Sunsets on an island , baby monitor lizards

Besides the swimming, the reading and the sleeping I really did not do much, around 6ish I headed over to Corral Bay to watch the sun go down, on this trip I had seen many sun rises but being on the east coast I had not really seen many sunsets.
The walk over to corral bay from long beach takes about 15 minutes, it is an easy walk through the bush to the other side. I arrived about 1 hour before sunset, it was hot, I brought a cold drink some peanuts and made my way down the shoreline to I nice spot that looked out over the bay and the surrounding Islands.
As the sun slowly sank down into the soft embrace of the clouds the sky lit up, shafts of light sprang to the heavens the sky became red like fire and then slowly softened as the sun slid below the clouds to end another day.
14.04.09 Baby monitor lizards and breakfast
So the final day of my island break had come, I packed all my stuff and headed over for breakfast. The usual thanks, two banana pancakes. I had time for breakfast and a swim then catch the boat back to the mainland and off the next day. I pulled out my book and started to read when a little head popped around a corner, a baby monitor lizard had come for breakfast too.
He/she was about 20cm long, big black tongue tasting the air, and I sat very still and watched as bob the lizard that’s right I named him bob, made his way right underneath me, he stopped a few times to look around, and then wondered off underneath the couch that is up in the restaurant. I told the owner and we had a look but I think he had escaped into the safety of the couch as we could not find him.
I had a last swim in the sea which had now had calmed down so there was only a small surf breaking against the shore. I jumped on the 12 o clock boat back to the mainland and retrieved my bike, found a hotel for the night so it’s off to Kota Bharu tomorrow and then into Thailand, the home of spicy food, cheap beer and cheaper women.. ha ha just kidding. About the women thing anyway although that is probably true.
I think by the end of Malaysia I will have done just under 900 km, not bad for my first months riding. Hope all is well back home with everyone…