Putul and Crossing in Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Dive #: 263
Date: 29.12.2015
Place: Philippines, Puerto Princesa, Putul
Depth: 27,7m Average: 17,6m
Dive time: 52min
Visibility: 18-20m
Sea temperature: +30C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air)  Wetsuit: Only shorts + sleeveles  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stinger

Dive Center: Dive Puerto Princesa
Price: 3300PHP/64€/2 Dives

I did two dives in Puerto Princesa area. Dive spots were Putul and Crossing. 

Porcupine fish trying to be invisible.

Nudibranch.

Small crab in the anemone.

Same guy from the different angle.

Nudi couple.

Brain coral.

Time for the safety stop and to the boat.

Dive #: 264
Date: 29.12.2015
Place: Philippines, Puerto Princesa, Crossing
Depth: 19,5m Average: 13,7m
Dive time: 51min
Visibility: 20-25m
Sea temperature: +30C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air)  Wetsuit: Only shorts + sleeveles  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stinger

Our second dive was in Crossing, which is near Putul.

There was lot of redtooth triggerfishes.

These guys are very common on the bottom.

Blue-striped snappers.

What is this fish?

Turtle swimming on the reef.

Then to another direction.

Cinnamon clown fish.

Giant puffer on the cleaning station.

I have dived many times in the both dive spots before and dives were good basic diving. Lot of different kind of reef fishes.

Here you can check the hotels in Puerto Princesa.

Regards from Manila,
Mika

Sky Dive and The Hill in Sabang, Philippines

Dive #: 258
Date: 7.11.2015
Place: Philippines, Mindoro, Sabang, Sky Dive
Depth: 25,3m Average: 14,6m
Dive time: 50min
Visibility: 20-25m
Sea temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/220bar (air)  Wetsuit: Short 3mm  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stinger

Dive Center: South Sea Divers
Price: 2400PHP/43€/2 Dives

We had a weekend trip from Manila to Sabang in Mindoro, Philippines and I had two dives with South Sea Divers. Here is something what we saw on the dives. 

Tiny anemone crab.

Same crab.

Big puffer.

Small fish on the sandy bottom.

There was lot of small reef fishes in some places.

Feather corals.

School of Two spot sniper. 

Diver on the reef.

Fire clownfish.

Pipefish on the sandy bottom. 

Dive #: 259
Date: 7.11.2015
Place: Philippines, Mindoro, Sabang, The Hill
Depth: 18,2m Average: 13,7m
Dive time: 54min
Visibility: 12-18m
Sea temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/210bar (air)  Wetsuit: Short 3mm  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stinger


Our second dive spot was The Hill. Before the dive we heard the place is good for muck diving and there should be lots of small staff. 

Striped catfishes hide between in the corals. 

Pistol shrimp keeping the nest clean and goby as a door man. 

Feather coral.

Seahorse on the bottom. 

Same seahorse.

Flabellina nudibranch.

Two nudis.

Same nudis.

Another kind of nudibranch.

Blue-spotted stingray hiding. 

When you go close enough this happens always.

Few trumpet fishes.

Fire clownfish. 

So I did two nice dives in Sabang area. Especially the second one was interesting, because the dive spot was new for me.

Regards from Manila,
Mika