Pulau Tioman (Tioman Island)
Monday, Oct. 16, 2006
I went scuba diving, and saw my first turtle! Superfun! For the second dive of the day, I got to set off alone with Marc (he's a dive instructor himself), which was fun. We swam over, around, and under some rocks and coral, which boosted my confidence and made me feel like I don't completely suck at control underwater. We saw yet more stingrays, moray eels, and so so many fish. The other divers on our boat were predominantly Germans, with a few Swedes mixed in. Everyone had crazy looking bug bites.
On the boat ride back we saw a dead turtle, bobbing along in the water. Sad. He probably got hit by a boat or caught in a fishing net.
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006
A walk to Tekek, the main town on the island, was only notable for the red bean and coconut popsicle I had, which was frickin' delicious.
We set off on a hike across the middle of the island (which totally looks like a hand making a thumbs up to me) in search of an alleged waterfall. We never did find it, but the hike was still beautiful and worthwhile. Tioman is bisected down the middle by a mountain range covered in lush rainforest, with a huge variety of trees, the biggest palm fronds I've seen in my life, and the sounds of birds and monkeys trilling above in the trees. Huge vines, dense greenery, and pockets of open space in the canopy, through which you can look up, up, up, at the trees above.
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006
We took a bus to Mersing, Malaysia, port city to Pulau Tioman, apparently once ranked by Time magazine as one of the world's top 10 islands. This claim seems to have been used until it's worn out, and then gotten somewhat convoluted, as signs now read "Tioman Island - 10 Top Islands in the World!" We arrived on the island after a 2+ hour ferry ride under the cover of night. At the suggestion of a pair of Polish brothers we met, we decided to stay at a stilted wooden chalet perched on the side of a hill, embedded in the lush island greenery, overlooking the water and beach below, with the perpentual sounds of the waves rushing softly in.
I went scuba diving, and saw my first turtle! Superfun! For the second dive of the day, I got to set off alone with Marc (he's a dive instructor himself), which was fun. We swam over, around, and under some rocks and coral, which boosted my confidence and made me feel like I don't completely suck at control underwater. We saw yet more stingrays, moray eels, and so so many fish. The other divers on our boat were predominantly Germans, with a few Swedes mixed in. Everyone had crazy looking bug bites.
On the boat ride back we saw a dead turtle, bobbing along in the water. Sad. He probably got hit by a boat or caught in a fishing net.
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006
A walk to Tekek, the main town on the island, was only notable for the red bean and coconut popsicle I had, which was frickin' delicious.
We set off on a hike across the middle of the island (which totally looks like a hand making a thumbs up to me) in search of an alleged waterfall. We never did find it, but the hike was still beautiful and worthwhile. Tioman is bisected down the middle by a mountain range covered in lush rainforest, with a huge variety of trees, the biggest palm fronds I've seen in my life, and the sounds of birds and monkeys trilling above in the trees. Huge vines, dense greenery, and pockets of open space in the canopy, through which you can look up, up, up, at the trees above.
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006
We took a bus to Mersing, Malaysia, port city to Pulau Tioman, apparently once ranked by Time magazine as one of the world's top 10 islands. This claim seems to have been used until it's worn out, and then gotten somewhat convoluted, as signs now read "Tioman Island - 10 Top Islands in the World!" We arrived on the island after a 2+ hour ferry ride under the cover of night. At the suggestion of a pair of Polish brothers we met, we decided to stay at a stilted wooden chalet perched on the side of a hill, embedded in the lush island greenery, overlooking the water and beach below, with the perpentual sounds of the waves rushing softly in.
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