Don you should go! It is very cool here & partners who know the language would definitely help! You all would love the Floro brothers.
6/18 Sorry for the delay in stories/pics
. Was out of the water for a week with swimmers ear. But dropped down to 65+ today & its all good now!
During those 7 days traveled up to Manila from the southern islands then hung out a few days in Manila meeting the local GUE gang, extending my visa and waiting for some training & the ear to heal.
But after a very cool pool training session in a driving rain storm in Manila yesterday, I picked up the trail at 4am this morning with plenty of new cool technique to practice. And did a crazy dash (bus/jeepeny (crazy public minivan-jalopy hybrid) /motorcycle side car) alone down to Anilao. Yes-knowing the language would have made everything much easier
. But locals do know lots of English so travel alone isn’t that difficult & everyone is so kind! I'm really beginning to like Philipino people
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I did not break out the camera out today 'cause of the pouring rain but will try to do so tomorrow. Most tourists have the sense not to travel here in monsoon season. But here I am here in this resort town without any tourists diving in typhoons ;-). Met a Greenpeace friend in the south who offered up his apartment. Its so nice to have my own kitchen and wifi & diving 20ft away!
So far did two shore dives in the rain, its definitely muck diving here. I have heard the boat dives are exceptional & cant wait. For now the shore dives have muddy ugly ground dotted with very exotic critters. Saw a beautiful shimmering squid tonight, swam through a stationary sleeping school of razor fish, two huge frog fish larger than your hand, something the guide called a snake eel, loads of spiny devil fish, different types of scorpin fish, and a few very cool octopus, etc. The guide took some pictures while I held the light - will try to get copies and post some more tomorrow.
Doing a sunrise dive-so humm maybe I'll just take my own camera in & see what comes out. Waiting on the weekend gang from Manila & very excited to dive with them and see these exceptional divers in action!
I am still not sure if I will stay here to meet one Floro brother, or head back to Manila to join the other for wreck diving in the north this weekend - will know tomorrow. I will stay a few extra weeks in the PI just to dive with these divers! So much to learn, I wish I could stay here longer, but Indonesia and exotic sites are calling. Still have Sumatra, Bali and Komodo waiting!
Found a partner for Komodo!!! Yeah!! To be continued...
