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Exploration
Already 9 o'clock in the morning, even though
still felt like continue sleeping but we forced
ourself to wake up. I told myself that not to waste
the time here, there is always some interesting
things to do. We gonna get down to the restaurant
as soon as possible, because the buffet breakfast
would end at 10:30am. If we missed it we've
to pay for the à la carte order.
We planned to explore the island today, we would
go to any angle that we could reach. First, we walked
to the right hand direction of the swimming pool,
passed thru the chalets then arrived at the backyard
garage. Further down there is a small beach that
we can see the Sibu Kukus Island not far away. A
lot of tiny crabs running on the beach, the color
of their bodies just like the sand, it's not easy
to spot them. Spontaneously, we caught a few crabs
into a bottle, filled in some sand, and brought
it back to the chalet. Just to observe their behaviour.
Only a short stop at the chalet, we picked
up the water bottle and some titbits then went on
for jungle trekking. We started the trekking trail
at Beach 3 (as shown in the Plan Layout). The
view is magnificent but the beach is a bit rocky.
From there we hiked up to the animal cage which
is keeping deer and goats. As we going up the hill
would lead us to the jungle. While ascending, we
passed thru a big water tank, then reached the Viewing
Point at the left hand side. It offers a wide angle
view of Sibu Besar Island and Papan Island. This
trek is easy to navigate, not much difficulty in
directions. There is a steep slope
while descending, just a few steps and there is
a rope rail to assist your walk We came across a Mangrove
Beach not far from the slope. We spent a short while
to appreciate the scenery there. Then returned to
the jungle to hike the way back, the trail leads
us to another beach. We walked along the beach and
met a western couple sun bathe there. Came to the
edge of the beach and climbed over some rocks
then we returned to the beach that we caught crabs
this morning. We already completed the trek, we
came back to the place that we recognized. Followed
the rocks, we hiked to the front compound of the
resort, almost near the jetty. We decided to end
our trek here and went back to the chalet for a chill.
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We didn't eat lunch at the restaurant, we had
the cup noodles that brought from mainland. After
a small rest, we went snorkelling at the nearby
beach. To my biggest surprise, the marine life here are
even
more than Sibu Kukus. At the very shallow
water, I can see corals and fishes. But I'm a little
worry that the snorkellers and the people playing
at the beach might damage the corals, because they
are really shallow. Gobies and shrimps are abundant
at the sandy bed, there are several types of Goby such
like Banded Goby, Lemon Goby, and Spotted Goby. Various
type of clam and worm can be found. A lot more interesting
creatures to be explored, unfortunately the night
has fallen, the visibility turned low, and we got
up from the sea.
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