A couple of
weeks ago I went to Pulau SongSong, located just off the coast of Kedah in
Peninsular Malaysia. For the King’s birthday we had a Wednesday off and I jumped at the chance to get
off of this rock and onto another one. I went with about a dozen other people
and we hired two boats from Batu Ferringi. The ride out was great as the wind
was blowing in our faces and the cool clear morning was beginning. Along the
way we saw many fishermen and smaller island and each time I thought we might
be arriving. It took us about an hour to get there and once we had unloaded the
boats took off to find other work for the day. With no agenda we mostly swam,
snorkeled, had lunch, had a couple beers, took a nap, played in the sand and
relaxed. The beach itself was nice, but littered with debris, mostly plastic.
Earlier in the year a group of our students had come to clean the beach and I
heard that they had left with 15 large trash bags, but you would have never
known it looking at the beach. Still it was a nice day away and riding the
swells on the way back was also quite fun. As I arrived home sunburned, tired,
and sandy I was happy that I had taken the time to visit Pulau SongSong and
thought that I may go back again if the opportunity arises.
