Following my only dive trip at Pulau Kapas back in 2017, I actually managed another underwater excursion in October 2018 while on a work trip to Kota Kinabalu that involved staying over the weekends.

Since this is still a blog documenting my travel & food adventures, here’s the short entry to serve as sort of an online dive-log of mine. Do check out the short video I made using the Olympus TG-Trekker, which since died after that trip for reasons unknown (I gotta call the service center, been weeks!)

Anyway, back to the trip.

Kota Kinabalu is a great city to live in if you love to go underwater. The jetty heading out to the islands is conveniently located just a few minute’s drive from the city center. In fact, you can realistically walk there.

a lousy day out diving is better than any day at the office!
a lousy day out diving is better than any day at the office!

The dive trip itself was arranged by Yann May with the local guide (Johny), and during this trip we were the only two divers, which made for a relaxing trip that doesn’t involved being hurried or having to wait for others.

You can get a 3-dive package for RM 250-300 or so around here, usually with a meal thrown in.

star fish, shrimp manicure, angry puffer, clown fish

While visibility wasn’t the best during our dives, they were relaxing, and we did see a few eagle rays (first minute of first dive!), some clown fish, cleaning shrimps, starfish, pencil fish, lion fish, puffer fish, and more, mostly documented in the video.

I should plan for a few more dive trips for 2019!

KY dives – Sepanggar Island, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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13 thoughts on “KY dives – Sepanggar Island, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

    • January 16, 2019 at 12:42 pm
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      Monica: awesome hobby isn’t it? you should also be part of it! haha.

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  • January 16, 2019 at 2:58 pm
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    Now what happened to your blog layout? Suddenly everything is so so so big! Great for people visually-challenged. I’m ok, despite my age. LOL!!!

    Diving? No, thanks! I am quite sure I can’t – fat floats on water, you see. LOL!!!

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    • January 16, 2019 at 2:58 pm
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      Oh? The layout has gone back to normal now. Spoke too soon! 😀

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  • January 16, 2019 at 2:59 pm
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    KY, glad you diving again. My guy also in reserching.There haopia(small) abalone collected A company plan soon to start a farm.Seaweed are to be use.

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    • January 16, 2019 at 3:03 pm
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      Vickie: ohh that sounds lovely, at least it’s more sustainable.

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  • January 16, 2019 at 2:59 pm
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    wah the sea life looks well fed from the big pipe coming out from sutera resort #cough

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  • January 21, 2019 at 5:30 am
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    code brown code brown #mmga

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      • January 22, 2019 at 4:41 am
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        kekeke… this was possibly uncle KY’s best trip in many many years, and I have just ruined it for him #lol #tsskkkkkkkk #mmga

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        • January 22, 2019 at 8:15 am
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          kekeke: there are many more trips to come ok!

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