Tuesday, 2009-07-07

Mangroove Tour

Before i begin,forgot to tell u last nite on our way back from dinner, we had a 2nd encounter wif the police.

It was at the periphery of the Langkawi airport situated in between Cenang beach & the hotel.

12am. Road was pitch dark & 2 of them riding their bikes pulled us over.

After some friendly enquiries, they wished us happy honeymoon.

People, if ur riding with a hot chick on an island at midnight, be prepare for some adventure.:_l

Anyway....

8.30am. Hotel pickup by the travel agent.

Mangroove tour.

Destination: Kilim Geoforest Park at the northeast part of Langkawi.

Tour duration: 5hrs

Price: Rm 110/pax. Lunch inclusive.

Kilim geoforest park..consist of wildlife..don't expect tigers or elephant ok...

botany, mangroove swamp (paya tembakau)..

sea life..& hot sun.

Otters..like the one from Narnia.

They were restless, & when they get under water, track them by the bubles surfacing.

Bat cave. Did u know..

That when bats die in their sleep their body can still hang for months before dropping?

Mangroove grows in swampy area.

Provides natural habitat for different species of wildlife.

Good firewood.

& did u know.. the latex from mangroove leaf can be so poisonous that

it can blind a person, used for hunting to stun animals, a tool to quit smoking by applying some on the cigarrette?

Very hard to get them to cooperate for the photo session...

Poison latex obtained from the stalk of the leaves.

Viper snake.

Saw 1 of its nest from the outside, located on the top caves with eggs, egg shells and snake skin.

Mangroove fruit.

When mature, the fruit will pop open & seeds fall to the ground to produce new offspring.

Hanging palm tree on the cliff said to be hundreds yrs old.

Also in the wall of the cliffs..spider nests.

Yatchs belonging mostly to foreigners. Cheap parking fee about Rm3k per yr.

Still considered safe although left unattended for months to years.

Pirates from Thailand only target mini-sized motorboats because of their similiarity and parts can be easily disambled.

Crocodile cave. We came a bit late during high tide & couldn't get in.

There was a spot where the Eagles came to prey for fish.

2 species live together..the reddish brown(superior size) & the dark brown(smaller size).

Last destination, a fish farm, built as a floating vessel in the sea.

We had lunch there..well,no fish but just fried prawns.

This type of fish swims very fast, attach itself to sharks, and share chunks of its host's meal.

Erm..whats it call ah?

Sting ray! The 1 that killed Steve Irwin. :-(

No prize for answering correctly.

Blow fish! Can survive out of water max of 3 mins. And we inflated it..:_l

Warning: If u eat this fish, you will die.

..slimy & slippery.

Poor thing, life must be hard being pressed around.

The end of tour.Thanks for joining us...:)