29 km

We took the 8:15 direct ferry from Georgetown, Penang to Pulau Langkawi, a 3 hour ride that cost us RM 110 for two tickets. As usual, we paid the ferry guys ten RM each for the bikes. The seas were mostly calm, and the ferry was the largest we’ve had so far so it was a smooth ride. We were greeted at the port by a very large eagle looming over the bay.

Michelle takes a picture! But it doesn’t do the statue justice,
as it’s at least twice as big as the picture makes it look.

We rode from the ferry terminal to Cenang Beach by the ocean road. It was a beautiful little ride. We found accommodation fairly quickly at the Shirin Guest House, run by a retired colonel in the Iranian Air Force and his wife, who I think is Chinese. It was clear pretty quickly who was in charge here, as he left it to her to collect the money and let us know what’s what. We have a cute little cabin with air conditioning for RM45/night.

We changed right away and headed across the road to the beach. We swam for a while, though not too long because there are little jellyfish everywhere and we were getting stung. It’s not a long lasting sting, but still dampens the fun a bit. We sat and talked while we watched the sunset, then went back to shower and find dinner.