Feeding Frenzy

Catfish enjoying a meal...thank goodness they weren't dogfish
We have lots of photos of sky and trees...and a few eagles
Safe from the predators
The monkey dance


You may think we are going to describe the three local restaurants where we ate breakfast, lunch and dinner today and indeed it was a feeding frenzy of a type. Instead we are going to tell you about feeding frenzies in the animal kingdom, in one of which we became the meal.

We went on an island hopping trip by fast boat and had some fascinating experiences. Our first stop was at the Lake of the Pregnant Maiden, the largest fresh water lake in Langkawi, on an island off the coast. According to legend, a fairy princess buried her child who died, in the lake and blessed the water so that any childless woman who swam in the lake would become pregnant. We both enjoyed a swim but soon after, had to rescue a man who almost drowned.

After our swim, we dangled our feet at the edge where hundreds of catfish swarmed over them. They were in a feeding frenzy as they eat the dead skin off your feet. We became the meal.

We zoomed off to a bay where hundreds of eagles congregate and we watched them go into a feeding frenzy on the fish morsels used to attract them. They were so fast, it was very hard to photograph them.

Our final stop was at a beautiful bay where we swam but fortunately there were no sharks in a feeding frenzy.

We saw lots of monkeys at both the islands where we visited but there were signs up not to feed them as it sends them into a feeding frenzy.

When we returned to our tree house, we found the ants were in a feeding frenzy on our packet of savoury biscuits. We probably ate some of them along with our cheese and pre lunch drinks!

For the rest of the day we have been in recovery mode.

Sponge Bob Sighted in Croatia

Sponge Bob in Korcula
Sponge Bob in Rab
Sponge Bob in Pag
Sponge Bob in Trogir.

There have been unprecedented sightings of Sponge Bob in the Adriatic region. Just look at the photos.

More about our Treehouse

Our treehouse
Gail on the front balcony taken from the beach


Our treehouse is a wonderful place to recover from a holiday conducted at a hectic pace!

It is, as you may have gathered, up a tree..as most treehouses are! It comes with all mod cons and has a living /bedroom area, a bathroom and a front and back balcony.It has air con, a fan, a frig and a TV although we are considering thrrowing it off the balcony to make a bit more room. The back balcony is for leaving your thongs (the type you wear on your feet) and for drying the washing. The front balcony has a tree growing through it but has enough space for the two of us to sit and enjoy a drink, a cuppa or read. It is also a great spot to watch the sunset.

If you want to go we will come with you!

Lovely Langkawi

We have arrived in Langkawi and settled into our treehouse.... yes that's right, our treehouse. Here am I sitting on the balcony that looks straight over the beach. The resort is very pleasant with a wonderful location right on Pantai Cenang beach. It includes 5 treetop chalets and we are lucky enough to occupy one of them.

So far, we managed a swim and a sleep when we arrived. The sleep was to recover from our overnight flight from Rome made even more difficult because for some odd reason, they could not turn the lights off!

By the time we had our pre dinner drinks on the balcony, and dinner at one of the dozens of small restaurants near the resort, we had almost recovered.

This morning we had another swim and breakfast at a different restaurant. Our plan for today is 2 more restaurants, more pre dinner drinks on the balcony, another sleep and as many swims as we can fit in with our reading.

Rome to Kuala Lumpur

We have spent most of the last few days travelling. Ferry from Split to Ancona in Italy where we just missed a train to Rome. We waited a few hours and then nearly missed the next train as we were on platform 2 and not platform 2 west!

We had a quiet afternoon in Rome, leaving the next morning for Kuala Lumpur. We are currently sitting in the airport terminal, waiting for our flight to Langkawi.

We are looking forward to a few quiet days on Langkawi to recover from our very hectic holiday schedule. Each of the last 7 nights we have spent in a different bed or in the case of last night, sitting in an airline seat.

Last Day in Croatia

Standing on the castle wall in Trogir

Having packed our bags and waited for the rain to clear, we still had the best part of the day as we could not board our ferry to Italy until 6.30 pm.

We headed off by bus to visit Trogir. We crossed the historic bridge into the old town and it was just as good as all the other stari grads! We did not even bother with a map but ambled through the streets and narrow laneways with their marble cobblestones. The squares were delightful and the souvenir shops had exactly the same things as all the other stari grads in Croatia.

The cathedral was especially interesting with the church being quite ornate with some unusual carvings of Adam and Eve wearing fig leaves and looking embarrassed. There was a separate baptistery with a hooded font surrounded by lots of carved cherubs - all boys. The Treasury had reliquaries of gold and silver, including arm bones encased in a golden arm studded with gems.

We climbed the bell tower that provided wonderful views over the city. It did however, have particularly steep and narrow stairs.

We had an enjoyable lunch in a restaurant near the harbour that provided great views and cover from the rain.

Our final visit was to the castle where we walked round the walls and looked at the views of the harbour and the town. Right next to the castle wall we had a view over the amusement park complete with trapeze trampolines. What a contrast between the old and the new!

Makarska Riviera

National Day in Croatia
The limestone mountains behind the harbour in Makaska.

We travelled from Mostar down to Makarska, located between Dubrovnik and Split. It has a stunning setting with a mountain range behind and a beautiful coastline and some of the best beaches we have seen in Croatia. (smaller pebbles)

We headed out to look around carrying our sunnies, hats and rain jackets and by the time we returned, we had used them all but this time, just a light shower.

We did not originally plan to visit here but are very glad we did. The place has a real holiday feel but without the significant cultural highlights, other than the nightly disco.

We now return to Split to reunite all our baggage and to prepare for our crossing to Italy.