Thursday 19th February 09: 1st day of Scuba School. Caught an early bus to Semporna where we were to embark on our PADI course. Spent the afternoon in the classroom watching DVDs and taking 1-4 module tests. Went to the Semporna Scuba Cafe for dinner where we had an enormous platter of freshly caught and cooked sea food - marlin steak, calamari, prawns, stuffed crab, rice, garlic bread, potato wedges and salad - all for £4!! Bloody bargain!! Friday 20th February 09: Day 2 of Scuba School: Mabul Island Today we went to the Island of Mabul to the crystal clear waters to do our skills training. Spent the morning in the shallow water doing our skills then had lunch on the pier where we watched acouple of highly venomous black and white striped sea snakes
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