DAY 16


We docked in Penang at 9AM. The ride into the port was beautiful because Penang is an island with lovely beaches, tall mountains and very blue water. There are numerous 5 star hotels and huge high rises where many people come to vacation or have a second home because the cost of living is cheap. We were amazed at the luxury of the island.

Our tour today was to a butterfly farm. We walked among the butterflies and got some great pictures. The national butterfly of Penang is the Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing. It is black with green spikes.

We stopped at a spice garden and, much to our surprise, we saw 5 wild monkeys jumping from tree to tree.

We had dinner with our friends from San Antonio and Father Kelly, the priest on board. The guitarist we like put on his own show so we stayed up and enjoyed it. We met a dancer on our tour today. He is on the ship for 10 months. He said he had the perfect job--he can dance and see the world!