Langkawi Day 3

13 Sep 2010 (Mon):

Today was our 2nd last day of this Langkawi tour. We begun our morning with a visit to the Wildlife Park which we happened to bypass yesterday. We were the 1st visitor for that day as the park opened at 8.30am. Soon, more & more tourists groups/individuals flocked into the park. Admission fees: RM22/A & RM15/C (3 yrs onwards). But we "declared" Rachel as below 3. Heh.

Inside the park, they have a variety of birds, small animals & fishes. What made the kids squealed was that they get to feed the animals by buying the food prepared for them. Carrots, cabbages & different kinds of seeds for differents birds. Hb bought them for RM6 in total.

So its walking, feeding, yelling for joy, jumping up & down, gettin excited, more walking, more feeding, more yelling & jumping.....

After about 2-3 hrs, we went on to the Mardi Agrotechnology Park aka fruit farm. Admission: RM15/A & RM8/C. There we got to ride on a tram, visited the different areas of the farm & got to eat 6 different kinds of fruits. Our guide gave us starfruits, papayas, pineapples, dragon fruits, pomelos & bananas. ( video below of the guide explaining to us abt the starfruit that they have grown)

Guide explained to us about starfruits & the way they were grown.

I jokingly told my hb that we do not need to have our lunch anymore, given all these fruits.

Rachel received a ring from a guide at the park. Its made of dried banana leaves but i had forgotten to ask the guide what it was. However, the fragile ring was torn apart after Lionel wore it on his finger & accidentally pulled it apart.

We went back to Kuah town & hb decided to have 'Bak Kut Teh" but alas, the store wasnt open. We came across another kopi tiam selling a variety of food so we decided to have our lunch there. Its just opposite the Coco Valley. For once, we had something cheaper. Hb had hokkien noodles while i shared wanton noodles with Rachel. Lionel wasnt feeling too good so he forego lunch.

We walked about Kuah town, browsing at the wines & chocolates they sold there. As Langkawi is a duty free shopper's paradise, i had my eyes fixed on certain choco products. Hb had his eyes fixed on a wine product which he saw while we were having lunch on the 1st day. Its comes with a dispenser, something like a water cooler where you can just pressed the gadget to get the liquid flowing out. We were thinking of buying the products later this evening after our shopping at Langkawi Fair cos most of the shops were closed last evening so we only got to browse ard & see very little.

Lionel at this time, reminded his father that he wanna take a photo with the cattles which we saw on the 1st day. So on the way to the fish farm restuarant, we passed by a herd of cattle, grazing the fields. As Rachel was asleep, i did not get down the car. Lionel & hb went down to take some shots. Within a few mins, Lionel came back with tears in his eyes. i asked him what happened but he didnt want to answer me. So i asked hb. It turned out that one of the cattles butted against Lionel, causing him to scream in fright. I wanted to laugh but stopped myself. So i asked Lionel if he's in pain, at the same time, trying to hold my laughter. He replied he's ok & then scolded me: " i got butted by the cow & yet u still can laugh. Hmmph!"

At this time, i cannot contained my laughter anymore...

We arrived at this fish farm. In fact, its a " cook what u catch" restaurant. They have a private kelong whereby u can fish for your food. Then u bring it to the restaurant, where they will prepare the way u like it. Per fish is RM8.50 per 100g. We had it the cantonese way. Hb caught the red snapper. Besides that, we also ordered soft shell crab, battered prawns & apple salad. I took 1 small bite of the salad & forego that plate the whole evening. ( video of the kelong provided)

Walking on the rickety bridge gave me the chitters. Its made of wooden planks & some of them threatened to give way. Hb told me to walked along where they nailed down the planks. Its safer.

Hb fishing..

A look around the kelong..

Then its off to Eagle Square where we took photos of the enormous eagle, a Langkawi icon by jetty point. I managed to catch a glimpse of the sun set as well. (See below video). We went towards Coco Valley & Langkawi Fair to purchase our sought after items. Hb bought in additional to his wine, another 2 bottles of benedict DOM @ RM72 per bottle. The wine costs RM45.

A sunset view around Eagle Square.

I got my chocolates like Hersleys, Ritter Sports, Andes, Swiss Lindt & more. Hb said we will check out first thing in the morning & go about seeing those less than popular places before proceeding to the airport. Our flight is at 13.25pm so check in is at 11.25am. So its back to the hotel for some packing.

Lights out!