SMSL '03: Pulau Papan All-Girls trip (^^)

Waiting for my next trip to come is unbearably daunting. Currently having fever; partly because lack of adventure (-_-") Anyway, I went back to Labuan during CNY; was lucky enough I was not scheduled to work during the long holiday. And guess what, we went to Pulau Papan and hiked 2/3 of the island! YEeeeHhaw!!! \(^^)/

I was the one who'd urged the girls to wake up early for a jog along the beach of Pancur Hitam that morning. We end up walking against the wind, chattering and imagining a trip abroad together. Then RM came up with the idea to go Kayaking in Pulau Papan. Having nothing else to do for the rest of the day, all of us agreed to have it a go. Many of us never set foot on the island anyway and that includes me.

We went back to our homes to pack clothes for change; just for precaution if our clothes ever get wet. Went to buy some snacks and drinks without even checking whether there's boat transfer to the island or not.

GG: Kalo xda boat, apa la kita mo buat dengan food ni?? Yakin diri banar kita ni
RM: Picnic di kompleks sukan aing tah hehe

And luckily we can charter a boat to the island at a reasonable price; RM 80 for return transfer. Since there were 5 of us so it cost us RM 16 per person.

Nothing much on the island. A family was having a picnic and there were guys playing football on the sand. And no kayak, of course. The facilities were left untended; there was no water in the toilet and the chalet looks abandoned. However, the beach and water are exceptionally stunning. It was clean and clear. There were no rubbish afloat. Absolutely stunning. For a moment, I don't even remember I was only a few minutes away from Labuan.

We walked slightly uphill towards the direction of the firehouse and voilla it's no longer there though the signage said a new firehouse was reconstructed in 2004. So we continue to walk to the back of the island; to the side that faces the ocean and where you can only see docking ships and the horizon. Here are some of the pictures.. It's even more beautiful when you're actually there than in these pics..

Actually there's a nicer walking trail that you can use to circle the whole island on foot, but then we chose to walk along the shore where we had to traverse on rocks and someone's tracksuit got severely torn :p

I think it got torn somewhere here.. That's Labuan on the background. Very close indeed..

When we reached the front beach, there were some Australian tourists who've just arrived with a VIP boat. They called us to join them for a drink tapi tau2 jak la apa drinks dorang hehe so we politely denied the invitation and went straight to the jetty to wait for our boat and Ya Allah! the boat ride back was atrociously jumpy that I think if I didn't held the side of the boat strong enough I would've been thrown out of the boat. Well, the sea is known to be more rough in the evening and we know that very well. Served us right for choosing to go back late haha

Ini semua konon. The smiles were for the sake of picture-taking. Realitinya, kami menjerit sampai part where  there were mild ripples and at that time of the day, mestila near the docking point baru ada mild ripples kan..

It was less bumpy if you're sitting at the back like these girls.. (-_-")

I didn't apply any sunscreen so yup my skin suffered another sun burn. But at this rate, I succumbed myself to sunburn. I, now, refused to be shackled in the common societal expectations where being fair is beautiful. My sun tanned skin is the most instant prove that I've been enjoying my time outdoor, under the sun! Chewah.. :p