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Green Turtle
Highlight of the holiday!Despite my best intentions I haven’t been able to keep the site as up to date as I would have liked so this entry is a little bit outdated. Back in April I spent a week on the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia. It is an absolutely amazing place and every day was spent snorkelling or diving around the islands. Mass tourism is slowly making its way to the islands, but there is still a chance to enjoy the simple life.
The snorkelling around the islands is awesome and all locations are easily accessible by the local boats. All the photos were taken with my waterproof camera (which thankfully lived up to its specifications). The camera was great underwater and hours were spent chasing camera shy clownfish.
The highlight of the trip was swimming with Green Turtles just off the resort beach. The islands are a breeding ground for the Green Turtle and it wasn’t hard to find one swimming up and down the channel between the two islands. It was possible to swim alongside the Turtles as they glided through the water, occasionally feeding on the bottom which was only 5-6m deep. On one occasion I managed to film
Nemo
More Nemos then you could poke a stick at. two turtles playing together (I think they were playing…) as they circled around each other towards the surface. I ended up being between them and the surface, at which point the turtles and I took evasive action when realised we were on a collision course. I am still talking about it and showing people the footage.
It was an awesome week and magical place to visit. The shirt also didn’t seem as out of place here compared to some of its previous adventures.
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