The wooden planks were cold beneath my butt but i really needed to pee. while my friends sat facing the opposite direction, i let go and a slow but steady long stream of water flowed out down into the sea water with a horridly loud splash. The nearest toilet was a good 10mins walk away and to any lazy person out there in the world that was an entire eternity and hence the sea would have to do.
It was quite a last minute decision but we got a ticket via Air Asia to Tawau and found ourselves in a little town area. stay a night or go directly to the islands it's really up to you but we chose to spend a night and had luxuriously spent on a nice air conditioned room.
I had always hated sleeping with the AC but it's a hot little island and the cold room was welcoming after walking around in the heat all day.
We got tickets for a boat ride and a dive pass to Mabul island with a dive company called Uncle Chang. You have to register for a dive pass into Sipadan waters because they limit the number of divers there to preserve the corals and wild life and such.
i was terrified at first that i'd be swimming next to a reef shark but swimming next to almost 10 of them was quite the rush. The water was calm and everything for a moment under the water is so peaceful you forget all your worries.
if you're considering diving there, i'd say don't take so long to decide. go like how the nike commercials scream out at you.
Just. do. it.
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