Sandakan to Tawau

Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Mon 27 Aug 2012 13:25
04.14.704 N 118.38.379 E
 
We were not sorry to leave Sandakan and all the rain and thunderstorms we had there. We had two very quiet overnight stops and are now anchored off another paradise island called Pulau Mabul.
This one is not as nice as Lankayan Island. They built too many resorts and there is also a Kampong (village) and a resort in the making. So not paradise, but it is near Sipadan Island, which is a famous dive spot.
On to Tawau tomorrow to meet up with "Kind of Blue"; Anita and Dick. We'll also check out of Malaysia there.
 
       
 
One of many small boats in the Sempora channel                            A new resort in the making at Pulau Mabul