Day 727 - Waiting for a water taxi

As today is our last day on Mabul, and our bags are totally packed we refrained from splashing in the water (plus it was Welly-windy) but it didn't stop us from gazing at the life living underneath us in the perfect turquoise water - we were glad not to be in the water when a huge gathering of hundreds of jellyfish floated passed!!

When the wind cleared away some of the clouds, we could see world-famous Sipidan Island in the distance. This is a dive mecca, and though Adam couldn't dive there on this trip, as only 100 divers get a permit each day, it has definitely been added to the "to-do-list".


Here's a pic of Adam and his dive master, Rex, out of water for a change:
We had a hard day full of reading and lazing on the deck chairs, in between meals, before our boat took us for a ride back to the mainland. The day was brilliantly clear by this stage, and we were gifted with a glimpse of a picture-perfect, tiny, sandy island sitting in the middle of the ocean. The kind a 5-year old would draw if they were asked to draw a picture of a deserted island.

Back on the mainland in Semporna, we had some food and then jumped onto a 9 hour overnight bus to take us back to Sabah's capital: Kota Kinabalu.

Adlibing it above an ocean TV.