Woke this morning to another night of torrential rain, however just as I was checking the washing, right in front of my boxers on a tree was a snake! Just chillin like a villain he was. I woke Claire to show her, and later found that this was her first wild snake! My self on the other hand being raised in the outback by the tribal people dreadaj dreadaj had experienced many snakes and enjoyed eating then too. We took a couple of happy snaps and then informed Ryla...

2nd day here and although it rained continuously through out the night with the occasional ruptures of deafening thunder and constant display of sheet lightning the whole combination of being in a beach hut and involved in a tropical storm was one somewhat comforting and very romantic. We started out day late today, catching up on some rest from yesterdays long and exhausting day of travelling (taxi + bus + plane + taxi + ferry + small boat = paradise! ). So a...

Up at 6am and ready for a journey that see us travelling to NE of the county's to the Perhitian Islands. Only a 50 min flight from the capital we arrive at Kota Bhura, from there we jump in a taxi and prepare oursrlved for the 60 to 90 min drive in an in condition car in 32 degree heat. Well that's how long it takes some, because our cabbie was the Maylasian equivalent of Mark Webber and seldomly drove below 100 /hr. We were at our ferry terminal in 40 mins with ...