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The Perhansian Islands
The way to those islands in the west was one of those scary ones again. The worst part was the moment when we arrived at a construction place with our minivan as one of the workers directed us onto the lanes that belonged to the traffic coming from the front. First we thought those cars would know but soon we had to realize that they would and kept on speeding on that highway similar road. Everybody in the van kept sitting up right and very tight and it really was a good feeling to get back on our lanes. In the end we arrived safely in paradise after a 1.5 hour long boatride. We stayed on the smaller islands because it is made for backpackers (considering the price level). There were no cars, no roads, no motorcycles - just some beaches and a lot of jungle. The first night we stayed at D'Lagoon, a beach with only one guesthouse. No bars, no restaurants...just mosquitos and the guesthouse. In the morning we rented some snorkling equipment and walked to the turtle beach. What expected us there was amazing. I am used to diving and have never snorkeled before. We just walked from the beach into the water, put on mask, snorkel and fins and started our little journey. The water was really shallow and you could touch everything (which you of course do not do!!!) and with us were tons of small and bigger colorful fishes. And hey, we were still close to the beach. At one point I yelled to Uli: "Hey Uli, I saw a shark, come here, hurry!" And indeed, I did see a shark for the first time in my life - a black tip shark. The locals call them friendly sharks and it was really hard to follow them because they were fast swimmers. After we came out of the water we were still amazed and wanted to go snorkeling at our D'Lagoon beach. And so we did, seeing more beautiful fishes, more sharks, and hoped to see a turtle (unfortunately we did not). Therefore, we saw big double headed 
butterfly fishes, humangous in size! But I also like those small trumpet fishes swimming just below the surface...In the afternoon, already a little sun burnt (the first one on my trip) we took a taxi boat to Long Beach which had some more guesthouses and also some bars helping us to socialize during the next days. The guesthouse we found sucked big time!!! Just run down and we better not talk about the showers and toilet. We got used to a lot and I for sure will use any toilet in Germany but that was just below everything. And once again we were lucky: some local working in a shop let us use his shower. He was cool and so we booked a snorkling trip for the next day. Nothing much to say - just the same beautiful nature as before. The water was so clear and blue which I have never seen in my life before and which I will never forget! If you make it to Malaysia one day be sure to go to those Islands - we even met honeymooners :) Additional to all those fishes we even saw a turtle...Of course we had to use the bars also and so we did. The first night there was nice and it was the day for the Germany - Portugal game. I did not want to see because we had to get up early for the snorkeling but I met some nice girls from Stuttgart and so we watched the game - luckily without overtime and penalty shot out. One night we went to another beach to enjoy some BBQ fish for dinner and we had to accomplish a 10 minute walk through the jungle to get to the other side of the island. It was not a big deal to get there but we forgot our torches for the way back (no more daylight at that time) and additionally it started raining - big drops...So we had to wait but at one point decided to go anyway as we did not want to spent the rest of the night there. And so we did, using my cell phone to give at least some light. The path was just one big puddle and half way my cell phone would not work anymore. We finaly made it, being still scared of snakes and leeches and again, luck was with us and nothing happened. It was a good preparation for our next destination though - the Tama Negara National Park.
The way to those islands in the west was one of those scary ones again. The worst part was the moment when we arrived at a construction place with our minivan as one of the workers directed us onto the lanes that belonged to the traffic coming from the front. First we thought those cars would know but soon we had to realize that they would and kept on speeding on that highway similar road. Everybody in the van kept sitting up right and very tight and it really was a good feeling to get back on our lanes. In the end we arrived safely in paradise after a 1.5 hour long boatride. We stayed on the smaller islands because it is made for backpackers (considering the price level). There were no cars, no roads, no motorcycles - just some beaches and a lot of jungle. The first night we stayed at D'Lagoon, a beach with only one guesthouse. No bars, no restaurants...just mosquitos and the guesthouse. In the morning we rented some snorkling equipment and walked to the turtle beach. What expected us there was amazing. I am used to diving and have never snorkeled before. We just walked from the beach into the water, put on mask, snorkel and fins and started our little journey. The water was really shallow and you could touch everything (which you of course do not do!!!) and with us were tons of small and bigger colorful fishes. And hey, we were still close to the beach. At one point I yelled to Uli: "Hey Uli, I saw a shark, come here, hurry!" And indeed, I did see a shark for the first time in my life - a black tip shark. The locals call them friendly sharks and it was really hard to follow them because they were fast swimmers. After we came out of the water we were still amazed and wanted to go snorkeling at our D'Lagoon beach. And so we did, seeing more beautiful fishes, more sharks, and hoped to see a turtle (unfortunately we did not). Therefore, we saw big double headed 
butterfly fishes, humangous in size! But I also like those small trumpet fishes swimming just below the surface...In the afternoon, already a little sun burnt (the first one on my trip) we took a taxi boat to Long Beach which had some more guesthouses and also some bars helping us to socialize during the next days. The guesthouse we found sucked big time!!! Just run down and we better not talk about the showers and toilet. We got used to a lot and I for sure will use any toilet in Germany but that was just below everything. And once again we were lucky: some local working in a shop let us use his shower. He was cool and so we booked a snorkling trip for the next day. Nothing much to say - just the same beautiful nature as before. The water was so clear and blue which I have never seen in my life before and which I will never forget! If you make it to Malaysia one day be sure to go to those Islands - we even met honeymooners :) Additional to all those fishes we even saw a turtle...Of course we had to use the bars also and so we did. The first night there was nice and it was the day for the Germany - Portugal game. I did not want to see because we had to get up early for the snorkeling but I met some nice girls from Stuttgart and so we watched the game - luckily without overtime and penalty shot out. One night we went to another beach to enjoy some BBQ fish for dinner and we had to accomplish a 10 minute walk through the jungle to get to the other side of the island. It was not a big deal to get there but we forgot our torches for the way back (no more daylight at that time) and additionally it started raining - big drops...So we had to wait but at one point decided to go anyway as we did not want to spent the rest of the night there. And so we did, using my cell phone to give at least some light. The path was just one big puddle and half way my cell phone would not work anymore. We finaly made it, being still scared of snakes and leeches and again, luck was with us and nothing happened. It was a good preparation for our next destination though - the Tama Negara National Park.
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