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| After five days in my village, I took my family to Perhentian Islands to soak up sun and relax! |
After five days in my village, I took my family to my little
corner of Paradise, Perhentian Islands. While there, my family soaked in the
tropical, beach setting and admired the crystal clear, pure blue ocean water.
An island vacation was definitely something new for my family, as our usual
Paradise is the Great West.
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Sharila Resort, Perhentian Kecil.
It was very secluded and peaceful. |
We stayed at a nice little resort, Sharila, that looked over
Romantic Beach with a gorgeous view of the sunset over the South China Sea.
Under a little shack-roofed café, we sipped coconut milk out of huge coconuts
that had fallen from the trees aligning the seashore. Under the moonlight, we
sank our toes in the sand at Ombak Café and enjoyed delicious food and an
outdoor movie with great new friends.
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A boulder on the beach we swam at. If you look closely at
the middle of boulder, you can see the head of the monkey
that dove into the water. |
After snorkeling one morning and exploring the sea, we
basked in the warm sunlight of the nearby beach. Although this beach was a bit
rocky, we enjoyed the view and the perfect water. As my mom and I sat chatting
on the shore, we watched my dad, brother and sister swimming with their heads
in the water and their bright snorkels sticking up above the ripples in the
water. In the midst of our conversation, we saw a huge, wild monkey on top of a
boulder that reached out into the water. We had been warned about the “wild,
vicious monkey” that hung around the area. We quickly jumped up and moved away.
Then, what we saw next completely shocked us -the monkey literally dove into
the water and started swiftly swimming right towards the three in the water. My
mom and I yelled for them to get out of the water, but with their ears
submersed they could not hear our calls. From ashore, it was quite terrifying,
but somehow the monkey became distracted and began to swim in a different
direction. Lesson learned: Monkeys can swim, and they are not bad at it.
The Perhentians was a nice place to unwind and relax
together, before my family had to start their journey back home to America.
After the Perhentians, my family headed back to Besut with me and together we
took an overnight bus to Kuala Lumpur.
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| The boat ride out to the island! |
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| My brother and I enjoying the moonlight of Long Beach! |
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| Romantic Beach at Sharila! |
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| The sand and shells were perfect in the warm sunlight! |
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The entry dock to the Perhentian Islands. I was so
excited to introduce my family to my little corner of Paradise! |
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