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BEST diving experience

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What was it and where?
12 years ago, July 27th 2011 No: 21 Msg: #141099  
4 Mola Mola's in Nusa Penida, Bali - one at only 10 metres which is quite rare apparently! She did look a bit lost.

Lonely Tree in Komod National park had some of the best coral gardens I have ever seen and with a bottom time of 74mins it was a real treat!

Diving the wrecks of Coron in the Philippines. Having a friend as a diving instructor there meant we got to explore a lot of the ship that many people cannot get to. We had to go through an air vent not much wider than ourselves to get to the engine room of one of them - not for the faint hearted but well worth it.

Mabul, Malaysian Borneo. Madul's noisy neighbour gets mmost of the attention (Sipidan) but Mabul has some very special dive sights. Reply to this

12 years ago, July 27th 2011 No: 22 Msg: #141107  
Scott, I love Mabul as well... one of my husband's friends owns one of the diving schools in Semporna and he took us to what he calls 'Tino's Paradise': we had a bottom time of over an hour as well and we saw lots and lots of macro life, in which he is quite an expert. It was amazing because we would have never seen all that stuff with anyone else, I'm sure.

I think Sipadan and Mabul are both amazing places, but for very different reasons: Sipadan's beauty is more 'in your face' with all those corals and big creatures, whether Mabul is more discreet and you have to look a bit harder Reply to this

12 years ago, July 28th 2011 No: 23 Msg: #141181  

In response to: Msg #141107
Couldnt agree more! I wish I had met your husbands friend - Tino's paradise sounds awesome! Reply to this

12 years ago, August 2nd 2011 No: 24 Msg: #141424  
Scott, maybe next time!! :o) Reply to this

12 years ago, September 19th 2011 No: 25 Msg: #143500  
Just saw a MASSIVE mola-mola gently finning against the current today off Nusa Lembongan, Bali Indonesia!! Soooooo cool - I wanted to stay down there forever with it!!! <snip>




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12 years ago, September 21st 2011 No: 26 Msg: #143678  
Diving is definitely the most amazing experience one can have specially when it is Maldives. I loved diving in the Maldivian waters for the following reasons:
-Meditative effect and soothing feeling
-Rare sights of the guitar shark
-Colourful serendipity of the ocean
-The more promiscuous species
It was an experience of a lifetime. Reply to this

11 years ago, March 21st 2013 No: 27 Msg: #167664  
The problem with this thread is that it makes you want to book a dive trip.
The difficulty comes in deciding where to go. Reply to this

9 years ago, November 12th 2014 No: 28 Msg: #186777  
My best dives were on WWII wrecks in Truk Lagoon. Words can't describe the feelings when you see the skull of soldiers still inside some of the wrecks. Here's a link to the blog for those interested.

I love penetration! Reply to this

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