Fun in the sun

I mentioned in my previous blog entry that I had a fantastic time at the Berjaya Redang Beach Resort. Indeed, its a great place to relax, if that's all you want, or go snorkeling if that interests you, or both.

The resort is made up of many chalets surrounded by rich and lustrous flora, as this picture will attest to. Its a panoramic view of the surrounding chalets taken from the second floor room where my mother stayed during this particular trip.
If you are more interested in snorkeling, the hotel organises these snorkeling trips around the island in the afternoons. For S$30, or more if you need to rent the snorkel and goggles, you get to spend about 2 hours going around the island on a boat to dive at 5 or 6 places. Its really fun, and best of all, the whole family can join in. And I mean the whole family. My mother, who is pushing 80, gamely came along, sat in the boat to enjoy the scenery although she did not snorkle. The youngest among the family is 7 years old.

There are private boats for hire which also provide round the island snorkeling expeditions too. Their times are more flexible, but you need to bargain the price with them. The resort, of course, does not encourage nor recommend this, so you take your own risk if you want to do this.