[Jules]

12.02.08 South point Sipadan
Another classic Sipadan dive, you start to take it all for granted after a while, stunning wall, shed loads of huge and fearless turtles who don’t give way to you or just stay snoozing on their beds in the rock. We stalked 3 sharks on this dive.

12.02.08 Paradise Mabul
A lovely relaxed dive with just three divers and Amir our guide, we found lots of Machro life and some cleaner shrimps, which gave phil a quick tooth clean





13.02.08 Platform Mabul

This was the third time we had attempted to dive this site and on previous attempts the current was deemed too fast. The site consists of a drilling platform (which is now converted into a hotel of sorts) and the sandy bottom below it.
This is wher we spotted pygmy sea horses, of two different types, some pink spotted and some yellow spotted. They are tiny, only a few mm long and so well camouflaged against the coral on which they live

Can you see it?


Can you see it now?





On this dive we then saw three giant frog fish who almost lined up to invite us to take pictures. They are such comical creatures, so improbable looking.




On the 14th I started my cavern and intro cave course which lasted until our final diving day, I might write a little about that on a separate post.

17.02.08 Mandarin Valley Kapilai
Our very last dive of the trip and having dived this site before Phil and I dropped in together before the guide and the rest of the boat. Immediately we came across a a ghost pipe fish which co-operated beautifully and enabled us to get the best photos of the trip








We returned exhausted but delighted

Jules