Porto Malai, Langkawi Island, Malaysia – March 20
Hot Hot Hot. That pretty much sums up the day. It was 96 degrees with about 80% humidity. I didn't melt, but probably should have. It's a gorgeous island surounded by hundreds of smaller islands – it's only real purpose is a beach resort and the beaches were beautiful sugar sand. The town was full of hotels, resorts and restaurants and a large duty free shopping center (it was kind of like Walmart from what I saw of it). 
We took the shuttle into town and decided our only real option was either to go to Underwater World or return to the ship. Most people were either going to the beaches or the shopping area. Underwater World was a great choice – it is quite well done and wasn't crowded at all so we had a lot of fun taking pictures of the fish (and penguins too!) in the large tanks. We spent almost 3 hours there and then took the shuttle back to the ship. It was even too hot to spend time on the balcony so we vegged out inside the cabin until 3:30 when I went to the folkloric show.
It will be an early night for us as we have an all-day tour booked for tomorrow in Phuket. I'm really hoping it will be a little cooler or at least that we have air conditioning in many of the places... or I might really melt. I'll let you know how it goes.
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