Some of the team-building course activities actually reminded me a little of my days in PAC - ice-breaker session, random grouping, brainstorming, a quickie performance, etc. The jungle trekking on the second day was quite easy – completed in just about an hour.
But my first experience of snorkelling at Teluk Kalong and Teluk Mat Delah was something else – notwithstanding the initial adjustment (felt like I’ve drank 3 gallons of salty sea water) of having to breathe using my mouth. To describe how it felt feeding various kind of fishes of various colours from my own hand and floating among them is beyond description – the wonder, the marvel of being among Allah’s beautiful underwater creation. Words do no justice to describe the fascinating marine critters of different shapes, sizes and colours amidst an assortment of coral tables. Yes, my first experience of snorkelling was almost perfect.
Snorkelling was not the only activity on my ‘first-time’ list during my first visit to Pulau Redang, There was that fun banana boat ride where we were purposely ‘drowned’ (after properly attired with life vest, of course) in the open sea. While most of us fell off the boat only once, two girls fell down twice and the only guy in the ride – the one seated at the end of the boat – fell down thrice. (On a scale of one to ten, the fear factor for the ride would be about 3 with all the twists and numerous attempts by the boat puller to unseat us) Then, I also tried out single kayaking for the first time ever. Shahri, my kayak partner during OBS training in Lumut a few years back would have been proud to note that I remember a few little tricks that he had shared back then.
I could go on and on and on about my short stay in Pulau Redang – so here’s a peek at what I saw and experienced… (minus the underwater wonderland…)
What we saw on the way to Pulau Redang from Merang
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Where we stayed in Pulau Redang
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Where I kayaked to
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Where we arrived upon finishing the hour-long jungle trekking
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One of the two boats that took us to the snorkelling bays
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All smiles! Mostly first-timers on Banana Boat... and most don't know how to swim
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Fear Factor= 3
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The four survivors (who only fell once)
3 comments:
hey girl, it seems like you had a lot of fun at Redang. would you recommend Redang to a couple looking for a place to honeymoon?
and how much would all these activities cost? do you know? any idea?
Kit: If the couple in question are into snorkeling, scuba diving, jungle trekking - then Redang would be an excellent honeymoon spot. Also for those who just want to enjoy strolling on white sandy beach, and be serenaded by a Filipino band during BBQ dinner - they can always opt for free-and-easy package.
I did asked around - for 3 days 2 nights package, price varied from RM350++ to RM550++ - depending on what kind of accomodation, mode of transfer and how many meals are included.
Zsarina: Actually I was there to attend a course - but yes, it was more like a holiday - all expenses paid by the office, of course ;-)
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