One of Mabel’s relatives is a dive master with Exotic on the far side of the island, and Seb and I are eager for a bit more scuba! We have an excellent 2 dive excursion out to Gato Island (Sipadan hasn’t completely ruined the sport it turns out!), and spend the afternoon drinking and eating and generally getting a micro-taste of civilization in the area around Exotic.<\/p>\n
We decide to continue the diversion, and after a short stop and some beers at the i-cafe, we try a local restaurant “La Dolce Vita” – we’d spotted proscuitto on the menu the day we arrived, and Seb’s been itching for some all week. The sandwich doesn’t disappoint, and has mountains on it; Seb just sits there, eyes closed, slowly savoring the flavor… but eventually parts with a few slivers so Mabel can try: “Chew SLOWLY, and don’t just swallow it” he warns. You think he’d been someplace without salted pork for years – oh, right, he has! (Malaysia)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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