So our stay in Kuala Lumpur is coming to a close.

Yesterday we began the day with a quick visit to the Petronas Towers. Though it is free to go to the top, sadly, groups have to get their by about 7am to get tickets and alas it was about 10:30. However our adventures were not thwarted since we soon were in a cab on our way to Batu caves and took the 272 stairs to the top. The limestone caves over look the whole city and the combination of the rock formations, the lighting and the colorful Hindu Shrines make it very beautiful and a popular pilgrimage site. We also dawned helmets, head lamps and books for an educational tour of the caves and saw all types of bats, cockroaches, a very poisonous long legged centipede whose bite will give you a rash and a fever for over 2 weeks.

We were a bit disappointed with the nightlife of Kuala Lumpur for we were continuously thwarted in our attempts to find a karaoke bar. Sad day. Apparently the thing around here is something called a karaoke "box" which is an overpriced clear room in which you sing to a screen. We also learned that if you do find a karaoke bar they might not let you in if you are wearing sandals, which is unfortunate because together we have 7 chaco wearers and one pair of keens. Anyways, we soon forgot our woes over bonding and card games.

Today we took a bus Kuantan to visit the beach! It was a little cloudy but the temperature was comfortable for the first time all week. It was a gorgeous beach and at first we were the only ones on it. Toward the end of our stay more people joined and then we were the only females wearing bathing suits. We saw more monkeys and tons of crabs which created little sand balls and burrows that covered the entire beach. I think a few of us were stung by jellyfish as well but we aren't certain. Because of Ramadan food vendors finally started opening at about 7:20 (we had lunch at McDonald's and KFC). Though the food was new and delicious the market area we were in was a bit sketchy so we were happy to get back on the bus and go home.

Now its off to India!