Wanderer, there is no path, you lay down a path in walking. -Antonio Machado
I’m off for a few days, at least. I didn’t put things together very well (again) coming back from the States last month, so I’ve got to head to Kuala Lumpur for a few days to renew my Thai visa. Since there’s nothing going on here this late in the year — what with last weeks holidays here in Thailand and everyone else heading to their native lands for the Christmas holidays, I’m gonna make a trip out of it. Do some bus ridin’, do some train ridin’, do some divin’. All that kinda shit.
Should be back in several days, though. And I may update along the way, although — GASP — I’m not taking my laptop with me this time. We’ll see how it unfolds …
I posted a picture taken by some friends from our dive in Sipidan, Borneo the other day, in which we we swimming along with a shoal of barracuda numbering in what seemed like the thousands.
Over the next couple days, I’ll be uploaded several of the videos taken by our friends from that (and other) amazing dives during our trip — including video clips featuring reef sharks, giant sea turtles, and a huge mackerel ‘swarm.’
The entire experience was a bit surreal, and I’m still in awe. Perspective, my friends … perspective.
Here’s the first one — a brief clip of the biggest barracuda shoal I’ve ever seen, let alone swam through:
Here’s the second one — a clip of just two (2) of the dozens of white-tip reef sharks that were also swimming about while we were out there:
It is an old oil rig off the coast of Malaysian Borneo that has been converted into a full-on SCUBA diving operation. It is, quite literally, in the middle of the ocean. And it is absolutely amazing.
We will be here for a few days. Yesterday, we had 3 dives (you can dive as many times as you like under the rig itself). Today, we are diving in what is considered by many — including my good friend, Dee — to be THE best diving site in the world — Sipidan Island.
It is a national preserve, which requires permits before any visit. So the conditions should be pristine. And I’m excited.
In honor of being where I am, I’m (possibly re-)playing this video, from where the title of this post was garnered.
