Perhentian Kecil...The small island

Tanya and I just got off the boat from Perhentian Kecil. It was a lovely and very expensive island. Prices over there go up at least a dollar for everything. The Internet was 5 Ringgits for 15 minutes. Here, on the mainland, I'm paying 5 Ringgits for an hour. Anyways, Kecil was very nice and relaxing. It didn't have much to do except lay in the sun, scuba dive or snorkel. All we managed to do was lay in the sun. There were big waves, so no swimming for Cindi...I'm a little afraid of the waves. When we were on the boat over we found out that 2 girls had to be rescued because the current sucked them out to sea. I think they are fine now. They were sent back to the mainland to go to the hospital.

We are waiting around to catch the jungle train to Teman Negara, the National Forest here. We are going to go jungle trekking for a few days. It will be nice to do something different than lay on the beach. I can't believe I am saying that, because laying on the beach is always a top priority of mine! I'm sure I will have more to write after the jungle. Tanya is hoping for no snake sightings. I'm becoming one with nature and even spiders! I don't want them crawling on me, but I don't jump up and run when I see one anymore. I'm also appreciating lizards that eat the mosquitoes. They love me over here. I have new bites everyday, but I rarely ever actually see a mosquito...Go figure! I'm also very used to the bathrooms (using a bucket to manually flush the toilet) and living out of a backpack. I also love the fact that I don't wear makeup and rarely look in the mirror before leaving my room. Life is simple and it's great not to have to think about things.

The one thing I dislike about traveling is that I'm always comparing the places I have been. I liked Tioman a lot better than I did the Perhentians. But, if I didn't go to Tioman before, then maybe I would have liked the Perhentians better. Who knows? Bali is still my number one, but that may change when I go to Thailand...