We landed in the Langkawi port after an hour ride on the fastest boat I have ever been on. This thing was a rocket and barely touched the water. Langkawi looked very civilised after Ko Lipe, especially the very posh port packed with expensive yachts. The nice boat man even loaded us all into a bus and dropped us at the tourist beach where we found a cheap backpackers for about 7 quid a night.
We had a few days to kill before Brett, Amanda and co arrived...so we hired a moped and went a touring. We decided to stop into a waterfall, that had no bloody water?! I mean, it was the monsoon, raining every afternoon and this place had a big sign on the road showing the waterfall in its majestic glory. We couldn’t figure when they took this picture – maybe you need to go while it is raining. The trip wasn’t a total waste – Josie got bullied by a monkey who was not happy I was sharing my chips with her.
The food in Langkawi was lovely, gurus at satay (one of our favourites) as well as every restaurant having a “pick your own seafood” smorgasboard. They also did some lovely freshly squeezed juices. One thing I am looking forward too in Australia is no longer smelling open sewers. It really puts you off your dinner and in Langkawi in particular the rain was washing the smell onto the beach – sheesh.
Brett and Amanda arrived, with Mel and Nicko and new baby Liam. The girls immediately took advantage with some savage shopping trips – thankfully leaving us boys behind to amuse ourselves – mainly watching Borat (finally!). We tried to organise a dinner out, but lost each other in traffic and Brett and I spent most of the meal hoping to spot the other driving past.
Josie’s 35th birthday happened – and the day was spent in a shopping frenzy. We then headed out for dinner (we walked this time, so we didn’t lose each other). Mel and Nico put us onto a local who took us to a brilliant restaurant, stunning everything and cheap. They even did a birthday cake and Flaming Lamborghini for Josie – which took her from slightly pissed to ‘fondle the statues’ and made a great photo. The loo in this place was ridiculously posh – so good Brett took the video camera in to film it....at least that was the reason he gave us?
The next day we did some obligatory tourist activities on the cable cars, visiting other waterfalls (that had water) and ended up playing a great boys vs girls game that night that was piss funny! And before we knew it, we needed to get ourselves to the airport and head for Singapore.
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