Crossing and Maris Rock in Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Dive #: 254
Date: 14.2.2015
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Crossing
Depth: 31,7m Average: 18,5m
Dive time: 52min
Visibility: 20-35m
Sea temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/220bar (air)  Wetsuit: Only shorts and sleeveless  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stingray

Dive Center: Moana Dive Center

I had two dives with my friend Tommi and our dive quide/instructor Dani in Puerto Princesa area. Our first dive spot was Crossing.

In the beginning we saw big nudibranch.

Scorpion fish is master to be invisible. Can you see it?

Nemos.

Three nudibranchs.

This kind of ray I have never seen before. It´s honeycomb whiptail ray. The visibility in that point was not so good and I also could not go near enough the ray, so I had to crop the photo quite much.

I tried to take photo one turtle, which was quite far. Guys showed me that there is another just on the front to me.

Same turtle.

Then it was time to safety stop. Dani in the sun.

Dive #: 255
Date: 14.2.2015
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Maris Rock
Depth: 21m Average: 11,8m
Dive time: 66min
Visibility: 10-20m
Sea temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/220bar (air)  Wetsuit: Only shorts and sleeveless  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stingray

Our second dive spot was Maris Rock. I had dived in that place many, many times. Maris is anyway always full of surprises. 

Small lion fish.

Sea cucumber.

Blue-spotted stingray hiding under the sand. Only tail and another eye are visible. 

Jaw fish at home. 

Same fish closer.

I like mantis shrimps. Those are so cool looking creatures.

Mantis closer.

Crocodile fishes are not so common in Puerto Princesa area. 

Very small nudibranch. Or is it even nudibranch?

End of the dive we saw still one turtle. 

It was great diving day. I don´t even remember when I have seen turtle last time in Puerto Princesa area and now we saw three turtles. Also honeycomb whiptail ray was cool to see first time. 

Regards from Manila,

Mika

Dungon Wall in Mindoro, Philippines

Dive #: 253

Date: 8.2.2015
Place: Philippines, Mindoro, Sabang, Dungon Wall
Depth: 26,8m Average: 16,1m
Dive time: 41min
Visibility: 15-20m
Sea temperature: +25C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air)  Wetsuit: 3mm long wetsuit  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stinger

Dive Center: Tina´s Reef Divers
Price: 1000PHP/17,95€/1 dive

I had a one dive in Dungon Wall during the weekend in Sabang, Mindoro. Few photos from our dive.

Snowflake moray.

Nudibranch.

Moray and the cleaning shrimps. 

Same moray and shrimps. 

Puffer.

Mantis shrimp hiding in the hole. 

Small fishes hiding in the hard coral.

Diving in Dungan Wall was relax basic dive. I can go later again to dive in the same place. 

Regards from Manila,

Mika