We had booked to go on a waterfall trip to the southern end of the island as well as some more snorkelling. The chap that was to take us had a family bereavement (so he said) and was very apologetic. He almost got down on his knees and asked us to look into his eyes to prove he was sincere! The replacement driver didn't speak very good English but he got us to the waterfall which had a nice pool below into which we swam. Back on the boat and the driver had a lo...

We decided to have a swim before breakfast so off to the beach as the sun was just breaking over the hills. The water was warm and fish came around us, quite big ones too. Had a buffet breakfast again which seems to be becoming a habit! Lisa was keen to go and visit the Tioman Island Resort which we were originally booked into. We were upgraded to a delux unit at Berjaya which is the sister resort. A Nepalese man showed us around and it was clear that where we ...

We had booked a day on the water today which began after buffet breakfast with a walk to the jetty. Our boat was fairly small but crewed with some young Malaysian lads, probably only 20 years old. They handled the boat better than the english language fortunately but we got the idea of what they wanted. Headed out to Coral Island at high speed (200hp engine on the back) and had a snorkel from the beach there. This was a bit disappointing but then they took us to ...

Awoke to another lovely day with a nice beach view. Had a buffet breakfast in the enormous dining area also overlooking the pool and beach. Then off for a swim in the sea which was warmer than the pool. I'm sure it was over 30degC. Sue booked a scuba dive for the afternoon and Lisa and I walked into Tekek. There is quite a large hill between us and the 'town' and we were glad when we were on the downhill side. Visited the Duty Free shop as Tioman has duty free ...