A birthday getaway arranged for him. His first time to Bintan, multiple times for myself.
We were greeted by the beautiful morning sunrise at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal before our 55 minutes ride to Bintan.
A quick registration at the BRF counter for our ferry flash card and headed to breakfast at the Killiney Kopitiam located inside the terminal.
Breakfast was nothing fantastic, just something to fill our stomach before all the fun begin.
About an hour later......................
We arrived at Bintan Lagoon Resort with a warm welcome from local dancers.
I am so prepared to leave my baggage and head to the beach for some sun before checking in. To my surprise, we were able to check in before their stated time (local time 3pm). My guess is that the room (deluxe garden room) that we booked were not taken up the previous night.
King size bed, queen size day bed, bath tub, private patio.
This is definitely worth the money I've paid for.
Unfortunately, we didnt have enough time to relax at the patio as we were both dead tired after all the activities in the day.
A day at the beach, makes me smile.
(bright sunny day of course!)
After all the neccessary applications needed (sun-tanning oil, sunblock on face.....) we lay on our sunbed for some sun but after only 10 minutes, I eagerly wanted some contact with the waves.
Pulling him with me, he didnt have a choice. :P
With no regrets, he enjoyed himself with the waves, this is the first time I've seen him playing and laughing like a 7 year old.
A pose after 2+ hours of waves and body boarding...
Smiling even though my arms and legs are feeling wobbly.
Headed to the pool for a short dip and back to the pool for a quick bite. Our only meal from breakfast lasted us for hours, all the fun drowned the feel of hunger.
A short nap and some discussion later....
We decided on BBQ for our dinner. Located in front of the beach, we had to walk pass a dark and ''creepy'' walkway before we get to the restuarant.
Order a main course and get a buffet of soups, salads, bread, desserts and so on...
This main course I ordered was disappointing though, the steak was too tough for my liking.
One thing for sure we enjoyed was the ice cream!
Look at how much he enjoyed the ice cream after eating 2 big BOWLS..... not scoop, but BOWLS!
A sense of satisfaction?
Cant get away from my weekly football regime, I had to search for a place that is showing MY football team > Arsenal vs Everton (Home or Away? I cant remember).
Forcing him to watch it with me (yes, again.), we proceeded to the lobby lounge for some action. At half time, both of us agreed to continue the match in the room as the lounge was getting too noisy for our comfort.
No disappointment from them.
Time to sleep............... with a smile on my face.
8 hours later.......
Not wasting any time, we went back to the pool for some sun after our buffet breakfast while waiting for our bus transfer to ferry terminal at 2pm.
Photos taken while waiting for bus.
He: Liverpool fan
Me: Arsenal fan
How can we get along? Hmmm.....
One wrong move that we made was to leave the resort at 2pm and having to wait 3 more hours before our scheduled departure time.
Fortunately, for a mere $10, we were able to reschedule departure time to an earlier time slot and not wasting time at a terminal with basically nothing to entertain us.
I hope you had a great trip, I did definitely.
Total spending: SGD540
Deluxe Garden Room w Ferry: SGD330
Other expenses (Food, etc.): SGD210
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