two Days of Diving

First a speacial shout out to "Sunshine" Tell the class to stay in line...I may be in a good mood when I get back, but they better not be pushing it while I'm gone.....

Well 2 days of diving lets review the activity:

Day 1
Dive 2: Kilama Steps
The steps is a series of reefs starting at about 15 ft and descending to 60 ft. Lots of coral as well as marine life. We observed Shrimp, clown fish, stone fish and the Dory fish as well as stag, brain and fan coral. Lots of color, reds browns, light blues. Dive time 00:43. Total dive time: 01:10

Dive 3: Sabang Wreck
We started the dive with the intention of diving 2 wrecks but diversity of fish at first wreck was so nice we stayed. Highlight of dive was frog fish on port rail of the wreck. When our divemaster first pointed it out I thought it was dead. Absolutely motionless with black and white coloring to blend in. Dive time: 00:49. Total dive time: 01:59

Dive 4: Small La Laguna
Small La laguna Beach is about 5 minutes from the resort just around the corner. It was our 4 pm dive of the day and the tide was going out. The dive was a short one in that the current was so strong we drifted about 250 yards down the coast past the next beach and inlet. We called the dive due to the fact the current was starting to separate us. Dive time: 00:29. Total dive time: 01:39

Day 2
Dive 1: Manila Channel
The weather is cloudy today as we headed out to Manila Channel. Our goal was to drift dive through the coral gardens at one end of the channel off Helio Is. Drift dive was great although the current prevented us from reaching the coral gardens. We did however see a number of shrimp, moray eels, clown fish, stone fish and angel fish of various size and color. Dive time: 00:30. Total dive time: 02:09

Dive 2: Sanandigan Wall
The wall was a great dive first 15 feet was limited visibility and then it opend up to 30-40 feet visibility. We dove an average of 45 ft with a max of 60 feet exploring the sea life and coral against the wall must have been a million small yellow cucumber attached all along our drift. Lots if fish saw a number of lion fish in crevices’ as we dove and drifted. Water temp varied from 77 degrees at 40 ft and dropped as we cut through a thermal cline to 65 degrees below 40 ft. Dive time: 00:47. Total dive time: 02:56

Dive 3: Coral Garden
Finally got to the coral gardens site with a drop above the site and drift down. Although water temp was 76 degrees but I think exhaustion was taking its toll and I actually had a few chills even with the 6mm Shorty dive suit I was wearing. We did a slow drift through the coral between vase coral that extended to almost 10 feet in some areas.

My goal was to skip the 4 o’clock dive and go on the night dive that evening at 6. Ended up being way too tired and missed dinner and was asleep by 6:30. Up early today and after having breakfast and updating this blog, it is time to prepare for the first dive of the day. Schedule has me with a group of three and the divemaster, need to check were we will dive first

Until later …P.S I hope to get the pics posted today of some of the dives.