Easy drive to Langkawi(2) ...Perak River rest area.....Ecotourism at work....

This is the rest area along the Perak River...heading north...PLUS has been upgrading their rest areas and their results are very pleasant indeed...they still keep their toilets very clean ..the food is not bad and now their rest areas seem to blend in with the local surroundings ...impressive ....

..the food court area.....

..the stalls outside that usually sell fruits......


...PLUS is also into the fruit business????

..BUT what really impressed me was they now sell local handicraft.....and that made a difference and is an improvement ...previously i saw this only at Malacca........most of the handicaraft here is from around the Kuala Kangsar area....


...definitely the pottery is of Kuala Kangsar design......

...garden 'parangs'.....

..EVEN more impressive....was this stall with bamboo poles wrapped around its columns...why?? because its run by the local Orang Temiar...orang asli....

..a minor change but its stands out.....

..their producsts are all from their reserve....tongkat ali.....honey....

home grown products....raja kayu , rotan serambu.....

...akar gedung......an excellent idea to promote orang asli products and an oppotunity for them to make a living from their local handicraft....

..and then there is the Perak River....i took a walk to take some photos....looked muddy today...and silted..but it was a nice peaceful atmosphere when you are on the bridge...(when the lorries don't rumble by..)

nice scenes...


..the locals have a motorcycle road ...and at the end of the bridge there is a path that leads to the adjoining plantation..

..to get to the other side of the road.....walk under the bridge...

...ok thats it...next stop Kuala Kedah & Langkawi....

cheers

kk