Needless to say despite all of the above that now sounds like the 12 days of Christmas song we had a long but memorable journey to Malaysia! We thought it would be fun to book a trip over the Chinese New Year, since Jason had two extra days off, needless to say there was probably a reason this was the last trip that was available when booking, although we all decided we would probably go back but fly there instead, since that only takes 45mins from Singapore instead of 13 hours on a bus and ferry. And we might go back just to drink the 50 cent beers :) which are no where to be found in Singapore!
The island itself was beautiful but very different from the Singapore bubble we have grown accustomed to over the past couple of weeks. We took the trip with our new friends, Katie and Quinn. Quinn and Jason are working together and Katie and I are hanging out most days figuring out Singapore. The full day that we were there we went snorkeling in the South China Sea and ate some great fish at a local Chinese Seafood Restaurant. We saw a family of monkey's at our resort (resort should be used loosely) and quite a few HUGE lizards!
So our relaxing journey to the white sand beaches of Malaysia ended up being a rough trip. Next time we will know what to do during Chinese New Year - stay home and eat mandarins! (Oranges are given during Chinese New Year to symbolize wealth and good fortune in the coming year)
Some pictures with the point and shoot from Tioman Island (a land far far away):
Finally Here!!!
Setting off to find cheap beer :)
Berjaya Resort
Apparently helmets are not a law here...just another family outing on the scooter
Grouper "Fred" Fish
I was getting clever with my framing at the beach....
Quinn and Katie :)
A nice shade of red
Our Chinese Seafood Restaurant at night
We thought since the ferry only took an hour that the bus ride home would be a breeze...we arrived at the ferry station at 1:30 for a 2pm departure, the bus didn't leave until 6pm, we had some time to kill! And we were the only ones there...
that IS a HUGE lizard. wow. the place is beautiful though :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you're sunburned and still smiling, that says a lot about you. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.
ReplyDeleteIs That really "Fred" Fish??!! But I can see you had a good time!!
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