Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Visit to Pantai Keracut, Penang National Park

The journey begins here

The smallest National Park in Malaysia

Beautiful pavements to walk

 Quite long imprint pavement

Ist glimpse of the beach from walk

Rest pad for walkers

Non ending pavements

Well maintained environment

Beach at fringe of jungle

A bridge cum resthouse.

Ready for the real climb

Concrete steps and roots pave the way

Beautiful roots formation for easy hike

Informative sign board


Interesting story

Going up again

Ready pathway

Onward journey

Rest, drink and take photo

Crossing a small river

Clear water

Other visitors as well


Interesting site

A giant ant, more than 1 inch long

Camera shy, trying to hide under the leaves

A bit of history

Entering the cleave

The bisected hill

Only a short cleave

Minor obstacles

Ropes to help downhill

Hi, I am first

Another clear water river

This way

Daddy, are you okay? I will wait for you.

Onward journey

Meet other group

Ah, rest for a while. 2 bottles 100 plus finnished

Different group, different destinations.

Split directions

Giant catepillar

Quite bright in the jungle.

Didn't really stop to appreciate the green surroundings

Downhill again

Another signboard

Clear water.

A welcome site after a long tired wark

A pond!

Daddy, are you okay?

Oh, we have reached, a bridge to the beach.

Hanging bridge, from jungle edge to beach.

Really clean and beautiful beach, Pantai Keracut

Our happy teens

Beautiful scene

Yes, I have succeeded

Turtles landing area also

Get wet, after all we're already wet from head to foot

Exhausted Arthur taking a rest.

Mun Kit's way resting.

Mun Chon trying out sand massage

Ya. sand massage is good.

Breath taking sea view

Let me swim first.

I jump in too

Ha ha ha

Oh, its sooo nice

Come join us daddy

Low current, small wave lapping only

Leave everything home, just swim

Talking, telling stories and laugh, laugh, laugh

More stories, more jokes, more laugh

Wow, beautiful Pantai Keracut

The sand are free from ants

Only some twigs

Still in the water

Boats for hire

Speed boat

The sun is overhead

Getting ready to see turtles

Full respect to turtles

Hatchery for turtle eggs

1 week old turtles; camera flash not allowed.

A success

Display


Endangered

Needs protection

Different species

Dolphin bones

2 weeks old turtles

Well protected

Helpful officer explained breeding turtles

Turtle bones


Arthur and Mun Kit at turtle sanctuary

House and office of turtle conservation

A jetty to the boat

View from jetty back to the beach

Boarding area for speed boat

Very happy and ready to go home

Let me empty my shoes off the sands first

Does not look like sun tan, eh. Still so fair

There, a boat coming.

Still no sign of our boat

Yes our boat is here

In the boat, don't want to wear life jackets. Very brave.

Choppy water and windy

Holding tight, because of heavy bouncing boat hitting wave

Choppy sea

The forest we walked through

Rock formations at the beach

 People fishing by the beach

Fishing on the rocks

A turtle formation on the rock


Big rock

A turtle rock?


Closer look

What formation?

A giant turtle head.

This is monkey beach and the sea is very choppy

Monkey beach

Another view of monkey beach

Fish rearing

Fish farm

Reaching the jetty

Docking soon

Another jetty

Other arrivals

The boat that took us safely home. A teen driver.

A plate of fruit

Tasty food from Batu Ferringhi

Want some?

Mine tastier

I just eat mine