Geo: 5.21678, 103.269Hello, all.We had no internet on the island, as expected.The ferry trip was a speedy boat over.We made friends with a family from Kuala Lumpur, who were Malay. Most people were Chinese, and, as we discovered, from mainland China. Evidently the tourist co has a special plan. So, when we were welcomed to the island and given instructions, we and the Muslim family were ushered to the English-speaking table, and everything else was in Chinese. Most were on packages, 3-4 days, with boat trips to the neighboring islands, intro to diving, etc. and all meals. Ours was a room and breakfast only package - and we were glad, for we really didn't need a big Chinese buffet every evening.Of course we quickly got into our swim suits and snorkeled right off the shore. And
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