LONG GONE IN LANGKAWI 04: SPOT THE MONKEY

[defrog]

Pop quiz! How many monkeys can you see in this picture?



If you answered “4”, you would be right.

BACKGROUND: Went for a walk this morning after breakfast to take a look at the east side of the compound, which I hadn’t seen yet. I ended up on the far, far corner of the bay. I took several pictures of the rocks before I realized there were monkeys sitting on them.

They picked at their toes and looked at me with mild disinterest before casually loping off into the trees.

Also worthy of note: the sand crab cities.



So: monkeys and sand crabs in the morning.

I’d feel accomplished if I hadn’t turned on the Discovery Channel last night just in time to see Ian Wright arrive in Langkawi as part of a Globe Trekker episode on Malaysia. Here I am prancing around in a five star resort snapping pictures of monkeys, and he’s off in a remote jungle interviewing snake charmers. Then he goes to the East Malaysian section of Borneo to party with headhunters in Sarawak and climb Mt Kinabalu in Sabah. And he’s my age.

So, you know, it’s not like I actually know what I’m doing or anything.

Okay. It’s time to check out and head home.

Traveling light,

This is dF

Comments

[lorilori.livejournal.com]

I only see three. They're in a triangular formation. Do tell where the 4th monkey is located.

[def-fr0g-42.livejournal.com]

See the monkey on the far left? The fourth monkey is behind him. Technically I'm not even sure if he shows up in the picture, though I think you can just see his head. But trust me, there's four of them, all right.