Langkawi

We had last week off because of Chinese New Year. We flew up to Langkawi(lang-cow-wee) a small island off the northwest coast of Malaysia right near Thailand. They were in the midst of their dry season. We left KL in a rainstorm and had 4 beautiful and blue sky days. We laid on the beach, rode a cable car up to the top of a small mountain for a great view of the islands. Here are some of the pics of the fun we had.


The second day we were there we did and island hopping tour. Amazing how it looked like Palau. Made us miss our little island nation in the Pacific. We headed to the Lake of the Pregnant Maiden(you swim in it you get pregnant is the story), watched some very cool eagle feeding and had an hour on a white sandy beach. Malaysia has it share of monkeys and they have figured out that the tourists have food. Watch out!!

































































On Cenang Beach. Our accommodations were truly not adequate but it was right on the beach. There should be regulations for calling a place a resort!








We took a cable car up Gunung Machinchang(Gunung is how they say mountain in Bahasa). They will not run it up to the top, about 2100 feet, if there is any type of cross wind so we had to wait around for 2 hours. But the ride and view were worth it. They have a suspension bridge and viewing areas that give you great views of the mountain and the surrounding islands of Langkawi.





































Preparing for a "sand ball" fight on the beach!!





















Heading home!