点评:I choose Big John because it looked as a place where I would have good diving and also get to know the local atmosphere and lifestyle. I was right.
I had 4 days of great diving (2 days Mabul/Kapalai and 2 days Sipadan). The dive masters/instructors are willing to show the most of the underwater world. They don't have Sipadan permits so diving there is with another dive center (Uncle Chang in my case) but all was fine with them.
The place is run by locals and all of them had quite good attitude to me. I had lots of talks with Roy and the others, and got to know well the life on Mabul.
The last night was amazing as all the current and formal Big John staff made a gathering, where I was invited. They prepared great food and everyone was as a part of a big family.
This place is not a luxury one but the rooms are clean and comfortable, and the food is delicious (here having fish every day in contrast with some other more budget places where people eat chicken all the time).
I would be happy to stay again in Big John and see how the folks are doing.
翻译:我选择 Big John 是因为这里看起来是一个可以让我体验到潜水乐趣的地方,而且还可以让我了解当地的氛围和生活方式。我的猜测是对的。
我进行了 4 天的精彩潜水(2 天马布岛/卡帕莱岛和 2 天西巴丹岛)。潜水大师/教练愿意向我展示大部分水下世界。他们没有西巴丹岛的潜水许可证,所以只能去另一个潜水中心潜水(我的情况是 Uncle Chang),但他们对我都很好。
这个地方由当地人经营,他们对我的态度都很好。我和 Roy 和其他人进行了很多交谈,并很好地了解了马布岛的生活。
最后一晚很棒,因为所有现任和正式的 Big John 员工举行了一次聚会,我被邀请参加。他们准备了美味的食物,每个人都像一个大家庭的一部分。
这个地方并不豪华,但房间干净舒适,食物美味(这里每天都有鱼,而其他一些更便宜的地方人们总是吃鸡肉)。
我很高兴再次入住 Big John 并看看这里人们过得怎么样。