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As the plane takes off from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau I think of one of my favourite songs by Australian singer songwriter Cristine Anu 'The monkey and the turtle' ... that is where we are heading, the island of the turtles and the land of the men of the forest, the Orang-Utans of Borneo.
Drawing a deep breath, I dive into a primordial sea. My vision opens to a sea of jellies swimming gracefully in a green aquaria, visibility remaining clear at 5m as long as I am careful not to touch bottom and stir up the silt accumulated over the last 19,000 years.
Well … the trip was to go to Windara banks or the Cod Grounds how they call it … a deep dive that isn’t done a lot around Byron Bay anymore. Everyone was excited as tales of sharks galore – and not just Grey Nurses – were told during the days approaching the dive ...
As the plane takes off from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau I think of one of my favourite songs by Australian singer songwriter Cristine Anu 'The monkey and the turtle' ... that is where we are heading, the island of the turtles and the land of the men of the forest, the Orang-Utans of Borneo.
Drawing a deep breath, I dive into a primordial sea. My vision opens to a sea of jellies swimming gracefully in a green aquaria, visibility remaining clear at 5m as long as I am careful not to touch bottom and stir up the silt accumulated over the last 19,000 years.
Well … the trip was to go to Windara banks or the Cod Grounds how they call it … a deep dive that isn’t done a lot around Byron Bay anymore. Everyone was excited as tales of sharks galore – and not just Grey Nurses – were told during the days approaching the dive ...