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| A healthy coral reef at Matabuan. |
On Sundays, we
normally take a day off from conservation work and go FUNdiving :-) I remember when we went to Matabuan as our fun day trip.
The ride to Matabuan was rather rough as a storm has just hit. Thus, when we
went down for a dive, the visibility was not as great. However, undeniably, the
coral reef is so much more diverse and healthier compared to Pom Pom Island. Good job done by Sabah Parks (Mantabuan is in Tun Sakaran Park, and has a marine police presence.)
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| A green turtle swimming into the blue. |
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| Divers showing off their flying kicks and back flips. |
Other than admiring the beauty of the coral
reef, one of the most memorial part of the dive in Matabuan was
when we found a
patch of sand at depth about 8 meters. What is more fun than to take off our
fins and do flips and flying kicks? We spent a good time defying gravity and
although we consumed a lot of our air, it was still unforgettable.
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| Lunch at Matabuan Island.
Hunger took over after that dive and so we
had lunch on the island. We found a good spot with lots of shade, placed a tarp
on the sand and settled down. We had some good discussion about what we saw
during the dive and played a game of charades. After much laughter, it was time to head
back to Pom Pom. Fun day to Matabuan was definitely a day we would never trade
for any other days. The dive site, the company of these volunteers, the food,
the view and everything else on top of that.
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conservation activity, please check our website http://tracc.org
or email info@tracc-borneo.org
Reef conservation would not be possible without generous financial support from
GEF /SGP for Malaysia who are helping our community activities and coralreefcare.com who generously provided materials to build the new reefs.
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