It was Day Two at Perhentian and we crossed over to the other side of the island again for breakfast.
There aren't many things in life that can beat having breakfast by the beach. It just makes me feel happy to be alive - there's nothing like it. The sound of the waves, the cheerful rays of sunlight, cool breeze ... everyone in T-shirts, shorts and slippers ... a hot cup of coffee and the knowledge that you have the whole day stretched out ahead of you. No schedule, no emails, no nothing.
After a leisurely breakfast, we took a water taxi over to Perhentian Kecil, the small island. As far as the big island's concerned, it's very family-oriented, nice and quiet ... but the small island is completely different. It's backpacker heaven. It's crowded, noisy, bright loud and colourful, packed with beach bums and budget accommodations. This is probably where you wanna be if you plan to hang around on Perhentian for like a month or two ...
I loved the character of the place ... there's so much more energy here compared to the more sedated Perhentian Besar. But I guess it depends on the kind of holiday you want and what kind of budget you have. But I must say this, I wasn't impressed by the beach. It was way too narrow and not particularly clean - aiyo, don't throw plastic bottles on the beach, people!!!
We headed out for a spot of snorkelling. First stop: Shark Point. I don't know why they named it Shark Point - there were no sharks (thank god) but there were plenty of fish!!
There was so much coral and some of the most brilliant fish I'd ever seen. It was like being in a huge aquarium! We were probably in the water for over an hour ... it was great! The good thing was, it was deep enough so there wasn't any risk of accidentally bumping into a coral with your butt.
We made another stop at Teluk Keke (whatever that means) - not much fish here but damn, there were some monstrous coral. They looked eerily like a flesh-coloured brain matter erupting out from a seabed of smaller coral. I actually felt a little intimidated and honestly, kinda scared. Couldn't swim anywhere without coming close to bumping into them.
All in all, we spent about four days at Perhentian and all in all, we really enjoyed it. When the last day lolled around, I was a little bummed out about leaving. So here I'm posting a pic of the last dinner we had there ... god, I so need another holiday ...
There aren't many things in life that can beat having breakfast by the beach. It just makes me feel happy to be alive - there's nothing like it. The sound of the waves, the cheerful rays of sunlight, cool breeze ... everyone in T-shirts, shorts and slippers ... a hot cup of coffee and the knowledge that you have the whole day stretched out ahead of you. No schedule, no emails, no nothing.
After a leisurely breakfast, we took a water taxi over to Perhentian Kecil, the small island. As far as the big island's concerned, it's very family-oriented, nice and quiet ... but the small island is completely different. It's backpacker heaven. It's crowded, noisy, bright loud and colourful, packed with beach bums and budget accommodations. This is probably where you wanna be if you plan to hang around on Perhentian for like a month or two ...
I loved the character of the place ... there's so much more energy here compared to the more sedated Perhentian Besar. But I guess it depends on the kind of holiday you want and what kind of budget you have. But I must say this, I wasn't impressed by the beach. It was way too narrow and not particularly clean - aiyo, don't throw plastic bottles on the beach, people!!!
We headed out for a spot of snorkelling. First stop: Shark Point. I don't know why they named it Shark Point - there were no sharks (thank god) but there were plenty of fish!!
There was so much coral and some of the most brilliant fish I'd ever seen. It was like being in a huge aquarium! We were probably in the water for over an hour ... it was great! The good thing was, it was deep enough so there wasn't any risk of accidentally bumping into a coral with your butt.
We made another stop at Teluk Keke (whatever that means) - not much fish here but damn, there were some monstrous coral. They looked eerily like a flesh-coloured brain matter erupting out from a seabed of smaller coral. I actually felt a little intimidated and honestly, kinda scared. Couldn't swim anywhere without coming close to bumping into them.
All in all, we spent about four days at Perhentian and all in all, we really enjoyed it. When the last day lolled around, I was a little bummed out about leaving. So here I'm posting a pic of the last dinner we had there ... god, I so need another holiday ...
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