Jambul. It really is worth catching as it gets downtown at least 20 minutes faster than other routes. We went downtown primarily to catch the #101 right from the Jetty. That is the 'tourist' bus that runs past the Batu Ferringhi beach, resorts, and condos for foreigners. It's usually a very busy route. The road twists and turns along the edge of the coast after it leaves George Town.
We stayed on all the way to Teluk Bahang. The bus actually turns around near the entrance to the Penang National Park area.
We didn't do any hiking today, not even to famous Monkey Beach. The board showed the trail was closed but Jay later researched on the Internet and found out that is just a ruse to get people to use the private boats that will take tourists along the coastline of the park.
When returning home, we happened to find ourselves downtown again. We always manage to make that happen. We hadn't tried the Restoran Kapitan for a while and enjoyed the view from the second-floor balcony area.
We spent about four hours aboard buses today. I guess we got the one day value of $US 1.09 from the Rapid Penang passes.