Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


Jun 8, 2008: Off to Bintan with 3 grandkids

Here is the Google Map with overlay of our GPS tracks. Drag and zoom to see where we went.

First a sneak preview of our snorkel experience. Here are the clown fish in action. Watch the mom swim to my face mask and check me out. She decides I'm probably ok - (requires the latest version of flash player).

First a tour around Tanjung Pinang - across the water to the Chinese sector

jun 08 4642 low tide fisherman

An alley

jun 08 4645 chinatown alley

Drying some sort of prawn thing

jun 08 4654 drying prawn balls

The real boardwalk

jun 08 4657 boardwalk

A low tide dock

jun 08 4658 low tide dock

A Chinese Buddhist Temple

jun 08 4670 buddist temple

The dragon

jun 08 4671 dragon

The Laughing Buddha

jun 08 4677 laughing bhudha

Three gods

jun 08 4679 3 gods

A banyon tree temple

jun 08 4683 banyon tree temple

A narrow street

jun 08 4689 narrow street

More low tide boat tie-ups

jun 08 4692 boats low tide

Another dark alley

jun 08 4693 dark alley

With shops

jun 08 4696 alley shops

A kelong - a fisherman's home

jun 08 4699 fisherman home

with waiting fishing boat

jun 08 4701 waiting fishing boat

A water taxi

jun 08 4707 water taxi

Colorful dock

jun 08 4717 colorful dock

Then up the snake river

jun 08 4723 begin snake river

Lucky catch on the side

jun 08 4726 fishing

Snake river reflections

jun 08 4728 snake river

The ice house - preparing sacks of crushed ice for the fishermen

jun 08 4734 ice house

The trail to the 300 year old Chinese temple

jun 08 4737 temple trail

Now visit our snorkel adventure. of tomorrow.

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C. Frank Starmer

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