Langkawi, Malaysia
August 2013
An early morning flight took us to the island of Langkawi, off Malaysia's northwest coast, very close to Thailand. We had a great week, but there were some things that weren't so great also. Our resort was beautiful, but the food was terrible. And there weren't any great places close to the resort where we could go and eat. We were hungry a lot. The service was pretty poor too. And somewhere along the way we all got food poisoning and had to spend some time in bed, and close to the bathroom. Those were some pretty major downsides, but we did enjoy a lot of other parts of the resort and the island.
Still working on getting over the jet lag.
Pool side chocolate milk. What a life she has.
Pool side lunch time.
This was our first trip where all four of our kids could go to the Kids' Zone!!! It was a very nice perk for Aaron and I to be able to drop them all off and have some resort time to ourselves. And they had a blast. Sophie was especially excited to be like the big kids and do the crafts and games that the big kids got to do. Great times for all!
Enjoying a little beach time. We kayaked, swam, buried each other in the sand, and soaked up the sun!
We went out on a boat tour through the mangroves. It was wonderful to get to experience close up the natural beauty of this island. We walked through caves and saw bats, alligators, snakes, hawks and all sorts of crazy creatures. It started POURING rain as we came out of the cave, so we took cover for a few minutes, but the sun soon came out for the rest of our boat tour.
We ate a traditional Malaysian lunch (well, tourist traditional) out on the water during our boat tour at a place called Hole in the Wall.
Getting ready to go out for the evening! I know I don't have much longer to buy matching clothes for my girls, but I am trying to get it in while I can.
Ryan was ready to go out too!
My friend Vanessa recommended a Thai restaurant that was up on the north shore of the island. It was built out on the tree tops, so it had the coolest ambiance. We were literally eating in the tree tops. I wish I could remember the name of the restaurant, but it was arguably the best Thai food I have ever had. We ate ourselves silly, and loved watching the monkeys gliding through the trees around us.
There was a little touristy area at the base of the skybridge.
There was a 4D experience theatre where we stopped to watch a show. It may have made us a little motion sick, but no one threw up!
We took the cable car up to the Skybridge up on the north side of the island. It was a really steep ride to get up there. I was already getting nervous about the ride down.
We spent some time up at the observation deck. The actual skybridge was under maintenance, so we couldn't walk out on that. I thought it was pretty amazing and gorgeous from all the 360 degree look out points up there. Langkawi is a beautiful island.
This is the actual skybridge that is under maintenance. I think I would have been too nervous to walk across it anyway. My thrill seeking kids would have loved it, but the steep drop of the cable car on the way down was good enough for me.
One of my favorite things about traveling in Asia is the things that get lost in translation. I am assuming "naked light" means open flames. But my favorite is the "highly inflammable". So is there water be behind those doors? What else is INflammable?
Typical lunch for me when we are at a resort. We eat such a big breakfast that I usually am not hungry for lunch, but need a little something. So chocolate and a diet coke help tide me over until dinner.
