Fraser Hill Rest

Going to Fraser Hill is a bit easier now. The new road (8 km long) to F.H. is operational although it was built way back in March 2001. Rumours say the new road was closed for five years due to land slides and slope improvement. Frankly the new road is worse than the old "Gap" road. Firstly it was cut along hill slopes where unlike the old road where you drive with the slope on the left side and trees on the right, for the new road the right side is "Air". Beyond "Air" is a steep drop down the hill. Driving along the road was a rather disconcerting experience. Secondly, the road has too many turns and corners, some at extreme angles. Just five km on this road, I got a mild headache probably caused by the frequent movement of the car to take the corners. It was not a really pleasant driving experience.

Despite the new access road which now allows continuous access, there were still few visitors to F.H. on Friday night. During dinner at the restaurant near the clock tower, there were four foreigners. Counting six locals including myself brought the total to ten. During the weekend, the crowd was larger but I think at most, there were still only 20 to 30 visitors to F.H. I am not complaining as I enjoyed the peace and quiet that F.H. offers compared to Genting or Cameron Highlands.

I didn't run at F.H. as the hilly routes would cause further damage to my knee.

I returned home on Sunday and after 2 days of rest was eager to run again. On Sunday, I had to run at Shah Alam because the stadium in Klang was closed. The surface was too hard for me to run long distances so I just ran 4 km. On Monday the stadium was still closed and I had to run somewhere else again (4 km).