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Had I come here first I may well not have moved on!

This morning was a question of packing for 2 separate trips, checking out of the hotel, but leaving my case there until my return for Saturday night, and doing something positive with the time remaining before getting to the ferry terminal for the 14:00 sailing to Langkawi. So what better way to set the ball rolling than to jump on the CAT, the free bus, got off at the jetty and strolled around taking photos of things that caught my eye. The results are at the end. The white church, St George's, is beautifully kept, and the volunteer there gave me a lovely history of the church booklet as a thank you for my donation. Sadly there were no candles to light, but I enjoyed the serenity in there.

Ferry time, yeah! As a family we love ferry travel, especially when we're being transported to a Greek island. The ferry today was a hydrofoil so regrettably that meant no time on deck. The miles sped by on a really calm crossing, thank goodness.

Arriving in the port of Langkawi is impressive. There are a couple of (really) Super Yachts moored here and the virtually brand new terminal building is a Duty Free Shopping Mecca (if you like that sort of thing).  Taxi taken to my accommodation as, despite it not being far, I had no idea where it was.

Oh my goodness, what a view from the spacious lounge, and the female only dorm is so well laid out with excellent privacy for all. It seems I'm the only one booked in tonight so it definitely won't matter if I do my usual reading until 01:30 trick.

Post checking in I take myself off for a long walk. Disappointingly it's hard to hug the shoreline as a lot of it is boarded up, for renovation or renewal by the look of it, and the parking here is so very random that you often end up walking along the middle of the road, not recommended. I saw a sign in the St George's Church car park this morning indicating an area of 'casual parking' which amused me greatly as that is the only sort of parking that happens around here.

Photos following (providing I get it right tonight!) show a few sights in Penang worthy of a shot, plus some taken during my evening walkabout here in Langkawi. Looking at the preview the photos are a bit out of order but you can add your own captions if you like!

Thanks for joining me, see you next time.


























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