26th January - Australia Day in Malaysia - Langkawi - cable car - Telaga - Galeria Perdana - Rebak Island

Sunday 26^th January

Australia Day!

And we are not in Australia…

But the five of us – James, Bron, Pete, me and now also Jabba – will undertake to behave in as Australian a manner as possible as we leave Rebak marina, fill up with fuel in Kuah, make our way through the efficient and courteous Customs, Immi, Harbour Master and set off for new adventures on our way back to Phuket.

We had a lovely day yesterday.  Quite a bit of touristy stuff.

Firstly – the cable car, at last!  And yes it was very splendid.

We had to wait in a queue for ages.

Pete got separated from the rest of us and found himself, in the queue-maze, with eight VERY tough young chaps between him and us.  Just ask them to let you through, said James.  They look friendly!   

 (As it turned out their appearance was deceptive.  One of the gang had to ride in our little cablecar, and he tried very hard to be polite and speak English, of which he did not know more than two words.  When I found the whole seven of them at the lookout, I took their cameras as they posed against the viewty 

and took photos for them – they were wreathed in smiles, no longer fearsome.)

A slither of our new friend, going UP

The cablecar trip was fabulous.  It is, apparently, the steepest ascent of its kind in the world.  All very solid and safe, Austrian designed, built and maintained.  We oohed and aahed and admired it all very much.

Next, after a quick look at the resident tiger, we had a delicious lunch at Telaga Harbour, 

Fruit juice served in cute bottles

then back into our Mr Din car – perfectly OK except it had no first gear, and very little grunt.  Across the island to the galleria Perdana, which we thought James, Bron and Jabba would adore.  They probably didn’t but…Pete and I loved it all over again and I took many many photos which will be inserted, at random, in this blog over the days to come.

A quick trip to PL Soon Huat, our favourite Langkawi “supermarket” to stock up on coffee, cheese, blackcurrant juice (no scurvy on 2S) etc etc and then – back to Rebak on the 6pm ferry!

We had a quick swim, a quick cocktail at the beach bar, then a beautiful relaxing dinner in the resort.

Jenga Jabba

On the way back – a fierce game of Jenga, a bit of music from the cheery Philippino “band” then – bed at midnight…

Jenga Pete