Jungle Fever

This past weekend we took a trip north to another of Terengganu's islands. Called, Pulau Perhentian, this lil place is actually two islands separated by half a mile of ocean blue. It was recommended to us by locals and friends remarking it for its inexpensive lodging and relaxed atmosphere. However true, the journey there is tough. A three hour bus ride, then waiting at a jetty another hour or more for a boat to take us to the island. All in all it's about the same price (when including additional travel costs) as Redang, which is just a quick boat ride from work. Still, we had a good time.


We took a trip through the jungle to get to the other side of the island.




A few rather large Monitor Lizards crossed our path. This was the only one I could snap a quick pic of, it was about four feet long.

This is a stock photo just to show you what they look like in detail.

Here's a crappy lil mural of Perhentian. On the right is the Flag of Malaysia. Seem familiar? I think Betsy Ross did some freelancing.



All the beaches on the island are independent inlets. To access the one next to where we stayed, there was a meandering wooden plank bridge over rocks and jungley hooha we had to use. Somehow the Indiana Jones theme worked its way in to my head whenever I crossed it.




The other side....