A trip to a Strawberry Farm was rather required while we were in the Cameron Highlands.

The strawberries were grown by hydroponics in rows of green houses. I found that underwhelming, but on the other hand the green houses themselves were interesting. They're large hoop houses with clear plastic stretched over top. The green houses cascade down the steep hillsides, with no effort made to keep them level or put them on flat ground. It looks like a hillside of slides when looking down on them from above.

Due to the even temperature in this climate, the strawberries grow all year. I told our guide that in Canada the strawberry growing season is at most 6 weeks. I think it's probably less.

Strawberries are a specialty item here in South East Asia. The strawberries come in plastic containers with each strawberry placed individually - like eggs in a carton come. They're expensive too. Maybe it's how quickly they spoil in the heat that makes them expensive.

I was excited to find ice cream was cheap in Malaysia though. Ice cream is super expensive in Singapore. I've tried to curb my ice cream addiction a little bit. I got myself a tall vanilla ice cream sundae, with fresh strawberries in a strawberry glaze on top, for a few dollars at the Strawberry Farm.

I'm still thinking about how I didn't try the strawberry milkshakes that were everywhere. A milkshake is often $12 or more in Singapore, so I won't be having one of those anytime soon. I'm still confused how ice cream can be so cheap so close to Singapore. I wonder what it costs in Jahor (just across the bridge from Singapore)?