Day 2 started off with a nice hearty breakfast consisting of toasts accompanied with a salad and a nice hot cup of milo. Once we were done with breakfast, we started our sightseeing journey. The first stop that was on our list was the Boh Tea Plantation which is located in Ringlet. On our way there, we passed by Tanah Rata which was quite a quiet and peaceful town. We also passed by The Smokehouse which is a luxurious British styled hotel that we had first planned to stay in but was already fully booked.
While we were going through the winding road of the mountains, we saw many tea plantations with large crowds of tourists were gathering at the entrance. The view we had was spectacular. The mountains were filled with tea plants with visible but narrow paths going through the tea plantations. The tea plantation workers carried a big wooden weaved basket on their backs to collect the plucked tea leaves that was going to be processed and packaged.
After a few minutes had gone by and we finally spot a huge signboard with an arrow pointing to the direction of the Boh Tea Plantation. As we followed the road, we saw a couple of small and run-downed shacks that looked like people stayed in along the road. There was also vegetables planted at the column of soil just beside the road. It looked like everyone would take the opportunity to use every single piece of land to plant something although it is hard to plant anything on a sloped surface especially when the gradient of the slope was very high. The hills and valley were filled with tea plants everywhere. Workers that looked like a colony of ants were busily plucking tea leaves.
It had been almost half an hour since we made the turn into the Boh Tea Plantation and when it seemed that we had arrive, the real obstacle of the journey was upon us. A bumpy, narrow and winding two kilometres of road left to cover until we make it to the tea plantation. On our way up, my mother recalled why she has not been to the tea plantation ever since the first time she did and it was because of the nauseous experience that she had to face. We tried to have conversations on our way up but in the middle of each conversation, a car coming from the opposite direction was honking to signal it's presence.
After a torturing 20 minutes, we made it. A large sign stating "Boh Tea Plantation, Ringlet, Cameron Highlands" greeted us. Immediately, we were greeted by an unexpected person or dog to be more precise. This friendly dog came up to us with a smiling face and lead the way to the pantry. My parents and I were amazed at how smart and friendly this dog was. We continued on and went into the factory for a tour on the processing of the famous Boh tea leaves...
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