The end of Sipadan resorts...

"Dave Morgan" <morgandgoesdiving@cix.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <ZEirc.523736$Pk3.121629@pd7tw1no>, slarson@shaw.canada
> (chilly) wrote:
>
> > Thanks for sharing. It was good to see.
>
> Your welcome, i have video on disc if your interested.

I appreciate that, but I'm good here. I have the DVD shot while there and I
also purchased the commercial DVD.

"Dave Morgan" <morgandgoesdiving@cix.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <8Swrc.1257$6j2.95054@news.uswest.net>, pleasen@spam.com (Jess
> Englewood) wrote:
>
> > I laugh now
>
> I dont.....i hate the buggers......cant relax.

I've only had problems with them when they're nesting. And now I know they
are territorial and if you stay out of their rather small area, they don't
do much of anything. It's important to know that the water column above is
part of their territory. When I see nesting Titans I go around them rather
than up higher and over them.

But that one time they followed me, chased really, all the way back to the
boat. It was really incredible. I was probably a 100 yards from the boat,
and they never stopped...they were relentless.

"Dave Morgan" <morgandgoesdiving@cix.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <t_wrc.1260$6j2.96010@news.uswest.net>, pleasen@spam.com (Jess
> Englewood) wrote:
>
> > I love shooting the Mandarin Fish.
>
> We were waiting patiently just under the jetty when a group off Mabul
> dropped in and decided to "walk" allover the coral heads......that put an
> end to the Mandarins on that dive......

LOL . . .

I shouldn't tell this story on myself . . .but we were waiting for the
mandarins to mate. Suddenly out of nowhere arrives a group of, um, er,
divers? photogs? assholes? showed up and basically pushed us out of the way
(we'd only been waiting still, patiently and without lights for 20 minutes
or so).

We figured what the heck, ain't going to see anything now anyway, so we went
on down the coral ridge a ways. On our return trip, the current had really
picked up (worthy of Coz). As I was getting ready to glide by one of the
usurpers, I noted that he was firmly planted, both fins splayed and arm
solidly on coral head, readying to snap a shot or two. I figured what the
hey, and so I dropped my shoulder and um, er, accidentally bumped him.

To my surprise he took a round house swing at me . . .which of course,
succeeded in knocking him totally off balance and sending him tank first
into the other little coral head. (To my total chagrin.) Well, I
immediately realized that I'd only managed to make the situation worse and
so went to his aid to help him up and off the coral. He took another
complete round house swing at me . . .
I got out of Dodge.

Upon surfacing, the dive guide was asking my other pals what the heck had I
been doing? He'd only seen that I was having a fisty-cuffs under water.
LOL

>
> Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK
> Take out the "goes diving" bit....
> Trip photos on line at www.morg.co.uk

"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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>
> "Dave Morgan" <morgandgoesdiving@cix.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:memo.20040522074905.7315A@morgand.compulink.c o.uk...
> > In article <t_wrc.1260$6j2.96010@news.uswest.net>, pleasen@spam.com
(Jess
> > Englewood) wrote:
> >
> > > I love shooting the Mandarin Fish.
> >
> > We were waiting patiently just under the jetty when a group off Mabul
> > dropped in and decided to "walk" allover the coral heads......that put
an
> > end to the Mandarins on that dive......
>
> LOL . . .
>
> I shouldn't tell this story on myself . . .but we were waiting for the
> mandarins to mate. Suddenly out of nowhere arrives a group of, um, er,
> divers? photogs? assholes? showed up and basically pushed us out of the
way
> (we'd only been waiting still, patiently and without lights for 20 minutes
> or so).
>
> We figured what the heck, ain't going to see anything now anyway, so we
went
> on down the coral ridge a ways. On our return trip, the current had
really
> picked up (worthy of Coz). As I was getting ready to glide by one of the
> usurpers, I noted that he was firmly planted, both fins splayed and arm
> solidly on coral head, readying to snap a shot or two.

Somehow I knew this would end up being another story about another
photographer abusing another coral reef :^)

On Sat, 22 May 2004 16:59:44 -0600, "Jess Englewood"
<pleasen@spam.com> wrote:

>
>"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
>news:r5Nrc.566631$Ig.290520@pd7tw2no...
>>
>> "Dave Morgan" <morgandgoesdiving@cix.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:memo.20040522074905.7315A@morgand.compulink.c o.uk...
>> > In article <t_wrc.1260$6j2.96010@news.uswest.net>, pleasen@spam.com
>(Jess
>> > Englewood) wrote:
>> >
>> > > I love shooting the Mandarin Fish.
>> >
>> > We were waiting patiently just under the jetty when a group off Mabul
>> > dropped in and decided to "walk" allover the coral heads......that put
>an
>> > end to the Mandarins on that dive......
>>
>> LOL . . .
>>
>> I shouldn't tell this story on myself . . .but we were waiting for the
>> mandarins to mate. Suddenly out of nowhere arrives a group of, um, er,
>> divers? photogs? assholes? showed up and basically pushed us out of the
>way
>> (we'd only been waiting still, patiently and without lights for 20 minutes
>> or so).
>>
>> We figured what the heck, ain't going to see anything now anyway, so we
>went
>> on down the coral ridge a ways. On our return trip, the current had
>really
>> picked up (worthy of Coz). As I was getting ready to glide by one of the
>> usurpers, I noted that he was firmly planted, both fins splayed and arm
>> solidly on coral head, readying to snap a shot or two.
>
>Somehow I knew this would end up being another story about another
>photographer abusing another coral reef :^)
>

Then he pulled his Glock and capped the guy.

--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

In article <r5Nrc.566631$Ig.290520@pd7tw2no>, slarson@shaw.canada (chilly)
wrote:

> Suddenly out of nowhere arrives a group of, um, er,
> divers? photogs? assholes? showed up and basically pushed us out of the
> way
> (we'd only been waiting still, patiently and without lights for 20
> minutes
> or so).

And its going to get worse as the building work on Mabul comes to fruition
and houses all those that can no longer stay on Sipadan.

As i have stated previously, we stay on the "Rig"....have done twice now
and each time we had the place to ourselves, very relaxing, all the diving
is done when we decide to do it and where......i can see all that changing
now that Sipadan is not an option for accomodation.


Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK
Take out the "goes diving" bit....
Trip photos on line at www.morg.co.uk

Yeah, I heard their "territoty" is generally a "concave". So, what divers
should do is swin down and out and NOT above and over........I stayed at
Sipadan-Mabul Water Village when I was there. So, said hello to the mandarin
fish every evening....real incredible. Can be there for the mandarin fish
alone

"Jess Englewood" <pleasen@spam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dave Morgan" <morgandgoesdiving@cix.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:memo.20040522074905.7315B@morgand.compulink.c o.uk...
> > In article <8Swrc.1257$6j2.95054@news.uswest.net>, pleasen@spam.com
(Jess
> > Englewood) wrote:
> >
> > > I laugh now
> >
> > I dont.....i hate the buggers......cant relax.
>
> I've only had problems with them when they're nesting. And now I know they
> are territorial and if you stay out of their rather small area, they don't
> do much of anything. It's important to know that the water column above is
> part of their territory. When I see nesting Titans I go around them rather
> than up higher and over them.
>
> But that one time they followed me, chased really, all the way back to the
> boat. It was really incredible. I was probably a 100 yards from the boat,
> and they never stopped...they were relentless.
>
>

In article <40b21cfa_1@news.tm.net.my>, k09988@*nospammies*tm.net.my
chewing grass and moo-ing in the field (Brown Cow) wrote:

> Yeah, I heard their "territoty" is generally a "concave

Its conical, like an ice cream cone......from the sea bed upward to the
surface, widening outward as it gets closer to the surface......

Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK
Take out the "goes diving" bit....
Trip photos on line at www.morg.co.uk