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Day 17 As usual we got up at about 10am and headed of for breakfast accross the road.
Over breakfast we decided we were going to head off to Kuah and the northern part of the island looking at a few attractions on the way back in the afternoon.
David and Mary decided to rent a motor scooter for the day - who wouldn’t for RM25 per day - that’s less than 10 aussie dollars.
We headed to Kuah with the purpose of visiting a kitchen shop called Idaman Suri. This shop stocks an incredible amount of kitchen utensils and crockery items. And the past part is that the prices are incredibly cheap. For those interested, it is about 3km out of Kuah on the road Padang Lalang.
David and Mary arrived over an hour after us and it turned out the scooter broke down on them. Some holiday makers from KL stopped and gave them a hand including going to a service station and getting some fuel just in case. This didn’t help so they drove them to the hire shop where David and Mary were able to get another scooter. The best part is, the
people from KL refused any payment, including for the fuel that they had purchased. Good Samaritans still exist.
Of course we spent a bit of time there plus a few ringgit and then headed of to Air Hangat, Langkawi’s natural spa. It’s been a year since we last visited this place and then a portion of it was blocked off by fencing. Then it would have been a travesty of words to call it a spa, still is but the work that is going one will make it a place to visit.
The older section of the complex is being upgraded and the new section is looking very good indeed. It appears as if the powers that be have visited New Zealand and seen now places like Debretts at Taupo have used the mineral spas to their financial advantage. Whilst not completed, and maybe a year away from that goal, they have built 12 private jacuzzis and what appears to be a public plunge pool. This will most certainly be a place to visit in the future.
From there we then went to the craft complex which is situated on the northern coast road of Langkawi. Whilst
a lot of the craft is bought in, there are some artisans working there including several batik artists, weavers and out the back of the complex, glass blowers.
There is a small museum there depicting the various types of wedding clothing worn by the multitude of ethnic groups in Malaysia. It’s a shame there’s not more artists working there as the building is huge and seems empty in places. Like when we went to the batik store, the younger people are leaving the traditional life behind and working in the various tourist based industries on the island. This, of course, is no different to the western world where age old trades are being lost for ever.
We then headed back to the hotel for another swim before we headed out about 8 pm for dinner. We went to a Spanish tapas restaurant called La Payar, which is located right on the beach at Pantai Cenang. Gina and I found this place last year at the end of our holiday and were keen to return. The food is fabulous and the attention from the staff is fantastic. Our recommendations for this place and 5 stars for the location.
The end of another great day and looking forward to tomorrow.
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Looks like you're all having a fantastic time. Wish I was there. Love you all xox