There it was, doing its funny dance. Its beady eyes looking at me, moving like those of a chameleon. I continued to frog kick my way while keeping a watchful eye on this potential menace. Suddenly I saw the lone figure of a Hawksbill Turtle making its way to the surface. I “braked” and waited for it to come down from its short breather. Then I swam towards it..and for a few minutes, the turtle and I swam side by side…looking at each other. Then further out, was this other figure that was doing another dance. And it is the Bumphead Parrotfish, almost a meter in length. Just hovering there at around 16 meters, doing a strange dance for a Bumphead Parrotfish. And there I was swimming with this creature.
That was only at one dive site – Terumbu Kili.
Visibility today has been of Sipadan standards. Minimum 25 meters. The dive at Stinger Reef (Batu Cina Terjun) was equally good with lots of small stuffs to see. I was more interested in the Bamboo Shark, Moray and Banded Lobster that were huddled together in the same hole. I grabbed David’s camera to take photos of them.
The best was at Holy Sands. I dived in head first..everything seemed surreal because it was like being in the air…visibility was so great. I was with Mocha, and then Snafuette, hunting for critters. Holy Sands lives up to its name by having lots of freaky stuffs…things I have never seen underwater before. I loved it when I hovered around one foot off the bottom at 19m, a school of Tiger Trevallies hunting and feeding, and some just slam into me, while one made funny face at my mask. It was heaven.
The trip’s been great. I even had two female divers from the other group asking me if I am SeaDemon. People know me…apparently because I am outspoken in the dive forums and always talking and giving tips on dive safety. Glad that some people noticed.
Anyway, I still have to go back to KL. I am already missing someone badly, and that person misses me badly too. And hope to share this heaven with her again soon.
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