This place is really a little slice of heaven on earth. If I had to envision heaven, it would probably look like this place.
On the 4th July, my groupmates from west Malaysia and Sarawak all came to Tawau for a Sabah trip of the islands. We took them toMabul island, only 30 minutes of the coast of semporna.
The weather started of bad with heavy rain in the morning.We woke up at 5.30am, had breakfast at 6.30,
were on our way by 7.30 andreached semporna jetty at 8.45am. The boat to the island left at 9am. Howeverthe r and waves made it literally a very bumpy ride.
were on our way by 7.30 andreached semporna jetty at 8.45am. The boat to the island left at 9am. Howeverthe r and waves made it literally a very bumpy ride.
Thank God for seasick meds. I could feel butterflies in mystomach everytime my bum lifted of the seat as we rode off a wave only to landon another.
Upon reaching the island, the staff lined up at the jettyand were drenched in rain but still they greeted us with a smile. I preferumbrellas, but smiles are nice too. :D They explained to us where to leave our bags, the rules, the commondining area and its hours… then we were of to our little chalets.
Our chalets were a good 5 minute walk away and the rain letup, so we were able to take in the sights. Soooooooo amazing. My iphone shotsdo it no justice. Clear pristine waters, thousands of visible corals andrainbow coloured fish, endless sea into the horizon, sandy white beaches, lazychairs everywhere.. my kind of holiday.dive
After resting up a bit, we were taken on another boat rideat 2.30pm to Kapalai island for a bit of snorkeling. I just love the water, Iwish I was a stronger swimmer though.. then I wouldn’t need my life jacket. Butno one can predict the strength of the sea current. Sometimes a calm sea mayhave a vicous undercurrent. It was difficult to swim back to the jettysometimes, I had to put all my strength to avoid being pulled in the wrongdirection. But it was worth it coz I met up with elusive mr. Turtle. Yayyy~~
4pm and we were back at the dive centre. They provided usfree snacks and drinks. After that we went for a little tour of the island,soothed our aching muscles with a steamy dip in the Jacuzzi, and topped it allof with a bountiful feast of fresh seafood and fruits for dinner.
The good life. T_T *sigh*
That night I just couldn’t bring myself to sleep early nomatter how tired I was. My friends and I decided to catch up with gossip till4am on lazy chairs placed on our chalet’s veranda which overlooked the ocean.Even the moon and falling stars accompanied us.
Too bad there is no camera good enough to capture what oureyes truly sees.
The next day we woke up to a postcard.
No, not really a postcard, but something that could haveeasily been one. It really looked like paradise that morning.
OK talking bout scenery is never good enough. Piccas! But onlytru my tiny iphone. Friends with DSLR haven’t uploaded any pics on fb yet. Sothis wll have to do~