LANGKAWI

Next morning we had an early start as we had a ferry to catch from Georgetown to the island of Langkawi. The ferry was a relatively modern ship with seats and life jackets and everything. Emma was itching to sit on the small outside deck and somehow managed to secure the remaining two seats in an area which had been commandeered by a team of crack German tourists armed with bags and towels hours beforehand. The ferry set sail and we felt the wind in our hair as we moved out of the harbour. Sadly we also felt the deafening noise of the engine in our ears so, after five minutes of not being able to hear ourselves think, we retreated back inside where Duncan settled in to watch another incredibly violent film which the crew had put on for the viewing pleasure of the passengers. The genre of 'incredibly violent film' seems to have become a compulsory feature of any long journey we undertake on this trip. We made it to Kuah, the main town on Langkawi, and were soon relaxing at our latest review hotel on the west coast of the island, a beautiful resort where the owners have rebuilt a number of different traditional Malay, Chinese and colonial houses to create the hotel. Our 'room' was actually an entire house, a black and white colonial house on stilts with a separate lounge, mini gym and four poster bed. We spent three days relaxing by the pool and enjoying the hotel, then spent our last night in Malaysia at the nearby Kedawang Beach.