We Found Nemo!
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
On route to the stunning Perhenthian Islands of Malaysia we stopped off for a night in Kuala Besut, just a hop off town so we had some dinner and watched a thunderstorm across the beach - very cool when you're sitting undercover!
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After a short speed boat journey we arrived at the "Big Island" of the Perhenthians. The beaches are stunning and undisturbed by tourists unlike the islands of Thailand, so we were in for 3 full days of relaxation on a quiet island - what more would you want? Most of us went straight to the beach to work on our tans whilst others hired snorkelling gear and went in search of Nemo. We went snorkelling the next day which turned into another day of injuries for me. After getting my healing wound from Phi Phi "cleaned" by which I mean reopened by a stripy fish, I split 2 toes on coral, got attacked by a purple fish Neill was taunting which decided to go for my toe and all this was happening while I was getting sunburnt after being extra cautious wearing a t-shirt! However the day was a highlight of the trip, we found lots of Nemos, spotted a few sharks and even a turtle as well as amazing corals, schools of little fish and sea cucumbers and actually had an amazing day despite all my injuries!
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We trekked to another beach the next day and bumped into Maggs, Lesley, James, Kay, Nick and Joy on route. The walk there was pretty easy, spotted a flying squirrel, some lizards and plenty of ants. James took the lead on the way back taking us on a proper jungle trek much to Kay's annoyance, but we all made it back safely in time for lunch and some more relaxation before our early departure for Taman Nagara National Park tomorrow.
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After a short speed boat journey we arrived at the "Big Island" of the Perhenthians. The beaches are stunning and undisturbed by tourists unlike the islands of Thailand, so we were in for 3 full days of relaxation on a quiet island - what more would you want? Most of us went straight to the beach to work on our tans whilst others hired snorkelling gear and went in search of Nemo. We went snorkelling the next day which turned into another day of injuries for me. After getting my healing wound from Phi Phi "cleaned" by which I mean reopened by a stripy fish, I split 2 toes on coral, got attacked by a purple fish Neill was taunting which decided to go for my toe and all this was happening while I was getting sunburnt after being extra cautious wearing a t-shirt! However the day was a highlight of the trip, we found lots of Nemos, spotted a few sharks and even a turtle as well as amazing corals, schools of little fish and sea cucumbers and actually had an amazing day despite all my injuries!.JPG)
We trekked to another beach the next day and bumped into Maggs, Lesley, James, Kay, Nick and Joy on route. The walk there was pretty easy, spotted a flying squirrel, some lizards and plenty of ants. James took the lead on the way back taking us on a proper jungle trek much to Kay's annoyance, but we all made it back safely in time for lunch and some more relaxation before our early departure for Taman Nagara National Park tomorrow..JPG)
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