Langkawi

Trying to play catch up with a few places we’ve been now, so I might be missing a few bits here and there. What I can remember is a very very very long trip to Langkawi from KL, about 7 hours on a bus and a ferry over to the island. We finally got to our hotel about ten or so. Very nice island, people (taxi drivers especially) are very welcoming only thing was the weather. We walked up and down the street (Chenang Beach) and got stuck out in what can only be called a monsoon. But after a few Chang Beers and some great Thai food we were ok again.

The next day we took it easy at the resorts private beach and pool and went to the Aquarium, which for an island was very impressive. I got to hold a python of some kind and we had a look at sharks, rays and a whole lot more.

That night again brought the rain and thunder and lightning which we were slowly getting used to, it was explained that we were probably a week or two before the season kicked in and it would be like this, lovely weather during the day and thunder and lightning at night. That night we decided not to be that adventurous and headed back to the Thai restaurant.

The next day we were booked in for an island hopping trip which was for me anyway the best part of our holiday so far. We got to go canoeing on an uninhabited island which was swarming with monkeys, we got to visit a beautiful beach and feed some eagles. All in all a very good day and extremely picturesque.

That night we had dinner at a restaurant on the beach with an Irish couple (Forgot the guys contact details for facebook) and had unbelievable steaks and way too many jugs of beer and glasses of wine.

The next morning (very very tired) we were off to Thailand.