Pulau Lintaang - Somewhere in the South China Sea

First snorkeling day. P L is one of the thousands of islands making up the archipelago, South China Sea Islands. There are hundreds of them. Most are uninhabited and various countries lay claim to them. Countries which border the SCS include China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam.

We went over on zodiacs. Beautiful pristine beach - spotted some bright blue fish and some yellow ones. Found some amazing clams and lots of flying fish behind a rock. After lunch - a gorgeous BBQ on beach I tried out kayaking. Not a bad beginning try - will try again.

Great and friendly group on ship. 50% Aussies who I love traveling with, friendly, funny and easy going. To night is Captains cocktail party and I will sit with the expedition leader Tom. Off to have tea then take some photos when the sun becomes let intense.

So happy about the Scottish vote. Was awake in the night worrying. In my heart I felt that it would not pass but it was so close. The ramifications would have been horrendous. I ran into this young woman at Jogia airport in Java. She had no idea what the sweater meant - just thught it cool.  It was an omen for me.

More later TTFN