While at Langkawi I found that there is some good snorkeling at Koh Lipe/Koh Adang. These are islands just a ferry ride away.
Actually, it is a ferry to Koh Lipe then a bike taxi ride across the island then a long tail boat ride to Koh Adang.
A long tail boat is a long thin boat that has a pole with the motor at the top and fans at the base. It can lift the fans out of the water which is good as coral is not too far below the surface. Also, the pole is used as a rudder to steer.
Koh Adang is bigger but less developed. You can camp here and there is one small resort. No stores and a nice restaurant in the resort that takes care of you. The Adang resort is amazing. The best part is I went barefoot most of the time.
There is only a few activities here. They play a movie on a large screen at night. The kitchen is only open from 8 am to 9 pm. This is a place purely for relaxation. It was a little as I had some if the best sleep I’ve had in months. Of course I did a lot of online school work.
Snorkeling was fun even though the coral was right below the surface of the water. I did find Nemo and his friend. They were very photogenic. I also found a giant purple clam.
Hiking on some trails through the jungle was fun. I never made it to the waterfall as a large tree blocked the path near the end and uprooted much of the ground.
Food here is amazing. My favourite is Pad Thai which I had twice. I also had this amazing sea bass in a lime sauce. Very light and flavorful.
Kayaking is not my favourite activity especially if it is long. I thought I could make it around the island but I couldn’t and ran out of water and received a nasty sunburn. But it was gorgeous and snapped at least one picture.
There day I left I took these sunrise pictures.
