Day 4: 23 December 2010 Thursday
Bumpy Boat Ride for 2 hours to the island opposite the Kratatua Volcano. The rip- roaring waves tossed us up and down, making the whole trip feel like an amusement park's extreme ride.
Before we even reached the island, a group of what it seems to be pirates hijacked our small boat with guns and demanded money from us. For a moment i thought I was going to appear on the headline: 5 Singaporeans held hostage in South China Sea.
We snorkeled with a sea of colorful corals and fishes. It was such a pity that I was too busy struggling to breath and drinking mouthfuls of sea water that I failed to enjoy the full beauty of it.
The Kratatoa Volcano is like a growing teenager undergoing puberty: it grows 4m in height every year. Its hormone changes also makes it roar with fuming rages every 5 to 10 minutes.
At night, the sight was even more awesome. It was a gigantic black sesame ice kachang topped with raspberry syrup. I would vote it as the best Christmas decorated place, it even outshines the orchard Christmas lighting.When the orange red larva spurt out from the mouth of the volcano like a vigorously shake-up champagne, it coats the less than ordinary mountain with a layer of shimmering sparkles, it instantaneously but momentarily transforms it into an magnificent and unforgettable sight. I would trade a sleepless night and countless mosquito bites by the beach just to get one more glimpse of it.
Bumpy Boat Ride for 2 hours to the island opposite the Kratatua Volcano. The rip- roaring waves tossed us up and down, making the whole trip feel like an amusement park's extreme ride.
Before we even reached the island, a group of what it seems to be pirates hijacked our small boat with guns and demanded money from us. For a moment i thought I was going to appear on the headline: 5 Singaporeans held hostage in South China Sea.
We snorkeled with a sea of colorful corals and fishes. It was such a pity that I was too busy struggling to breath and drinking mouthfuls of sea water that I failed to enjoy the full beauty of it.
The Kratatoa Volcano is like a growing teenager undergoing puberty: it grows 4m in height every year. Its hormone changes also makes it roar with fuming rages every 5 to 10 minutes.
At night, the sight was even more awesome. It was a gigantic black sesame ice kachang topped with raspberry syrup. I would vote it as the best Christmas decorated place, it even outshines the orchard Christmas lighting.When the orange red larva spurt out from the mouth of the volcano like a vigorously shake-up champagne, it coats the less than ordinary mountain with a layer of shimmering sparkles, it instantaneously but momentarily transforms it into an magnificent and unforgettable sight. I would trade a sleepless night and countless mosquito bites by the beach just to get one more glimpse of it.
p.s regarding the pirate issue, later then we found out they are just pirate- looking rangers.
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