Rustic Penang

A leisurely afternoon drive to the more rustic relaxing part of penang.. the west coast where all the villages are.. areas covered include guillemard reservoir, kg acheh, kg burung, kg betong and everything in between.. thanks to rainy for arranging the trip..

Guillemard Reservoir
built in 1929

Meditarranean style

Guillemard Reservoir

Penang Dam

Base station
that's rainy at the top.. she's the one who arranged for this trip

Fixing the nets in Kampung Betong

Canal bridge in Kg Betong

rows of neatly parked fishing boats

Classic Village shot.. with buffalo and coconut

Titi Kerawang
Rainy posing for me... can u spot her?

River leading to a mosque in Kg Burung

Portrait shot

Rustic Kampung house

Grand Kampung house on stilts

Fishing village

Garfield incarnate..

Returning with the fishy bounty

Idyllic village life
even the cats lead a sedentary lifestyle here..

article published 3/15/2008

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These shots are fantastic Jon!! Bravo..... I did find out later that the fishing village with all the new looking boats, was indeed badly damaged by the tsunami, hence the new boats & new bridge.... I'm so glad we went there + the reservoir was spectacular ;o) Thanks for being my able & cheery companion on another island adventure ;o)
— Lorraine Brecht, March 20, 2008

I never cease to be amazed ...
... at all the variety of scenery and conditions in Penang. Thanks to you and to Rainy, for bringing this beautiful part of the world to our attention. Great photos!
— Fred Perry, March 17, 2008

A beautiful part of Pg!
It's really a relaxing part of Pg (to quote you)! What a shame to tell that I haven't been to a few of those places, as a penangite. A big thank to you for sharing these photos!
— Yue Li, March 15, 2008