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| Paradise is... |
We’ve both always dreamed of staying in an
over water villa and here at Avani we’re living that dream. The room is large
with a high-pitched roof and an exposed thatched roof both on the inside and
outside, it’s beautifully cool with both air conditioning and a ceiling fan.
This is just as well as it’s a steamy 340C outside and 80% humidity.
Dave has woken early and spends a peaceful hour sat outside watching the sun
rise, I’m apparently unrousable. Breakfast outside of the main restaurant Bila
bila, which in Malay means Anytime, contains every kind of food you could wish
for from toast, to omelette and Asian style congee and curry.
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| Over water villas |
The resort is shaped like a palm tree with
villas off the trunk and fronds and restaurants at the junction of them. The
main reception is a huge round space with a high conical thatched roof and many
areas to sit in the cool and admire the beautiful surroundings. The private
beach has rattan sunbeds set under palm trees and powdery white sand as far as
we can see. This really is a little bit of paradise.
The evening brings a meal at Bia bila with
so many groups of Chinese people I think we may have been transported to China.
Then there’s the walk to the beach for the fire show. They are a group of 5 or
6 young men and initially I think oh, spice boys as they strut their stuff
while twirling their fire sticks all to music. But then the big boys appear,
breathing fire. The show continues to hot up with the moves getting ever more
daring, one of the guys even stands on the sunbed in front of me swinging fire
either side of me! I now understand why these guys have no hair on their chests
or face….
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| Fire show |
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