(This is the activated Google Map of our ferry trip to and from Bintan + ride from Tanjung Pinang to Agro Beach + snorkeling.. The purple trace is our first snorkel adventure. The green trace is our snorkel adventure to Mapur Island (wow, simply wow). Click and drag to find your way around Bintan and nearby islands).
Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal
SQ takeoff and our leaving Tanah Merah
Singapore
Serious Doyle
These two guys were sitting across from us. The carried out a highly animated conversation for the entire 2 hour ferry trip.
Animated conversation
Doyle working as we approach Bintan
More animated conversation
continuous animation
Welcome to Bintan
Bintan Harbor
Bintan Harbor
Frank is back (according to Josh)
Lunch at the Agro Beach Resort
Mixed Veges
Squid Salad
Red Snapper
Our snorkel place
Clown Fish
A not-so-friendly jelly fish
Coral
Green coral
Brain coral
Green coral
Giant clam
Clown fish
Coral
Fish on the horizon
For a few months when the winds come from the west, jelly fish invade these waters. Vinegar helps to reduce the sting (after of course).
without words
Without words
A sea urching
And a blue something
Our team
and more snorkeling
Colors everywhere
and the last
After snorkeling - I went in search of spiders. Finding none, I did find a fun assassin bug and some rather striking flowers
A lonely water lily
A yellow flower
Here was an assassin bug hiding inside the flower - or eating or something
I forgot what this is called - but the colors were amazing
I managed to coax our friend out of his/her hiding place for a photo shoot
He / she crawled up the side of one of the petals
Another view with nice shadows
Closer
sort of looking around
and he/she hopped to a leaf
C. Frank Starmer