No excuses, today proved to be a lazy one for us both. Waking up to another hot & sunny morning, we had originally intended to get our tourist ‘heads’ on around mid afternoon and head back into Georgetown to do some more exploring. However with not a cloud in the sky (more or less…), we fell into the trap of snoozing on the sun loungers and watching the world go by.

After spending several hours toing and froing from the sunbed to the pool and back again, we did eventually step up a gear and got round to booking our travels from Langkawi to Bangkok. After a hour or so on various travel apps, we are now flying back down to KL, to then change and fly up to Thailand. Turns out it’s cheaper and easier than our original idea of a ferry, bus and train up to BK, plus we get a decent nights sleep in the famous city, rather than on a busy train.

We decided that tonight we would explore the local town and headed down to Ferringhi for drinks and dinner.

After a shower and change of clothes (freshly laundered I might add!), we went Batu Ferringhi Beach to watch the sunset and have a drink.

Getting down to the beach, all of a sudden it felt like we were somewhere in the Mediterranean with packed tables of people enjoying the early evening sun. At this time of year, the main holidaymakers appear to be young Chinese who were out to party.

After an enjoyable Tiger or two on the beach, we decided to search out a decent local restaurant and after passing the Ship, a seafood restaurant no less, we settled on a Tripadvisor recommendation, Helena, a Malay institution, located just a couple of blocks from our hotel.

The food was delicious and whilst simple, it tasted so good and cost about £7 including beers, so no complaints from either of us.

As we wandered back along the main strip and took in the sights, smells and sounds, we both acknowledged that this was what makes this whole experience so distinctive and different. Hearing the call to pray, stands out as a cultural reminder that we are in a country with numerous religions but where people are able to live in harmony.