If this wasn't the best weekend of our lives, it certainly was one of them. Eileen, Jamie, and I rented a car on Friday morning and drove five hours north to Batu Ferringhi on Penang Island to celebrate our anniversary and just have a weekend away. We stayed at a resort on Ferringhi Beach and it was absolutely amazing...the whole weekend!
We arrived on Friday night in time for happy hour. After a long drive, a cold one was just what we needed. Satu lagi (one more) was mentioned to the bartender a few times!
One of the highlights for me was renting this catamaran on Saturday morning. It is a German performance boat and it had some pep to its step. I have never sailed faster in my life than on this boat! What a hoot to sail. I had to walk about 10 minutes up the road to pick up the boat and then sailed it down to our hotel to pick up Eileen and Jamie. Very easy to sail single-handed.
Jamie hanging out waiting for me to beach the boat
Eileen getting her feet wet...literally!
The boys hanging out!
The wind was picking up and we were sailing at least 15 knots! Take notice of the port side pontoon coming out of the water on the video...
Jamie had dinner at the hotel as Eileen and I had a romantic evening planned. He had wood-fired pizza and it was really yummy!
Our night out was at the Golden Thai restaurant, next door to our hotel. This little hut on the beach was our table! It was so so romantic, with a sea breeze and waves crashing on the beach. On the way into the restaurant, we passed several fish tanks containing all sorts of live fish and shell fish. We picked out a 1KG Grouper to share. A guy came over and netted it and the poor little guy paid the ultimate sacrifice for our enjoyment.
And here he is...all cooked and ready to eat! Along with the fish, we had braised peanuts, fresh Thai veggies, and seafood fried rice.
Jamie having hot cocoa on Sunday morning. We had breakfast and hit the road. What a good family time we had. I am most thankful to Eileen for pushing me to take time for myself. It was a much needed weekend away and we really had the time of our life.
We arrived on Friday night in time for happy hour. After a long drive, a cold one was just what we needed. Satu lagi (one more) was mentioned to the bartender a few times!
One of the highlights for me was renting this catamaran on Saturday morning. It is a German performance boat and it had some pep to its step. I have never sailed faster in my life than on this boat! What a hoot to sail. I had to walk about 10 minutes up the road to pick up the boat and then sailed it down to our hotel to pick up Eileen and Jamie. Very easy to sail single-handed.
Jamie hanging out waiting for me to beach the boat
Eileen getting her feet wet...literally!
The boys hanging out!
Jamie had dinner at the hotel as Eileen and I had a romantic evening planned. He had wood-fired pizza and it was really yummy!
Our night out was at the Golden Thai restaurant, next door to our hotel. This little hut on the beach was our table! It was so so romantic, with a sea breeze and waves crashing on the beach. On the way into the restaurant, we passed several fish tanks containing all sorts of live fish and shell fish. We picked out a 1KG Grouper to share. A guy came over and netted it and the poor little guy paid the ultimate sacrifice for our enjoyment.
And here he is...all cooked and ready to eat! Along with the fish, we had braised peanuts, fresh Thai veggies, and seafood fried rice.
Jamie having hot cocoa on Sunday morning. We had breakfast and hit the road. What a good family time we had. I am most thankful to Eileen for pushing me to take time for myself. It was a much needed weekend away and we really had the time of our life. 
1 comment:
dudes. nice work with the celebrations! everything looked amazing.
--leah
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