Trip report! Sipadan Mabul resort, Sabah, Malaysia

[Fish]

Great trip report thanks. I might just go back there again.

[Jules]

Originally Posted by buchhawk

Thanks for sharing Jules.
So how did it compare to the other trip?

Ken

Ken it was differently good.
There weren't any whalesharks , or scalloped hammerheads, just a few reef sharks. The turtles were stunning. The machro life was brilliant. The cavern and intr o cave course was useful and interesting and made me rethink a few things.

Of the two then Galapagos is "better" but if you have already been then Sipadan/Mabul/kapilai offers the most stunning walls dives with fab coral gardens on top, with the variety of the cave stuff and the muck diving which i think i would never tire of as long as i have a camera.

But the real question is... where shall we go next?

Jules

[Ding Dang Doo]

Brilliant stuff Jules...

One day maybe I'll get the chance to get to some of these more 'offbeat' locations.

Thanks for sharing.

Pete

[puddlediver]

Hi Jules,

Brill pics once again. Looks like a lovely place to dive. U really do get to some exciting places. I've just come back from two weeks in Sharm, not in the same league but will post some pics when they've been edited.

May see you around some time.....

Cheers

Lyv

Am on a liveaboard to the Northern Isles in June on Valkeyrie.

[triplefin]

great report Jules sounds like you had a fab time - just love the ghost pipe fish

[andydivebum]

We have been looking at a trip to Borneo for this year, this has made our mind up. What fantastic pictures. We thought that we would find it hard to top Tofo Beach, Mozambique and Aliwal Shoal, South Africa, but looks like this will be in the running against them. Can't wait to go now, although we have to wait until October. We're going with Borneo Dream Borneo Dream Travel & Tours BHD SDN - Making your dreams come true in Borneo.... Book our own flights and they arrange everything else.

[SCUBA Chick]

Most excellent report Jules...

Looking forward to our upcoming Layang, layang and Kapalai trip even more now

Excellent piccies too!!!

Kathy xx

[Venus]

There must have been something else which made Gos better

Originally Posted by Jules

There weren't any whalesharks , or scalloped hammerheads, just a few reef sharks
Of the two then Galapagos is "better"

The big question is ..... how many cameras did you flood

[Jules]

Originally Posted by Venus

There must have been something else which made Gos better

naa can't think of anything

Originally Posted by Venus

The big question is ..... how many cameras did you flood

NONE!

new year resolution is that I can buy myself an SLR when I have gone two years without killing any cameras . strobes, or other pieces of delicate equipment by drowning them. So now I am being extra careful and not taking my camera if it's a rush job.

oh yes and it's Bikini next.... that's the place not the swimsuit

[principia]

Originally Posted by Jules

oh yes and it's Bikini next.... that's the place not the swimsuit

Phew, you had us worried there

oops, better get my coat, its snowing.....

J.