TUE 11TH AUGUST JUNGLE TREKKING

WENT TREKKING ACROSS THE WIDTH OF TIOMAN,FROM TEKEK TO JUARA WHICH IS ABOUT 5 MILES.WE DIDNT USE A GUIDE AS WE DID THE TREK WITH A FANTASTIC AUSTRALIAN COUPLE WE MET-DANIEL AND JODY.IT TOOK US ABOUT 2HOURS TEN MINUTES OF STEEP JUNGLE TREKKING TO GET TO JUARA.WE WERE ALL DRENCHED IN SWEAT-POOR PRINCESS MIMI WAS SO RED IN THE FACE! WE HAD LUNCH IN JUARA FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL WELL EARNED BEERS.WE DECIDED TO GET A LIFT BACK TO TEKEK IN A 4WD!

WED 12TH AUGUST PRINCESS MIMIS BIRTHDAY! (VERY NEARLY 30!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS! XXXXXXXXXX

MEL,OUR FIRST INTREPID TOUR LEADER JOINED US ON TIOMAN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AS SHE HAD SOME TIME BETWEEN TRIPS.TOGETHER WITH DANIEL AND JODY WE SPENT THE DAY ON THE BEACH AND WENT FOR A NICE MEAL IN THE EVENING.

GOT SOME GREAT TIPS/ADVICE FROM MEL,DANIEL AND JODY ABOUT OZ-CANT WAIT TO GET THERE.NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SPENT SNORKELING AND RELAXING ON THE BEACH-ITS HARD WORK THIS TRAVELING!

SAT 15TH AUGUST

A NEW FOOTBALL SEASON!!!

MEL LEFT FOR KL TODAY-MISS YOU MEL! BOUGHT MIMI A LIFEJACKET TODAY SO THAT I DONT HAVE TO KEEP HOLDING ONTO HER HAND! NOW SHE IS OFF ALL OVER THE PLACE-SHE HAS THE DIRECTIONAL SENSE OF WALLY THE WHALE! (THE ONE THAT SWAM UP THE THAMES) SO I STILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON HER OTHERWISE SHE WOULD BE HALFWAY BACK TO THE MAINLAND.

FINALLY TESTED OUR NEW WATERPROOF CAMERA CASE AND CAMERA-ITS REALLY COOL.WILL PUT SOME PICS ON.I AM READY TO USE IT WHEN I GO DIVING.

STAYED UP UNTIL 230AM WATCHING ARSENAL DESTROY EVERTON 6-1.BORING BORING ARSENAL! IT WAS JUST ME AND FOUR OF THE STAFF WATCHING THE GAME-ME DRINKING BEER WHILST THEY ALL SMOKED MARUJANA! APPARENTLY I WAS A BIT LOUD (???!!!!) EVERYTIME WE SCORED-AT LEAST THEY ALL KNOW WHO I SUPPORT NOW!

WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME SNORKELING AND HAVE SEEN SOME NICE FISH-BARACCUDA,A STINGRAY,BATFISH,PARROTFISH AND EVEN SOME SQUID-SADLY NO TURTLES OR SHARKS YET! WE KEEP ON BUMPING INTO THIS FRENCHMAN (WE CALL HIM TURTLEMAN) WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN TURTLES,SHARKS-YOU NAME IT HES SEEN IT.IT WOULDNT SURPRISE ME IF HE SPOTS MOBY DICK!

AM KEEPING AN EYE ON WHICH DIVE OPERATOR IS THE BEST AND WILL GO DIVING SOON.

SAT 22 AUGUST

WENT DIVING WITH B&J DIVERS TODAY.DID TWO DIVES,FIRST DIVE SAW SOME NICE CORAL AND SOME LARGE BATFISH.ONE OF THE OTHER DIVERS SAW A LARGE BULL SHARK BUT I DIDNT SEE IT(PROBABLY JUST AS WELL)SECOND DIVE WAS MUCH BETTER FOR ME AS WE DID A FEW SWIM THROUGHS(BETWEEN ROCKS/CORAL TUNNELS)-VISIBILITY NOT SO GOOD BUT I DID SEE A NICE BLUE SPOTTED RAY.DIVING IS CHEAP HERE SO I AM GOING TO DO A FEW MORE-AT LEAST UNTIL I SEE A TURTLE! MIMI IS GOING TO COME OUT ON THE DIVEBOAT NEXT TIME AND GO SNORKELING WHILST I DIVE.

RAMADAN STARTED TODAY AND MOST PLACESCLOSED IN THE EVENING-INCLUDING WHERE THEY SHOW FOOTBALL! I WAS ALL FED UP AS I WAS LOOKING FORWARDS TO KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH THE FOOTBALL SCORES.I WANDERED DOWN AT 10PM TO SEE IF I COULD FIND SOMEWHERE OPEN.OUR LITTLE BEACHFRONT BAR WAS STILL SHUT BUT THE TV WAS ON-ARSENAL V PORTSNOUTH LIVE! LOVELY JUBBLY.THE BOSS SAID I COULD WATCH IT AS LONG AS I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF-I LOVE TIOMAN! 4-1 RESULT!

INTERTNET NOT ALWAYS WORKING/OPEN SO WILL UPDATE WHEN CAN,HERE UNTIL 18TH SEPTEMBER