Drowning in a Fragile Beauty; This Island Is a Natural Wonder, Even When You're Up to Your Neck in Brackish Water. By Lucy Adams
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Neck-deep in brackish milk-chocolate water, struggling against a powerful undercurrent while trying to keep my body upright and my bikini in place, it is difficult to hear what the guide is saying. Which is worrying, because it seems to be something about the crocodiles that live among the mangrove tress. Great. If the tide fails to wash us downstream I could be drowned and eaten by an enormous reptile.
The early onset of the rainy season means the tide is too strong to beat a retreat. After some gazing in awe at lush vegetation, some shouting and a lot of thinking about crocodiles, snakes and sting- rays, we are rescued by a Mr Jaffa, whose beaming smile implies that hauling ladies in bikinis up a rope and over the gunnels of his boat is the very best way to spend a morning.See the full content of this document
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Drowning in a Fragile Beauty; This Island Is a Natural Wonder, Even When You're Up to Your Neck in Brackish Water. By Lucy Adams
The mangroves are among a number of lures to Langkawi, the largest of 104 islands in the Malaysian archipelago of the same name, where ancient tropical rainforest and white sandy beaches draw tourists from around the world. But they are also a litmus test for the island's extraordinarily rare and fragile ecosystem. The recent creation of direct flights from Heathrow, Moscow and Paris - it t...
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