The ferry was about a bout a 90ft or so, two stories with a half shaded deck on back. The interior had a dank smell, grungy windows, comfortable airplane style seats, good air conditioning and a Tony Jaa martial arts film playing on the TV. The outside deck had a very nice view of the passing islands, which look the part of green covered mountains jutting out of the sea. There were rare fish sightings where what appeared to be a Bonita would leap out of the water two to four times in a row before disappearing again beneath the small waves. This view was combined with the interesting aural combination of fresh sea air, cigarette smoke, and diesel fumes. We'd been told the trip would take about an hour and a half or so, however the winds must have been more favorable than expected as we actually made it in about 45 minutes.
We disembarked at Langkawi port, a hustling and bustling combination of an airport immigrations and shopping mall. Apparently immigrations at the prior had merely checked us out on Thailand, leaving us sort of nation less while on the ferry. Now we were being checked back in to Malaysia. A few quick stamps and we moved through, passing customs with a quick nod from the guards. We loaded our bags into a couple of carts and took off down the road for the marina.
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