Clear waters, blue skies.

Nothing else can beat the clear blue waters of Perhentian Island. Just imagine. Waist deep water and you could still see the bottom of the seabed. It is AMAZING!

Its such a shame that I don't have the underwater casing for my camera or else I would have taken some breath taking underwater sceneries.

Our journey began on Friday morning when I had to wake up at 6.15am just to get ready. Hoping that I will wake up early so that I don't get caught in the last minute i'm-rushing-so-I-forgot-something situation. In the end I still did forget my brush and the salt water here is killing my hair!

Let us move away from the bimbotic statement that I just made. We took an early flight to Kota Baru which was supposed to be an hour but somehow it seems shorter but it was actually delayed. Get it? Anyways, we arrived at the extremely quiet Kota Baru airport, took an hour van ride to Besut where we took a speedboat to the beautiful paradise island.

It was amazing to see the colour of the water change from a murky green-brown to blue.

After approximately half an hour with wind literally smacking you in the face, we see our stop! Watercolours resort. Our first reaction was, "Omg, we can ACTUALLY see the bottom of the water!!"

Checked in and immediately got to enjoy our first snorkelling trip. Damn it is such a waste that I can't take the underwater pictures with my camera. The underwater scenery was, as I've mentioned, amazing! Visibility wasn't as great because it was cloudy but it was still soooooo pretty! Even when we were in the boat waiting to enter the waters, we could see the bottom and the fishies!!

Fucking amazing I tell you.

By the time we were done, it was already around 5-ish. Took a shower and went for an evening stroll along the beach.

There was actually nothing else to do other than wait for dinner. Dad caught up with some of his friend who were here diving. Chatted throughout the night killing time. Went to bed rather early. Well, attempted to go to bed rather early. Stupid pillow was a rock compared to the awesome feathered pillow I have at home. Yes, I AM a spoilt brat. Instead of the pillow, I ended up sleeping on my jacket instead.

Woke up early morning the very next day and gotten ready for the hiking trip that we were notified the previous night. I guess they planed it for us to kill time since there was nothing else to do there in the morning and we were only entitled to 2 snorkelling trips for the entire trip.

Proud of my 59 years old mom who does not do any physical activities! She made it to the top! Complaining the entire way. I got lobsterised. My term for being sunburnt. The huge amount of sunblock that I had applied, I guess, was washed off by the sweat. BUT, the view up there - speechless...

I found out that the island runs on solar AND wind energy! We were at the wind turbine! I love the picture I took because the sky looked pretty too!

And the view from up there...

Priceless. Worth all the hard work getting up there. There was suppose to be some stairs leading up to the turbines but the jetty collapsed. Thus, we had to take the hike.


Went back to the chalet, lunch, rest and off we are again for our 2nd snorkelling trip. Got burnt on the burn this time but damn, it was worth it. The view was splendid! Saw a baby sharks swimming.

Got back rather late in the evening. Dad and I went for a stroll again to the other beach. Of course, as expected, more photos! :D


On the way back, there was a pretty cloud that looked like a mushroom cloud and little did we know that in the last hours of that night itself, it rained like there was no tomorrow!


About half an hour after the photo was taken, it was sunset. I was hoping to get a nice picture but the sunset was sadly blocked by Pulau Kecil. I bet it was just amazing but we did get a pretty sight too! Didn't manage to get a nice picture. It was a you-have-to-be-there-to-be-amazed moment.


Purple sky to end the day...


The next morning, my dad and I took the canoe and rowed along the beach. Even without entering the water, we were able to see the beauty beneath the surface. We only explored for a short while before we went back. Dad's friends joined us for a one last stroll along the beach. Took some last minute photos.


Then we returned to pack up and check out. Chilled at the restaurant while waiting for our ride back to the mainland...


See? Aren't I the best person ever? I go on a trip taking all the pictures, enduring the sunburn and you guys get to see them too! :)

Nevertheless, the name Perhentian was perfect for the place - a place where you stop and just relax.