Moments in Perhentian Island (停泊岛)
Map of Perhentian Islands
Posted by JuneNee
Now I understand why its called Perhentian Island. As thought that time stops when you step your foot down on the beach ... Its beautiful !!!
It started with exciting sports & challenge to relaxing sunbathing & snorkeling.
The snorkeling trip is a very memorable one in instead.
Swimming together with at least 30 huge bumphead. Feet numbing at the beginning because of the size of the fish.
However, I was amazed on how big fish can be... Then the puffer fish, seen most of it in cartoons and discovery channel but this time, its right in front of my eyes... Amazing...Then it comes the turtle... it took my breath away.... life long dream to swim with a turtle...
I would say... its really a nature santuary... Help protects it while we still can...
Humphead fish in view
FACT ABOUT HUMPHEAD
Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
This bulbous-headed reef fish could be straight out of "Finding Nemo." It's usually bright blue, with large lips that are a delicacy fetching hundreds of dollars a plate in East Asia. The wrasse is caught and traded live to be displayed in restaurant tanks for diners to select from; demand has grown steadily in recent years. Because the species is naturally rare and slow to reproduce, its population suffers greatly from excessive capture (source from WWF)
The island's guardian
posted by Anonymous at
2:11 PM
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hmm.. Pulau Perhentian (Stopped Island) - probably the name really applies lah. But frankly speaking, those big bumphead fishes are really amazing. Even scuba divers might not have such opportunity to view it. No regret about this trip.
Also, this is my first ever "Close Up" with a sea turtle. "Sweeping" it's back was amazing too, like petting a baby. Just miss that did not take a "Close-up" pic with it.
Overall, I rated this trip 4.5/5 stars (the 0.5 that missed out is because i'm quite sufferring due to my leg's muscle pain... :-s )
O yah.. something that nearly miss out. The Kodomo Dragon (Kind of lizard) is also an attractive point here. Those dragon is sooooooo huge! It looks like a crocodile.
We were there for the sport events. Eventually, the kitchen did produced lot of left over foods & etc. These are the favorite food for the Dragons.
As what i observed, it really create some problem for the residents in the island as these creatures are dragging the left over food/rubbish all over the places. Not a good sign for a tourism hot spot. So, it is not a welcomed creatures on the island.
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