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    How many diving days in Coron?

    I know the trip and it looks perfect. I checked into it as a possibility but there hasn't been enough recovery in the economy (not enough tourists right now) so they haven't been able to do the safari. On my next trip I'd certainly like to try it out. Thanks for the suggestion!
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    How many diving days in Coron?

    Ah, you're looking for the rest of the story. Yup, Mahwa was very friendly . It's no coincidence that the only folks in the water are guys. After being forewarned about his amorous nature, 100% of the ladies on the liveaboard declined to join the adventure. As I said, the encounter was "memorable".🤭
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    How many diving days in Coron?

    I'm glad you were able to see the dugongs (although it seems that they weren't very polite). I've only seen one but it was quite memorable! One afternoon, when I was on a liveaboard in the ring of fire in eastern Indonesia, the divemaster asked if we'd like to snorkel with a dugong named...
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    How many diving days in Coron?

    Great advice as usual Central! Excellent suggestion Manuel Sam. I had a conversation last year with Budasub (Philippines : Coron Beaches and Trip Dugongo) and he had the same recommendation (and a great video). I can see that I'll need several days to cover that area so will leave it for my...
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    How many diving days in Coron?

    I'm doing a 7-dayTubbataha liveaboard in mid-May and wanted to tack on a few days to dive the Coron wrecks. I plan to stay at the AL FARO Cosmio or Puerto del Sol and dive with D'divers to minimize boat ride times out to the dive sites. My question is: I can do 3 dive-days or 5 dive-days in...
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    Liveaboards with single cabins?

    You're right. The Carpe Novo "single" stateroom can definitely hold two beds (instead of a queen) and you can house two divers easily. Putting 2 beds in a stateroom is the norm for dive boats since it maximizes profit and flexibility for the fleet. For example, in August I paid the single...
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    Trip Report Bonaire: April 9-24, 2022

    The Covid testing place is right across the street from the airport. It's very convenient. We just wrapped up our 10-day vacation, flying tomorrow and all 6 in my party tested negative for Covid. We were originally booked the first week of February and decided to reschedule to May. Glad we did...
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    Trip Report Bonaire: April 9-24, 2022

    Thanks all. It sounds very straightforward. Much appreciated!
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    Trip Report Bonaire: April 9-24, 2022

    Thanks for the trip report! It sounds like Bonaire is definitely getting back to "normal" (except for the growth in foiling around Red Beryl). A question through. I'm heading to Bonaire in two weeks and wondered about the STINAPA tag and orientation/weight check requirements. It looks like...
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    Sorry for my confusion. I'm okay now. Hopefully this will all be behind us soon!
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    This sounds great but I'm a little confused about the "any-day-without-any-booking" part. How exactly will you use this TCP? For example, if you wanted to fly to Puerto Princesa on June 1st and you booked at the Acacia Tree Garden Hotel. What steps would you go through to modify your TCP prior...
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    Yes, the north area of Coron is at the top of my list for my next Philippines trip. Thanks for the link to Dugong Dive Center and the beach bungalows at the SandCastles. I see their Apo safaris are only offered on a private charter basis. Have you ever considered trying to tag along on one of...
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    Good input. Much appreciated!
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    Now that I've settled on my resort and have someone local to correspond with, I had a chance to try out @D_Fresh 's guidance. It's all good news. Read on. On 2022-04-09 21:46, Tom Briggs wrote: Thanks for the quick response Nenita! I have one more question-- can the resort help me arrange the...
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    Sounds very interesting. I've been in thermo and haloclines in the cenotes but a 104-degree thermocline at depth? Now that sounds like something I'm going to set some time aside for! And I'll definitely leave my wetsuit behind. Thanks for the suggestion!
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    I have successfully run the obstacle course.:yeahbaby:
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    Philippines : Coron Beaches and Trip Dugongo

    The beach resort looked very nice. Did you stay there?
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    For my trip I need another S-Pass. Because Manila is unrestricted, my first S-PASS was easy, that is, Manila doesn't need my vaccination card or a Covid test. Traveling from Puerto Princesa to Coron is more challenging since Coron is restricted. After entering the logistics, the website moved...
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    Yes, I generated one of my QR codes. There are two types of S-PASS permits (that I'm aware of). The first is a Travel Pass-Through Permit (TPP). The other is a Travel Coordination Permit (TCP). For my return from Coron to Manila, the website suggested I get a TPP. That was very easy. I just...
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    Access to Puerto Galera

    I applied for the VaxCertPH. It is only for folks who received vaccinations in the Philippines. I didn't receive any vaccines in the Philippines so am not eligible for a VaxCertPH.
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