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<\/a><\/a>The island is pretty, seen from the open sea, but for this first time in the waters of Sipadan, I preferred to stay in Semporna, even if it means taking the boat every morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Update :<\/span><\/strong> during my future trips to Borneo, in 2009<\/a> and in 2013<\/a>, to dive in Sipadan, I will make a different choice, I will reside in Mabul to avoid this journey.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The port of Semporna is ugly, not very pleasant, I would not advise tourists in search of exotic postcard to stay there. But there is a semblance of modernity that I appreciate: internet access (although not very fast), electrical outlets to recharge the batteries of the camera, restaurants, hot water, market, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Small annoyance in my quest for modernity: I receive SMS, but I can't send any. It's annoying, all the same... Hmm. I feel like a backpacker who's getting bored!<\/p>\n\n\n\n During my many dives in Mabul, Sibuan and Mantabuan, I am not disappointed. The dive-masters<\/em> are competent and know the bottoms like the back of their hand. Every day I discover bugs that I have never seen before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Highly sought after frog-fishes<\/em> aka frogfish (antennae), indolent and shapeless fish, disguise themselves as a sponge and wedge incognito between two stones, leaning on their fins which have become quasi-paws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crocodile fish, kings of camouflage too, merge with the sand. And, again, there is a truly incredible variety of nudibranchs ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n A treat for the amateur photographers of which I am a part. You can also meet the classic tropical underwater fauna: batfish, moray eels, angel fish, clowns, parrots, etc. etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between two dives, we decompress on the sand, the time to eliminate the nitrogen accumulated in the body and to take some strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On each island, there are soldiers, who control the boats' route sheets, the names and the number of divers. Security measures put in place by the Malaysian government since the hostage taking in 2000 by the Philippine terrorist group Abu Sayyaf<\/a> (the divers held on Jolo Island had been kidnapped in Sipadan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n It's a bit funny, when you land on these cute white sandy beaches with their postcard coconut trees, to see guys in fatigues, some of them armed with an impressive machine gun, as a welcoming committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bikini divers are the main attraction of the day for them... And of course the French are entitled to a little ironic football commentary. Thanks Zidane!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\ude02<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The islands around Sipadan are not well known and yet they are worth a visit. 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