A Few Days in Paradise

Our next stop was the Perhentian islands off the east coast of Malaysia. It seems that our trip had been to this point since we were both looking forward to the snorkelling, the white sandy beaches and waking up to aquamarine blue waters. Perhentian didnt disappoint.

There are actually two islands; the smaller one is where most travelers come and the larger one is where all the families camp out in their cosy chalets. We stayed on both, first at a small guesthouse called D'Lagoon and then we moved across the waters to a beach-front chalet on the larger island for the sheer luxury of having our own bathroom. The snorkelling was amazing! We spotted clownfish, angelfish, flounders, urchins, and a whole array of other fish that I simply do not know the name of. We tried to find some sharks at D'Lagoon but our luck wasnt in, or maybe it was depending on your viewpoint. They are the harmless species, nothing like Jaws at all, and they survive by eating other fish so we were pretty safe.

I used to assume that I'd get bored being on a little island but there was so much to do and an abundance of deserted beaches to explore. It was pretty sad to leave these emerald drops in the South China Sea.