Pulau Tioman

So the last few days I have been on Tioman in the South China sea. I thought it would be a bit like the Thai islands, like Ko Tao and Krabi - it's been on the backpacking map for longer than both. However, when I got here, bearing in mind it is low season as well, the place is a paradise. I worked it out and it's about 16 hours away from London, but it's amazing. As I said before the blog never comes across as fun when I am having a great time but I can't help that can i!

Yesterday I went diving which was ok. The vis wasn't great but lots of turts and rays, groupers, file fish etc etc and I spotted an ugly scorpion fish, a real big bugger. So diving was good but not exceptional, I am here on the off season though. Apart from the diving though, the weather was great and I sunbathed and watched the long tailed macques stroll along the beach - there being only myself and their gang around. At dusk the fruit bats fly out down and the beach, it's all well pretty perfect. Easy living people, easy living. The two concerns I have at the moment, are (1) my aircon. Tell me if this doesn't sound dangerous, it drips water continually and crackles - not the "snap, crackle, pop" type, the "I'm going to set your room on fire" type. So I've switched it off and therefore means I sweat at night more than I did in RUSSIA. Do you remember that? feck. AND (2) the mosquitoes are like horses, galloping from afar to suck the last traces of my blood.

Today I woke up to a cracker of a thunder storm, tried to take a photo on the beach but then thought I might get killed doing so, so ran inside. Decided I was not going to spend the day lazing so I headed off into the jungle to trek to the other side of the island. There is a reason they call it the "rain forest". I don't think I've ever been as wet. No leeches though. Beautiful too but think i wrecked my camera in the humidity - oops! Speaking off which if it does survive I got a USB cable but I am sat at a computer now with no USB slots, can you imagine? You'd think I was on a remote island or something equally as rubbish for telecommunications. So I will update with photos as soon as I can.

So it's a hard life really. Sorry. It's beer o'clock though, and therefore I can no longer chat. Off tomorrow or Saturday to Johor Bahru and then on to Borneo, which I am quite excited about. Yippee!