We left Singapore feeling sad but not for long…….. Our luxury car drove us in air conditioned comfort into Malaysia. Immigration took longer than the driver had anticipated which resulted in some hair raising overtaking, use of truck only lanes etc to get us to our 2pm boat on time.
The boat took off at a fantastic speed with no warning causing some consternation and rapid hat grabbing, but once we got used to it there were big grins all round. Very exhilarating!
The boat took us to the island of Sibu where we were treated to luxury and relaxation at Sea Gypsy Resort. We had a lovely two bedroom chalet and fullboard included. It was completely idyllic, like a holiday brochure with white sand and palm trees. We made great friends with a family from New Zealand and the kids ran feral together. We were able to walk through the jungle, seeing lizards and giant millipedes, to another beach where we could snorkel (or in our case goggle) right off the beach. We saw hundreds of brightly coloured fish, jellyfish and crabs. Amazing.
Today we have travelled to Mersing, for the first time with no accommodation booked and seem to have fallen on our feet with a reasonable room for a good price. Now we are off to find dinner. No doubt Phil will add some photos and video to this later on…….
