We made it to another Island. This one is a beauty.
I am outside on our lanai – our porch – our veranda. We awoke in Kota Bharu and just as planned, our taxi was waiting for us at 7:30AM. What was un-planned was that the taxi driver drove light a bat out of hell. I can say that because I have recently seen bats. But maybe drove like Batman would be better. The heat takes over our minds sometimes, so we ill not mention hell or any other hot places. I could write about travelling with a 3 year old, but we do not have a 3-year-old any more. Ezra is 4. But occasionally, most of the time, he still behaves – like he is 3. Especially on the day number 3 of the month. But I could go on and on. the reviews to be writtten by people who have seen us on our travels and observed our family interactions – what would they say? A book in itself. The guy drove too fast, but maybe all taxi drivers drive fast. Even when I mentioned to him that Ezra might be carsick, he sai, “OK No speeding, only medium, not slow. And so he drove “medium” the rest of the way – which was still like driving with batman. We arrived at the jetty an hour ahead of the ferry in Kuala Beset. For the first time in our travels we saw the traditional backpacker groups. Europeans, Ethiopians, Palestinians, Dutch, Indian, French, and German backpackers travellers all booking passage to the Perhentian Islands. Most of the other travellers had pre-booked with a tour resort activity group. Not us, We have our room, at Ewan’s place, and I was so glad he held our room for us. Nine chalets and we were in chalet number 8. Very hot here. The boat ride across a slice of the Indian Ocean was fast, very fast. Viena and Ezra were so quiet on the speed boat ride. If we could just transport them to a speed boat mind everytime they are going crazy. If we could only. That’s why the Balinese take their children on scooter rides. Here we are with all of our luggage – basically all our possessions. Twice as much luggage as the average bear. Difficult the watercraft was pretty difficult with all the bags, but but the jetty was nice and we made it to corl bay. I saw the sign pointing towards Ewan’s place on the beach. 200 meters later we arrived at Ewan’s place and here we will be for a week, The scene of the hilly jungle dropping onto a sandy beach was amazing. Just needs some waterfalls or a fresh water source. We swam in the warm warm water. Ezra was like a fish. We saw some fish and some sea cucumbers. The fish were friendly and would swim right up to us in the shallow water. Looking forward to finding snorkel spots and hiking to Long Beach.
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