One nesting turtle, two nests from boat patrols, 4 nest excavations and several hundred hatchlings, is not a bad return for 10 days of volunteer work! Of course dealing with each of these is part of the life of a volunteer at Juara Turtle Project (JTP) on Tioman island, but you cannot guarantee experiencing all […]
We have been exploring a number of islands. Perhentians After the turtle conservation project on the Perhentian Besar (big island) last month, we enjoyed ten days or so on Perhentian Kecil (small island). Kapas Next stop was the Kapas Island, see: more about turtles and the state capital. There was very little to do there […]
Whilst researching things to see and do on the Perhentian islands, I was very excited to find a turtle conservation project where we could volunteer for a short period. After a few issues with some admin and eventually locating somewhere for a medical certificate (for diving), we eventually headed to Kota Bahru. Then the following […]
Well, the good news is that my bag eventually made it back from Brunei to Hanoi and I wasn’t left behind by the group. I am now well on my way into Lao country and have already spent time in the capital Vientiane as well as a couple of days in the backpacker town of […]