Mabul Resort: Scuba Junkies

Yesterday Pit, nonno, nonna and I met Papa and Frunty at the airport in Tawau and the six of us were driven to our private boat in Semporna. We traveled for about an hour to our resort on Mabul Island and when we looked in the clear waters, we could see sea life without even going snorkeling. It was truly gorgeous.

Normally it is sunny and hot in January but since we arrived in Asia, we seem to be experiencing "global cooling". It rained most of yesterday and today and although we got a short snorkel in today off the pier, we all ran home for cold showers! We could feel miserable but somehow, we are making the most of our time together and have no excuses to avoid doing the kids' homework!

Tomorrow we will go on a snorkel trip by boat around Mabul Island and we are hoping for sunny skies for good visibility so we can see "millions of fish" like we did for that brief time yesterday.

We did walk around this tiny island today which took about an hour and saw many villagers and even the local school. The small babies run around with no diapers and the really tiny ones are being held by their small brothers and sisters. Pit was not very comfortable with our village visit but I am proud of him for continuing to explore "whether he liked it or not". Frunty wanted to walk along the beach the entire way but there are many boats blocking that path. I am always impressed by his adventuresome spirit. Crossing our fingers for warmer and drier weather here on out as we explore this National Geographic, world-class diving area off the east coast of Borneo.