Palau Perhentian, Malaysia
By: Brendon
We left Kuala Lumpur on the west coast and headed to the N.E. corner of Malaysia to go to the Palau Perhentians (two islands of the coast...Perhentian Kecil is small island and Perhentian Besar is the large island). We first stayed a night in Kota Bharu and the next morning got up early and headed to Kuala Besut to catch the ferry over to the islands. The ride was short and sweet...about 30 minutes. We had decided to try our luck and see if we could find a place on Kecil (the cheaper backpacker/party island) but when we got off the boat we soon found that it was extremely hard to find a place to stay and the 3-4 places we tried were all full! So...we jumped on a water taxi (a little tin boat) and went to Besar. The first place we tried there was also full but luckily we found a place after that. We had a small chalet and our own toilet/shower but it was very basic and quite expensive (not in USD but for our budget it was)! The weather was also not that great and the beach was a reef! The one great thing was the food (although it was expensive as well)! The portions wer gigantic!! For one dinner I had a full chicken breast and a large steak while Kristin had the two largest chicken breasts I've ever seen stuffed with and topped with Mango!!! It was actually too much food and Kristin and I wondered if the locals thought that all North Americans eat huge meals!?!?!
Anyway...we had planned to stay 4 nights but cut it down to 2 nights as the weather was bad and it was expensive as well.
We did go on a snorkelling tour and it was the best so far. We were very lucky and saw 2 black-tip reef sharks (only about a metre or so long) as well as clown fish (Finding Nemo!!), a large Maori Wrasse (also close to a metre in size) and many other tropical fish. It was great but we got a bit sea sick...Kristin din't have fun (that's all I'll say!! :) )!!!
The jetty at Kuala Besut.
Kris and I on board and ready to go!
Enjoying the hammock near our chalet.
Kris enjoying the hammock at night!
Our chalet.
My dinner the second night...ya that's about 4 chicken breasts!!!!
The beach in front of our resort.
Some water taxis ready to take clients to another beach.
posted by Kristin and Brendon at 8:39 PM
6 Comments:
Wow,
First to post!! Sorry about your sea sickness. Dad has a story about that.
The pictures are gorgeous. How is your memory card doing?
Love,
MOM and DAD
Aah - the sun, the sand, the sea, and good meals too. There's simply nothing else to say! Love Mum and Dad
Looks like you have found a piece of heaven!...Big meals served, swimming at your doorstep and a place to sleep nearby.Sounds too good to be true. Hope your adventure is producing all the memories you hoped it would. Looking forward to seeing you both upon your return. Tim and Mary
Good evening (spoken in Afred Hitchock voice)
How very beautiful your spot is there. I wrote your email before reading your blog.
Hope all is well.
Love
Aunt Elaine
Hey Guys
Pictures look amazing guys. Looks like a place I would love to visit down the road. The cities looked really modern and interesting.
Talk to you soon,
Chappy
It's been great reading of your travels.looking forward to the rest! Bonnie(Brendan's cousin in England)
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