Monday, 2009-07-06

Honeymoon

 So we started on our journey at 8.30am. Most couple would have had their wedding honeymoon pre-planned but we didnt. Thought we might have been broke by the end of our wedding.

And we did the crazy thing, drove Vivi all the way from melaka to alor setar, Kedah. Took us >7hrs. Thats where we parked our car at the ferry jetty and took a boat to Langkawi island.

                             

Many fishing boats. Would have taken us twice the time to reach Langkawi compare to the speed boat. I think this place is called Kuala Kedah.

The seats, for some reason are 90 degrees straight. I suppose i was fishing throughout the 2 1/2 hr journey. The boat was AC though..

5.30pm Langkawi island jetty. Cloudy sky with burst of afternoon sun.

Rented a bike for rm35/day. Chose our ideal hotel through the travel cum hotel agent. Acquired some info regarding the island tour packages.

You can't miss the Dataran Helang in Langkawi. Its the island's most significant landmark.

Huge statue of an Eagle (called Helang in local language) spreading wide its wings situated on a platform shaped as a star.

We rode to Helang Hotel at Padang Matsirat,

about 20mins from Kuah town at a crazily dangerous speed. :-p

Here's a link to the Langkawi map.

                                               

This is Helang Hotel. Supposed to be a 4 stars. Got a good rate of rm128/day.

There was no one in the lobby.:_l  and the whole place was quiet n kinda "abandoned".

Thats the best thing about off peak season.

9pm.Just enjoyed a long soak in foam bath.

Neyney looking sexy...and hungry. :-o

Had to ride south to Cenang Beach for the best deals in seafood.

Got stopped in a road block by traffic police because i told Neyney no need to put on helmet since her hair was wet.

By God's grace we got off the hook, thank God...

Scary... :__l

Food! Food! Food!

So hungry...

Even now as i reminisce about them i can still salivalate.

1 giant lobster, 1 kicap sauce on siakap fried fish, n 1 veg.

We gave in to Mr.Lobster at a price of rm16 per 100gram.

We wished we could try so many other things.

Behold...Tiger King Prawn!!:-0

The head was even longer than Neyney's little finger...

And their neighbours. Mr and Mrs Lobster.

Or maybe they are of different species..?

Thats all for day 1.

Gotta rest cos we're gonna squeeze in as much of the island adventure as we can tomorrow..

starting with the Mangrove tour.

                                          

Good nite.