Diving day in Mindoro, Philippines

I had a few days holiday in Sabang Beach and I did there one relax dive. 


Dive #: 247

Date: 10.4.2014
Place: Philippines, Mindoro, Sabang Beach, Edgar´s Cave
Depth: 28m Average: 13,4m
Dive time: 55min
Visibility: 25m
Sea temperature: +28C

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

Dive Center: Tina´s Reef Divers
Price: 1000PHP/16,35€/1 dive


We had a group of 3 divers and DM. Back roll from the boat and under water.

Bubble coral.

School of big mouth trevally.

Closer.

Curious Nemo.

Nudibranch.

There was lots of reef fishes in some place.

Big snapper.

Same snapper.

Life on the reef.

Typical guy on the sandy bottom.

Large soft coral area and some reef fishes.

Looks nice.

It was very easy-going dive without any current. Lots of soft and hard coral. Especially in the end of dive we saw lots of different kind of reef fishes.

Regards from Manila,
Mika

Diving with turtles in Balicasag Island, Philippines

I was long weekend with my girl friend in Panglao Island here in Philippines. Two days before the trip my friend Jari from Finland told me he comes to visit short trip in Philippines. Jari came with us also to Panglao and I did two dives with him in Balicasag Island. 

Dive #: 245
Date: 8.3.2014
Place: Philippines, Balicasag Island, Black Forest
Depth: 20,1m Average: 13,4m
Dive time: 55min
Visibility: 30m
Sea temperature: +28C

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

Dive Center: Baywatch Diving

Price: 2200PHP/35,40€/2 dives

We booked the dives from Baywatch Diving in Alona Beach. There was only 3 divers in our group: Jari, me and our German guide Timo.

Boat trip from Alona Beach in Panglao Island to Balicasag takes about 45min. When we came to Balicasag area we saw already two turtles in the water. Sea in Balicasag looks great.

Then it was time to jump to the water.

Very soon we saw first turtle.

This guy was big one.

Then to swim.

Big and curious trumpet fish.

Big group of small striped cat fishes. 

Small moray eel in the hole.

Nemos are always cute. 

Nemo with turtle.

Turtle on the reef.

Garden eels.

First dive almost done. Jari and me in the safety stop.

Dive #: 246
Date: 8.3.2014
Place: Philippines, Balicasag Island, Fish Sanctuary

Depth: 21,6m Average: 13,4m
Dive time: 56min
Visibility: 20m
Sea temperature: +28C

Second dive spot was Fish Sanctuary, which was in practice wall.

There was lots of different size of fan corals on the wall.

Moray eel swimming.

Timo and Jari on the wall.

Same guys.

Turtle just leaving from the wall. 

Soon there came also another turtle.

It was great diving day. Balicasag itself is beautiful place and if you like turtle, you will love it. So do I! 

Regards from Manila,

Mika

Hole in the wall and Discovery Scuba Diving in Mindoro, Philippines

I had a diving day in Sabang Beach area in Mindoro and I did two dives. First dive was normal fun dive. Second dive was Discovery Scuba Diving (DSD) for my girlfriend, so that was her first dive ever. 

Dive #: 243
Date: 25.1.2014
Place: Philippines, Mindoro, Sabang Beach, West Escarceo / Hole in the wall
Depth: 27,7m Average: 16,7m
Dive time: 54min
Visibility: 20m
Sea temperature: +26C

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

Dive Center: Tina´s Reef Divers
Price: 2000PHP/32,67€/2 dives


Beautiful lionfish.

Nudibranch.

Feather starfish.

Hole in the wall. 

Hole is big enough to dive through.

Morey eel hiding.

White frogfish.

Dive #: 244
Date: 25.1.2014
Place: Philippines, Mindoro, Sabang Beach, Sabang Point / Monkey Beach
Depth: 14,3m Average: 7,9m
Dive time: 40min
Visibility: 20m
Sea temperature: +26C

Price: 2500P/40,85€/Discovery Scuba Diving

Second dive was Discovery Scuba Diving for my girlfriend. She has watched my divings already long time, so it was time for her also to try how does it feels to breath under water.

Instructor and Lyn checking the gears.

Then it was time to go water and try some basic skills.

After some basic training I came to water also and we were ready for the dive. Let´s dive!

Begining of the dive we saw banded sea snake.

Clownfish hiding.

School of yellow striped snappers.

First time together under the water with the bottles. Before only when snorkeling.

Reef fishes.

Another banded sea snake. This time bigger one. 

Lyn has everything ok in the end of the dive. 

Here is a short video clip from the second dive.

Relax diving day. On the second dive was great to see there was no problem on the DSD for Lyn. In practice it means the next step for her will be the Open Water Diver course. Let´s see when and where it will happen.

Regards from Manila,
Mika