Clouds over Langkawi

Its a good thing I decided to arrive a day ahead of my travel buddies as I was able to catch the last rays of sun over Langkawi on Saturday morning before clouds descended over the place after lunch and for the rest of the weekend. I can't complain though because I witnessed an amazing display of nature when the clouds came rushing in full force as we were at the peak of the Langkawi's Mount Mat Chinchang which is reached by the highest cable car ride in the world. We watched the sun get obliterated quickly by clouds which blew over us first, bringing in fog and rain before descending to the rest of the island. You could harldy see a few meters in front of you, which is an even more exciting experience in a cable car! Finally the weather cleared up enough for us to travel down to the curved suspension bridge which seems to have no other purpose but to look pretty.

The rest of the weekend was a food, alcoholic beverage and food trip because the vice products are half-price from KL's atrocious rates because they're tax free. I stayed the first night at Mutiara Burau Bay which seemed to be the quiet hotel near Pantai Kok, and the second night at the Langkawi Lanai Hotel on the busier Pantai Tengah beach. Finally my weekend was topped off by the "Spirit of Alun-Alun", a 2-hour massage-and-scrub treatment at the Alun-Alun spa. Definitely a refreshing weekend despite the absence of the sun.