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Diving near Cebu off the Atlantis Titan
Today Atlantis has another adventure for us with an even earlier start. We return to Wuthering Heights in San Jose by jeepney for a departure by boat to Sumilon Island, near Cebu. We are riding on the Atlantis Titan a … Continue reading
Diving in San Jose, Philippines
The Atlantis resort staff worked very hard to find ways for us to dive. What should have been dive day 4 and we are still unable to enter the water near the resort in the morning. The dive staff leader … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmsas tree worms, juvenile sweetlips, Philippines, San Jose
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Our first few days in Dumaguete, Philippines (and the one thing you never want to happen while diving)
In the morning we have our dive orientation and a tour of the dive shop. It is very similar to the set up in Puerto Galera. We unpacked dive gear, but the seas were rough and the morning dives were … Continue reading
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Tagged Dumaguete, Dumaguete City Market, Philippines
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Transferring from Puerto Galera to Dumaguete, Philippines
This morning is for packing. We met by the office for a final group photo before walking along the beach to the large banca that will take us back to Bantangas for our ride to Manila. There were more vendors … Continue reading
Our Final Dive Day in Puerto Galera and a School visit
This is our last day to dive in Puerto Galera. Cris has been a good guide for the Princesses. Our boat captain, Larry had the day off so Jake was our driver. He was pretty quiet, not sure what to … Continue reading
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Tagged banded pipefish, giant clam, jeepney, mimic octopus, nudibranch, Sabang Beach
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Punta Verde, Philippines
Today after an early breakfast we ventured out to Punta Verde, a small island about a 45-minute boat ride from Sabang beach. We went out on a larger boat from which we did a giant stride entry. We rode directly … Continue reading
Our first dive day in Puerto Galera, Philippines
I am still not adjusted to the time change and having gone to bed at 8:30 pm, I woke up at 4 am. About six it was light (but too early for breakfast) so I walked down to the beach … Continue reading
We have arrived-the Philippines!
The divers we picked up along the way. Donna in Moscow; Jim in Singapore (he had been diving in Indonesia); and Emily and Fred in Manila (where they had been touring and adjusting to the time change) @Jean Janssen I … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantis Philippines, banca, Puerto Galera, Sabang Beach
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Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
While Puerto Galera is actually a small town in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines just over 80 miles south of Manila, the term is generally used to describe the area from White Beach to Sabang. This area has been designated a Man … Continue reading
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