Tioman
Whale shark sighting!LY & D saw one her 1st dive to labas! Amazing, ... all whislt i was doing my 1st refresher shore dive in very murky looking waters, where e most interesting marine life was a big puffer.Labas ~ wow,.. what a Place!Pulau Labas.. holds an immense attraction for me.It is a tiny isle surrounded by coral, & semi-strong waves were pounding about its barnacled circle of rocks. Much of it is rock, some whitened by e gunk of e many inhabitants - seagulls!What a wild, windswept, stark & beautiful plc.I climbed on, & explored a little, scrambling & hopping on e safer rocks.Nothing more that i could have asked for..According to Reeno, labas is 7.5km out in sea, & one of e dive guide/master says he kayaked tioman-labas in 2hrs monsoon conditions.i am inspired to Swim! (maybe 6-8hrs!)Beach Resort & TransfersA little bit on e resort life,.. many lunches & dinners in e 'restaurant' by e beach. And rounds of choh-tai-tee on 1st nite. And e many cats waiting under e table for scraps.Getting to Tioman was an unexpected adventure for me: No mersing bus at larkin, .. took e kota-tinggi express, joined 3 others on cab from kota-tinggi to mersing, got conned into a ferry instead of speedboat to tioman (& for rm$35). Finally arrived safe & sound, & the return trip was much faster in D's new 8-seater honda-oddessey.The Dive ShopTioman Reef, run by Reeno & his crew of lanky(1), native(2) divers.Reeno & his jap wife (Kimi?) & 2 kids lead a life out of e urban norm. The 2 boys jump into e diver's eqp washup pool, & play... lauging & guggling in malay! Maybe that's called alternative living..
Trip DATADates : SundayAM (17jul) - Tuesday PM (19jul)
Ppl : D, BF, CP, AL, LY, me. (AL, BF, CP are LY's buddies fr sec sch)
Money :Sin-Tioman : S$30(To kranji mrt ~ $2.50, Kranji-Larkin(via causeway-exp)~ $1.20, Bus Larkin-Kota tinggi ~$1.50/RM3.50, Taxi KT-Mersing ~$7/RM16, Ferry Tioman via Blue $17/RM35Package (Accomodation, Meals, 1short+2open dives, Transfers tioman-sin) = S$290Total = S$320
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