Scuba Borneo

After a few weeks inland, we were happy to get on our flight from Siem Reap to Borneo and hit the beach again. After a brief stop over in Kota Kinabalu (KK), we headed to the east coast, to an 'idyllic' coastal village Semporna... turned out to be a real hole as you can see below...

One can only admire the beauty of this coastal jewel... we decided to go to the islands asap and leave this wonderful and friendly dump.

....Our home for 3 days....Mabul Island....Happy Daze:-)

After an hours boat ride we arrived to a beatiful island of Mabul. Here some locals near by at bath time.

Views from our accommodation - all of the houses were built on stilts here due to the tide.

OOh, its a bird.

Local dive platform - see funnel cloud on the left.

Amazing sunsets once again.

Off we go... watch out fishies!

Too small for dinner.

This fellow decided that I am an enemy and started attacking me and even bit my flippers - brave little trigger fish.

David getting pretty good with underwater photography.


"I'm coming up cos we gotta get this party started"

Hey, you guys are upside down!

Needed CIA to take us diving and snorkeling.

Crocodile fish... well hidden, well ugly, well deep!

David shooting a turtle.

Here is the result...snorkelers circling above.

Lion Fish - Wanna give me a kiss?

Nudibranch....lintu vai kala?

Another sluggish nudibranch.....divers seem fascinated with these creatures.

Giant Cuttlefish (approx 1m long).... wanna cuddle?

Turtle getting away from David....

Meet Nemo.

.....bugger off, stop chasing me :-)


Milky Emperor - made up since were not sure of the correct name.

The 'money shot' - David took this at 12m depth, I'm equalizing to get close to the action.

....Hey seriously, leave me alone man!!!

Potato Grouper - this fellow was approx 50kg - get me a harpoon, dinners on me :-)

Happy reunion at the surface after dive and snorkel.