Last week it was the Term Three half term holiday for the children and I. Sadly it was not the half term holiday for Lexi so it fell to me to take three little Lawrences and I only holiday. Our destination was Langkawi, and in particular the main island out of the 99 that we could have chosen from. Our six days went something like this ...
SundayArrive Langkawi in the afternoon. Flying on Air Malaysia we could have taken up to 30 kegs each, but just took small bags instead. All of us, except Trixie, enjoyed our in flight packet of peanuts on the 50 minute flight
Hire Perodua Kancil car at RM60 per day - a tiny four door affair that boasted a 660cc engine and a mere 172000km on the speedo.
Check in at Green Village Resort, room C4. Move to room C1, as it is bigger than booked room. Why do hotels make their rooms look larger than they actually are? Have they taken lessons from Marks and Spencer mirror designers?
Look at other posher places, but decide to stay at Green Village Resort.
Monday.
Beach at Pantai Cenang. We met up with two primary school colleagues and spent the morning gossiping, digging in the sand and getting sunburnt.
After lunch a grip to Crocodile Adventure which was not really an adventure place. There were lots of fairly bored looking crocodiles. we left wondering why they were selling crocodile meat there? Was it adventure or farm?
Evening Dinner at Oasis on the beach. All the children took the non-fish and chips challenge while I had the Fish curry set. Excellent.
Tuesday
After breakfast, provided by the hotel, we hurtled off to the Langkawi Cable car. It was extremely busy, but spectacular. The queuing system was hilarious though. Queue to buy tickets. Be given a boarding time, ours was 1200. Arrive in a different queue at 1200. Some bloke with a megaphone speaks unintelligible words into it at 1215 and people start pushing forward. We show our tickets and go through a turnstile. We then wait in another queue until 1330 and get on the cable car.
Mid afternoon beach sesh at Tanjung Rhu, very nice.
Dinner at Scarborough Fish and Chips, chunky chips and great dory fish.
Wednesday
Lazing at Green Village.
Tried to have lunch at English Tea Room, but closed for a week.
Afternoon at Underwater World, quite impressive really. Lots of penguins. I wonder why?
Duty Free place for cheap vodka and, bizarrely, Pyrex dishes.
Tea at Oasis. Vegetable curry set. Just as good as the fish curry set.
Thursday
Morning trip to Langkawi Wildlife park, the hi-point of which for the children was feeding rabbits in Bunny World. It felt too much like a Father Ted episode for my liking.
Swim in the pool below Durian Perangin Waterfall.
Tea at Oasis. Lamb Shank, just as
Good as the other two meals.
Friday
Breakfast and check out of Green Village Resort.
A quick walk through a very posh beachside resort where we felt duty bound to swim in the attached sea and test out the pools and children's slides. It was research.
Return car to Langkawi Airport.
Stand behind a family who had decided to take their entire 30kg per person luggage with them.
All in all a great week. But don't take my word for it. Why not visit?