Monday, 19 August 2002

long weekend dive trip to pulau perhentian (malaysia)

the beach the beautiful beach
the sand soft & white sand
the shade sipping milkshakes beneath netting canopy
the people very ang "ang mohs"

back from pulau perhentian, still my favourite dive spot in malaysia, so far north it is one hour away from the Thai border - as close as you can get to the perfect beach holiday albeit the inevitable tropical flies and vicious nightime mosquitoes. fantastic diving - everything we wanted to see - turtles, sharks, stingrays, beautiful hard & soft corals and for some unpredictability and excitement, a rare and terrifying attack by a triggerfish pair (think we came too close to their nesting ground) on one dive and diving to freezing zero visibility on another. pictures of the beach do not do this place justice - the soft, white sandy beach stretches far beyond the water's edge - creating a wide beauiful playground - and yet stretches the other way as well, far into the calm, balmy and clear blue sea, allowing one to walk hundreds of metres into the sea without once stubbing one's foot into rocks and corals.

incredible place - all in, including diving, accoms, food & transport for only S$300!! highly recommended!

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