(Beholding this sunrise on Day1- reminded me of Isaiah 60 Arise and shine for the light has come!)
We were in Langkawi during this week in March 2014 celebrating my last year of in the 4tees:) 3 days after MH370 went missing and is still missing after more than 14 days now as of 21/3. Sat at the window seat on return trip trying to spot any debris...well reportedly 'sighted' off Perth now.....
Some highlights of this trip?
1. Room Upgraded!
Managed to get ourselves upgraded from a normal room to a SUITE for Day3&4 ! see photos of this huge bungalow! after the air-con was found to be faulty (complaint lor) . It was a special blessing!
2. Baby Sharks !
Pulau Payah (about 45 min from Langkawi jetty) : Snorkling (thank God for the powered goggles..else will be blind!) and swimming past some baby sharks! Oh Yeah!
See the sharks?? These baby sharks come by only in the afternoon. They congregated at the jetty below and I was swimming about just a meter away from them! Awesome!
Well, we paid RM200 /pax and went by a smaller boat from Royal Langkawi Yacht Club...but on the return trip, this boat 'couldn't start its engine"..so we were transferred to their local ferry which was a public boat that could take more people...so in the end, instead of coming back to mainland at 4 , we were delayed by an hour!..and no refund!
3. Eagles Eat Roti!
Went to this UNESCO accredited mangrove place Kilim Geoforest Park - RM90 /pax and witnessed this awesome roti eating eagles! (In Darwin the eagles ate meat!)
Came to know that Lang - is Eagle and Kawi - a kind of stone...That was how Langkawi its name came about - famous for the stone eagles....
and the fish also eat roti.....
and those monkeys also eat roti and even swim....all eat roti..Malaysians ?
Except those fruit bats in the caves...they weren't eating but hanging in their sleep:)
4. Restaurants that FLOAT securedly on drums !
Interesting to know that instead of kelongs, these floating restaurants are so "still and secure" notwithstanding they are built on drums tied below...
5. Many private boats berthed here instead of the yacht clubs...cheaper RM8 per day instead of the hundreds...
6. Mangroves - they bubble oxygen!
Learnt that those with sprawling ones breathe out bubbles of oxygen which is eco friendly and there were those pencil stubs ones...arh..the importance of such mangroves and all the animals birds and fish for the eco-system!..and charcoal tablets for the tummy aches are made from leaves from such mangrove trees 'according to the guide'......
Go to Tanjong Rhu End jetty for this Mangrove tour - RM90 /pax. No need to pre-book..just be there before 9:30 am...
7. Most expensive prawn ever eaten :(
Kena kotok in Kuah city town by this restaurant? or may be not? Umm..this prawn cost RM40+ each ...but it was really succulent and yummy...wonder how much will it be at Newton Hawker centre??
Best to go to Pantai Cenang - the western beach area for the food...lots of them at the beach area...the Orchid restaurant was highly recommended by the locals..and the beers and chocolates are duty free and very cheap !
Overall?
Think I really enjoy this laid back Langkawi a lot . Still not so commercialised than Phuket or Bali. Go during the off peak season after Sep-Dec...
Rent a car...5 days for RM290...stay at Bayview in Kuah or the other beach motels along Cenang Beach which might be cheaper than the resort areas in the North West coast..Can go again to nuah @ kuah again....next time..will really swim at Tanjong Rhu beach ...and watch the Langs again,..They that wait upon the Lord shall soar like langs..eagles...Nice! and snorkel at RM90 instead of RM200 with the smaller charter..or perhaps go for a fishing trip instead.
Setback? Wonder why God made mozzies :( They bite and bite....even in the rooms of a 4-5 star hotel!
Here is a Lang Lang song....Eagles Wing...nice song!
Ever been to Maldives? Think the waters over there is definitely one of the best and the fish are still more colourful....
MH370 -some sightings by residents in one of the atolls nearby on that 8/3/2014...and a new atoll at Diego Garcia came to my notice this time...what an eye opener...watch this documentary....
By the description of this little atoll from one of the exiled residents - think this is like heaven...clear waters and they suffer no lack from the natural resources of makan...how the Lord provided for them ...a sad tale...about the stealing of a nation...people group called the Chagossians...
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