Pulau Sipadan- a place that is on every diver's 'must go' list. While october is not the best time to go in terms of visibilty, i was not the least bit disappointed by the spectacular underwater vistas off the tiny limestone island. The vibrant colours of the amazingly rich marine life surpassed almost all of the images that i've conjured of a true underwater kingdom. Swarming whirlwinds of jacks and baracuddas, schools of huge bumphead parrtofish, frequent sightings of sharks and turtles, a myriad of colourful corals and gigantic seafans, i could go on forever. Moreover, it was turtle mating season! Green turtles at every corner, some swimming around looking for a willing partner, some courting, some catching a little rest before their next 'vigorous' session- I even saw a pair actually doing it! Forget the fast and the furious, young things! The adage 'slow and steady wins the race' sums it up here. In fact, i hear it takes up to 24hrs on average. Oh how i envy them...
The Legendary Pulau Sipadan
Can't stop the chorus of 'Under the Sea' playing in my head
World of vibrant colours
one of the barras gasping in astonishment as it saw me
School of angelfish swimmin' by
Whirlwind of Jacks - Cool!
Green turtle in 'mid-flight'- how graceful...
Courting turtles, so cute- how can anyone like turtle soup!?
Sharks' fins- difficult choice...argh, stop messin' my head!
By the way, i found Nemo *smile*
3 comments:
Beautiful!
The shark's fin part had me laughing out loud in office.
Tsk tsk.
wow and again..wow....
It's a Whirlwind of Juvenile Baracudas, my dear...
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