An Island which I last visited about 1 years plus back sure does bring back fun memories of life with the Sun the Sand & the Sea.
20th May 06, and its time that I relived those fun memories with a trip to the island itself.
Reached TANAH MERAH FERRY TERMINAL @ 1000hrs. Waited for about 30mins before the check in gates are open for passangers.
By 1110hrs, we already in the ferry on our journey to the Island called BINTAN..
The journey took about 1 hr. Water was choppy resulting in the ferry bouncing up & down. It was rather fun for me but not for some. I now 1 person whom did not enjoy those moments *wink*.
Before set sail, we had a bit of a drama onboard. Tinz had found a wallet at her seat and when checked, we found that it contained about $500. *Kching*. Wild thoughts began rushing to my mind...$500 and we could all be having lots and lots and lots and a lot of fun. But suddently reality sinked in. Lily checked the wallet and realised it belong to on of the passanger onboard and immediately handed over the the rightful owner.And within seconds, everything is back to normal. Kudos to Lily for her action although wild thoughts actually crossed my mind...BAD Kitty !...anyway, I'll probably would have done the same..err "I think"
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Enough of the DRAMA.
Upon reaching Bandar Bintan, we headed straight to our resort via bus.
Welcome to MANA MANA BEACH RESORT
First thing first, we checked in and soon after, we began looking at the SEA ACTIVITIES MENU for the day
This was then followed by negotiation for the best activity.
After much thoughts, we all agreed on a Snorkling Trip which cost us $35 each. It seems like the best activity at that time. We were told to be report at the counter of the sea sport shop @ 1330hrs. Before that, we decided to check out the waters there.
As we still have about 1 hr till the snorkerling session, we decided to head back to our cabana for some rest when suddenly it began to rain heavily. Had to wait for almost 2 hrs before the snorkerling trip resume.
We took a boat to a place called "BARACUDA Bay".. Not that there are baracudas there but just a name the Islanders called it. Almost clear water with lots of corals available. A sight almost similar to TIOMAN Monkey Bay.
Was given 1 hrs for snorkling there before we were taken back to MANA MANA.
.....continue someother time
