The hole in the wall anchorage, Langkawi

Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Sat 2 Nov 2013 10:00
06.25.274 N 099.47.128 E
 
"The hole in the wall" is a narrow entrance into an anchorage surrounded by mangroves and cliffs, a beautiful setting to spend a few nights in.
We took the dinghy to explore the creeks into the mangroves, which go on for miles and you can get very lost in. We spotted some wildlife, which included small humpback dolphins, monitor lizards and monkeys, as well as many different big birds. There are some floating restaurants connected to fish farms, where we enjoyed two nice meals.
The peace and quiet was badly disturbed by many tripper boats, but late afternoon and early morning were blissfull.
Here we met another sailing yacht belonging to a member of the Army Sailing Association, the second one in a week in nine years of sailing.
 
 
Approaching the "Hole in the Wall"
Hiding in the mangroves
You can get very lost
The anchorage
A bat cave