We flew to Terengganu today. We had planned to jump on a ferry there to our island destination but, on doing more in-country research, we realised that the "3 ferries a day" in our guidebook had now been cut down to one a day - and our flight arrived after it left.
| We expected to have to find a local hotel and "waste" a day. But on arrival at the airport, we seized the chance to charter a private speedboat to get us to the island same-day. It was expensive but we had already paid for our hotel on the island, so we went for it and were whisked over in 45 minutes (the ferry takes 2 hours). It was bumpy and splashy, but JD loved it! So were are now in De'Rimba Hotel - a bit basic, but just a 20 minute walk to "Turtle Beach". |  |
