11th April - KL to Langkawi - back on 2XS

Friday 11^th April

We look almost insanely happy to be back on 2XS, back on Rebak Island, back at the beach bar...

Back in beautiful Rebak marina, which almost feels like home…First things first – how was 2XS?  We got off the ferry with our mini-luggage and made our way towards our particular arm of the marina…

2XS surrounded by friends

And how was everything??  Ticketyboo!  Perfect!  We were very relieved.  No damp, no mould, no yucky smells.  (Our kind marina friends had been keeping an eye out and we are very grateful.)  Obviously there had been no durians on board…

Sign in the Geo Hotel foyer (KL)
pets - because NO
Mangosteens - tasty but they stain the bedsheets and towels
Durians - they STINK!!!

It took us no time at all to scamper around checking everything, unpacking everything and uttering satisfied sounds.  We had lovely cold showers, a refreshing G & T – the fridge had kept a bottle of tonic nice and cold** – and we were BACK!!

On the way down to happy hour at the beach bar – hornbills!

We met some nice people from Zagreb – working in Dubai – at the bar.  They have had a wonderful time at the resort with their sons, much the same ages as Hamish and Angus (14 & 12.)  They very much recommended the 4-hour jetski tour of the mangroves.  Fabulous!  Ivona showed me breath-taking photos.  Oh yes – Hamish and Angus would LOVE this.  I went to enquire this morning how much this would be…ummm…780 ringgits*…

Andy and Ivona

Our last view of Kuala Lumpur, from the railway platform – construction!

And on the 62k trip to the airport to the bus…many miles of dreaded oil palms.  

We are very happy to be back on beautiful Rebak and we slept VERY well indeed.  I am very pleased, for one thing, to have some different clothes to wear.  I managed very well for a month with three very minimal changes of clothing, but I am very glad to dump everything in a black plastic bag destined for the communal laundry.

·* approx.. $261.53, give or take a cent or two…

** and Pete magically produced a fresh lemon!