The Andaman Resort approached us a few days ago to charter our yacht DADDELDU for a newly wed couple from England.
As we knew that the tide would be too low to make a private beach drop in the later afternoon we offered them one extra hour complimentary for this sunset dinner cruise
So Genna and Bobby came in the early afternoon having no idea about the itinerary that we had planned for them.
On the yacht we welcomed them with a cold towel and a fresh orange juice while we showed and explained “their boat” for this day.
Soon we took off to sail to “our” private beach in the South of the archipelago. There we dropped the anchor and Acik, our crewmember, and I drove to the beach alone to clean it and to prepare the setup.
Just a few days ago I had bought a nice hammock made out of parachuting material, light and strong and set it up between two trees on that beach. A bottle of French champagne on ice and some salmon canapés as a little surprise were ready for the couple. On this beach the monkeys are still shy and not at all aggressive as no stupid tourists are around to feed and spoil them. But to be on the safe side, I sent Acik back to the yacht to pick up the guests while I was on monkey watch (I had not seen a single one!).
When Genna and Bobby stepped onto their beach and saw the little set-up that we had prepared for their “Lover’s Cast-Away”, they were really touched. Acik and I left them alone, teasing them by telling, we would pick them up a few days later.
Being back on DADDELDU we started to prepare the dinner for them. I had been to the wet market in the morning and had bought some fresh seafood including one crab and nice big prawns. After 30 minutes I picked up the couple from the beach and made a tour around another little island that I love a lot.
That island shows the magic of Langkawi so clearly that I always drive around it to show it to my guests. It is actually just one big rock and it’s amazing to see that the vegetation grows and survives without any soil just clutching to the pure rock. Many different varieties grow here including wild orchids and some small palm trees. As the limestone is so soft, their roots grow through the rock!
When we came back to the yacht, the crew had set up the table nicely and the food looked really yummy.
Bobby and Genna seemed to enjoy it and washed it down with a glass of a nice Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.
Slowly we sailed back to Kuah Bay while they where having their romantic dinner. As another surprise we had a nice honeymoon cake complimentary and together with the crew managed to eat it all up. The sunset was just perfect; the best during the last 10 days; so lucky for them!
I think, they left being happy and we hope that this was the best day of their honeymoon here in Langkawi.