Langkawi means "eagle" in the Malay language.
We sailed on a South African catamaran named "Angel" around the 99 islands of Pulau Langkawi.
We sailed for 5 days, fished 3 times and cought 3 baracuda.
Man showed us how to remove the huge scales and clean the fish before we tried to figure out how many different ways we could cook up baracuda.
There are many marble caves and cliffs around Langkawi.
Just on the other side of those cliffs is a fresh water lake, not more than 100 meters from the sea.
We trolled around this little island twice before catching a huge baracuda.
Man
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A small fishing village on the west side of the island was hit pretty hard by the tsunami. I was there just 2 days after the tragic event.
This is what's left of some of the beach-front houses.
Aparently no locals were killed, but many must now rebuild the rubble that is left of their homes.
I know this is no comparison to photos you've probably seen with huge boats sitting on buildings, but still, it's a mess to clean up.
The rest of Pulau Langkawi was largely uneffected by the tsunami, other than some lost sea equipment such as boats, jet skiis and windsurfs. Thank goodness the motorcycles are okay.
Water buffalo in the middle of the island.
Rubber is a major industry in Malaysia. There are many rubber tree plantations all around the island.
The art of rubber tree tapping.
Quiet beach, found only by cruising roads and trails on motorcycle.
The fishing must go on!
You can't really see it in this picture, but there were a few smashed sail boats on the tiny island in the background.
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