Perhentian Island's gem- Windmill Station and Blue Lagoon!

A few months before my visit to Pulau Perhentian, I came across one of the most beautiful pictures on Instagram. It has the most beautiful sea view and staircases. Almost looked like stairways to God’s Lake. There were no locations tagged. Only a few hashtags. I googled about the hashtags and VOILA!! Its windmill station hill in Perhentian Island. PERHENTIAN KECIL to be exact!

Love snapping candid pictures! The background view, a dream came true!!

I was very sure about wanting to visit the windmill station hill when we planned our impromptu Perhentian trip. That afternoon when we were in Perhentian Kecil form Perhentian Besar, we had a quick drink under the shade of a coconut tree bar and made our way to find the path to the windmill station.
We started our journey from the long beach. We walked along the white sandy beach along with the wooden shops and stall until the end of the shop lots where we spotted Senja Cafe. We asked the worker how to go and he pointed at the path beside his stall.
Once we entered the path next to Santai Restaurant, we came across a campsite. At that moment when we were there, it didn’t look like a very pleasing campsite. But we just walked along anyway. We even came across some half-built houses. It can be quite tricky to find the path. But you can always ask for help!

The path next to Senja Cafe. But this picture is taken against the path. 

After a couple of minutes, we came across a path that splits. We had no idea which path to take. We gambled the path and took the right side of the split path. And we were RIGHT! We kept walking into the path we chose.

the path split away. And we gambled which to take... RIGHT is was! and It was RIGHT! 

At this moment we still had some shade from the well-planted surroundings.Sooner, we came across some slightly elevated path with lots of stones. There is even a rope to aid in case anyone has trouble balancing at the uneven terrain. This path is still well shaded with trees and plants.

Uneven rocky terrain.

A couple of minutes later, we came to an open path. This was not in my favor. The entire path was open with no shades. The sun was blazing directly on us. We should have known what to expect when we decided to hike in the afternoon. But we completely forgot to take a hat/cap with us. Still kept going. We came across a monitor lizard while hiking. He was just crossing the terrain to the other side.

There are no shades here. A cp/hat would be a big help.

Walked for about 10 minutes, and we saw a glimpse of the windmill. The broken windmill to be exact. But I've never seen a windmill before. So I will take this view anytime over nothing at all. The windmill is in a fenced area. We saw some locals resting here.
We just followed the signboard. It pointed to the left. We just walked along and there it was!! I spotted the beautiful staircase to God’s Lake!!

BEAUTIFUL!! The staircase here leads to the viewpoint hut.

The condition of the staircase is terrible. It is not well maintained and it can be dangerous in case of any negligence. Those with little children should pay extra attention to their children here. Nobody wants mishaps on their trips. We walked down carefully until the viewpoint. It was windy. We did not want to walk anywhere else. We just sat down admiring what makes 70% of the earth! It was not the prettiest place to sit down at the viewpoint. It was all half destroyed. But like I said, all eyes on the view of the sea. PRICELESS!
From here, there are paths to walk down to the blue lagoon. One is by the broken staircases and another is to hike down the hill. We witnessed people getting down to the old jetty to jump into the blue pool by both paths. The blue lagoon is the sea. But the stone arrangement at the sea formed almost a complete circle that it looks like a pool. We didn’t get to the blue lagoon though. We were pretty settled at our viewpoint. It was so ZENNNN! Plus, we did not bring any change of clothes.

Panoramic view of nature's HEARTWORK!

It was high tide that day. So the old jetty near the blue lagoon looked like it was so close to sinking in the water. Later we realized, if the tides are low, the jetty can be seen properly. But it looked like it was about to collapse anyway. It looks like it is not being used frequently.
After a good one and a half hours of just enjoying the view and the breeze, we decided to ascend down. Ascending was easy because the sun was not blazing at us. But be mindful while getting down. It doesn’t have much grip for our shoes to hold on. Some of the paths are just dry with fine sand. We even saw an older woman falling on her back because she couldn't get a grip of her steps. It is a completely safe path but just be sure to ascend slowly if you can't get a grip of the path.
Took us about 15 minutes to get down. Once we were down, we ran to get us a coconut shake each! It was a hotttttt day!
This hike/trek doesn’t need any guide at all. But if you feel like you need one, you can ask any of the local boys to guide your way up. A couple of families did that.  Not sure how much their service costs though.
This hike is completely do-able by anyone. We even saw old people climbing. But they took one step at a time. In case any short cut needed, a boat can be hired to take you across to the jetty at the blue lagoon. So you will be able to enjoy without much hassle. The boat can be taken at the LONG BEACH. If I remember correctly, it costs about RM15 per person for a return trip.
We also saw a couple kayaking around the blue lagoon. That means it is possible to kayak to the blue lagoon from long beach. Might take awhile but i presume its feasible. We did not manage to find out how much it would costs though.
We had a good time. But we would have had a better time if we brought along a hat or a cap and enough water. We only brought half of the small bottle. We had to ration with that.
Anyone who goes to Perhentian Island MUST make enough time to visit this place. And please go well prepared. Bring:
 1) cap/hat:  for the crazy hot day
 2) Water: Golden liquid! Hydrate.
 3) Sunblock: protect your skin from harmful UV. Especially after sweating and being by the seaside.
 4) Mosquito repellent: Got bitten all over. But that fine, the view made up to it! But if you can avoid it, why not?
 5)A small towel: Gonna sweat a bucket under the hot sun.
 6) Bikini/ swimwear: If you are planning to jump into the blue lagoon.
 7) Footwear: I climbed with a flip flop, and it was fine.
Lastly, a big huge smile! Enjoy the climb at the view! The view specially designed by Earth for us, the Earthling’s. Keep the cleanliness and enjoy nothing but the view!