Tioman Island Retreat – Part 1 *
It was out of the blue when my husband suddenly suggested that we go to Tioman Island for a retreat after been working so hard lately. Initially, he suggested that we go to Sibu Island (not far from Tioman Island) but since there were not many choices of place to stay, we opted for Tioman Island instead. We didn’t made any calls or reservation as we were optimistic that there would be many rooms available as the school holiday hasn’t started yet. We invited my mom and my aunt to come along.
We left our home at 6am, with the hope to catch the 12.00pm ferry at Tg Gumuk, Kuala Rompin. It was a sudden plan so we did all the preparation last minute. My husband downloaded the route to Tg Gumuk from Google map and later upload it into his GPS tracking device.
The journey was fun as we got to see beautiful views.
Beautiful morning sky on the way to Kuala Pilah
Sunrise over the horizon
There is actually a village called Kg Geddes in Bahau. The name reminds me of Anne Geddes, the great photographer.
Exit 63 to Kuala Rompin
We reached Tg Gumuk at 11.30am and got a bit disappointed as the jetty is not operating at this moment. They are closed for the monsoon season and only will be open from January to October every year. We however booked ferry tickets and was told to get the next 4.30pm ride at Mersing Jetty. He also told us that Sibu Island will only be opened to public in December.
We reached Mersing at 12.30pm and after having our lunch, we just waited at the jetty for our ferry to arrive.
Lunch at a food shop nearby the Mersing Jetty
Yassin and his newfound friend, Alif, a local boy
View from the jetty (photo by Zaim)
We did our things while waiting: my mom and aunt exchanging stories, husband dozing off, Yassin with his Gameboy and me with my Moleskine sketching.
Mersing Jetty | pen on Moleskine
48 pages left! Yeehaw!
More photos will be up soon in Tioman Island Retreat – Part 2! Stay tune!
*The first person to leave a comment on any post title that ends with a star will receive a link back to his or her blog for being my first commentator!
1st commentator:
Diya!!
57 Comments
diyadeary
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diyadeary
hahahaaaaaaa….
TH
congrats diya
TH
yay 2nd to comment!
diyadeary
yes! 1st again.. hehe
TH
you are!
diyadeary
thanks TH..
diyadeary
your r so close TH
TH
hope to see more pic, emila, your hubby drive all the way?
TH
not close enough haha…
TH
the pics are great!
TH
welcome 🙂
diyadeary
4 mins gap! hehe
TH
yeah 🙂
TH
a great place to hang out in Tioman but driving there is so long hours
diyadeary
kak emi, i love the 2nd and 3rd pic..
annyboo
great photos Emi… esp the migratory birds 😀 so cool u manage to catch that… 🙂 last sketch.. i like 🙂 kinda very detailed for a short frame of time.. hehe.. glad u had a good holiday!
annyboo
oh ya.. congrats Diya 🙂
diyadeary
the 2nd and 3rd pic were awesome..
dmystify
Welcome back, hope you are recharged and well.
TH
the pics are nice, the weather is good
diyadeary
i love how sun ‘color’ the sky~
TH
well said!
diyadeary
thanks annyboo!
yoon see
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Jean Chia
congrates, diya!
Jean Chia
emila, u guys are amazing lar! i hv nvr go on holidays without making any reservation. The one time i hv is when i went to penang for a business trip. Lucky i got a room in a new hotel. The rest were fully booked.
Jean Chia
really salute u guys for being able to stay so calm despite without making any reservations! 🙂
diyadeary
so cool~ haha..
Jean Chia
emila, my fave scenery while on my road trip is seeing birds flying in a group. That is a lovely shot u got! 🙂
Jean Chia
and of coz the sunrise too! u know lar how much i love sunrise & sunset rite! 🙂
Jean Chia
oh emila, great sketching! and congrates on being nearer to accomplishing yr challenge! 🙂
marvic
diya congrats
marvic
congrats to u too TH
marvic
kak emi, i can see that u really did enjoy ur vacation this time….
marvic
a lot more sketching, phototaking on the scenery
marvic
the scenery are soooo beautiful…
marvic
for me that is so adventurous….
Shinade
Congrat Diya…I see you made it three times!! Oh what a wonderful surprise Emila!! I know you have been working very hard and needed a break!!:-)
diyadeary
hi yoon see.. long time u r not here.. 🙂
diyadeary
tq sweet ladies! 🙂
diyadeary
thank you shinade.. 🙂
Mariuca
Hola! I’m here Emila! 😀
Mariuca
Ohhhhh got more posts yg i belum mengomen ye?
Mariuca
Tgh masak ni while dropping EC, buat apa tu? 🙂
Mariuca
Ok lemme baca ur post sat, hang on! 🙂
Mariuca
Emila!!!! Tg Gumuk it seems he he he! 😉
Mariuca
Sorry selingan sat he he..ok back to reading now shhhhhh…
Mariuca
Wah Emila!! I love the sunrise over the horizon picture! BEAUTIFUL!
Mariuca
Awalnya bertolak, mesti sejuk-pijuk mandi pagi! 🙂
Mariuca
Eh gambar Yassin ngan Alif oso nice! Your pics are always so clear and nice. 🙂
Mariuca
Ok will move on to Part 2 now! 🙂
Mariuca
Oh ye, I am cooking steamed fish tonight, for a late dinner since we just did some grocery shopping today. 🙂
Mariuca
Bought Somaly rice today he he…support Marvic sikit lol! 🙂
Mariuca
Oso bought vege, lots of them and diet drinks for me he he! 🙂
Mariuca
Telling u my grocery list now LOL! 😉
Mariuca
Oh got sale la at IKANS! Seed is having a huge sale it seems, 50-70% off! 🙂