24 June Pulau Perhantians

Visible from Pulau Redang and a mere morning hop north are two islands, one big, one smaller which make up the Perhentians.  On the morning we crossed there was a sudden onset of a squall with strong northerly winds so we changed plans and we joined two Malaysian Maritime boats in the southern bay of the small island

Long beach

West side of island

View from the top

.   With Jackster settled we went ashore for an excellent prawn lunch at one of the many cafes.
Next day the prevalent south westerly winds re-established and we decided to move to out next spot.  Motoring through the channel between the two islandds we emerged in to the northern side and almost a different island with more resorts, more people, more boat traffic.  Looking for protection from the SW wind we picked a spot off Long  Beach in 5m of water with sand bottom.  There are lots of restaurants here. However, it is Ramadan and many weren't serving until after the daytime fast was broken and staff had had their meal, ie 8 o'clock.
Big island isn't so big and has walking tracks, but no roads connecting the bays - boats and walking are the way to get around.  We walked over to a couple of beachs on the other side and along the ride to the wind generator and solar panel installation at the highest point.  Both were installed about five years ago and worked for one year. Until during the off season enterprising thieves stole the copper cables and rendered the installation useless.  They have never been repaired.
We stayed in the Perhentians until we could find out the result of the UK Brexit vote on Friday, 24th and then knowing the fate we departed for Thailand next morning.