May 23 - Took the 3 hour ferry to Tioman Island. Tioman Island (locally known as Gunung Daik Bercabang Tiga) was the setting for the 1958 movie, South Pacific as Bali Hai. In the 1970s, TIME Magazine selected Tioman as one of the world's most beautiful islands. (wiki)

Found the cheapest bungalows on the Air Batang Beach (ABC). I did all my laundry including my backpack and camera bag. My poor Granite Gear-Vapor Trail backpack has developed a large hole in it`s Rip-stop nylon. Afterwards I took advantage of the local guesthouse libraries. Trading all my books for a stack of unread material.