Adam'S Beach Resort Batangas

And the diving just gets better and better

Every time I go in the water I see incredible new stuff! I just can't believe that each dive has been fantastic (except for the blasted drift dive when I was scooting along a high speeds). Today was no exception. First dive, I saw a lionfish face! Now I have put up photos of lionfish but usually I get them from the side or ...

... the bottom, giving them rescue breaths and trying to tow them to shore without drowning them and myself.

Only one thing worth mentioning stood out during the week....

I made the mistake of filling out my medical history truthfully stating that I have High Blood Pressure controlled by medication, so of course they required a Doctor's signature to proof that I was fit for diving. Been ...

... and must have been out like a light, when suddenly I awoke to the sound of two roosters that must have been just below my window. I looked at the clock on the hotel room wall and it said 4:30am. On and on went the roosters, one crowing and the other immediately trying to out do the other. .."Shut the F...K Up", I yelled as the cocks seemed to stop almost at the sound of my rasping voice. I turned sleepily and drifted back to sleep when suddenly I was ...

... ei ihan keskella kylaa vaan maen reunalla mista oli hienot nakymat merelle ja kavi pieni tuulenvire. Saatiin siisti bungalowi 1000pesolla ja oltiin siihen tosi tyytyvaisia. Sabangissa ei oo rantaa ollenkaan, tai on mut ei sellanen turistiranta. Sabang tunnetaan ennemminkin paikkana mihin keski-ikaset lansimaalaiset miehet tulee ettimaan naisia.. ja siel on myos paljon baareja. Mut se oli ihan kiva paikka siita huolimatta, meita harmitti vaan ettei ehitty ...

... dinner, I had a massage - Sherry and all of you therapists back in Pierceland - it wasn't as good as yours but it cost me all of 250 pesos for 45 minutes which would be about $ 7.50. I gave her 500 but she had to give 100 pesos to the owner. Marilyn went swimming in the morning and she felt something in her bathing suit while we were eating breakfast. It was a tiny little crab. So Marilyn got crabs at Phaidon! The next day we went ...

After a Marathon journey from Boracay I eventually arrived at Sabang Beach near Puerto Galera which was a row of Hotels and dive shops along the beach and a row of bars behind. After a bit of bargaining I managed to get a good deal on a room about 5 meters from the beach with a stunning view of the bay. The main activities in Puerto Galera are definitely drinking and diving. There are a lot of places ...

... ended up being a Drift dive. Jeff and I were pulled apart, and I ended up with Allan our divemaster, crawling on the seafloor for the most part. It was scary and exhilirating at the same time, like being inside a washing machine. You know, I've always wondered what laundry felt like, and I always thought it might be fun. Now I know, haha! The current took us quite a distance. When we got back on the boat, one of the other divers said to ...

... where we were staying for the night. OK, so I hate shore entries... it's just awful trying to wade through rocky water in fins when you have an air tank throwing you off balance. And let's not even mention the waves that endlessly try to buckle you... Nevertheless, it was the first time I saw a nudibranch (sea slug) in the wild, it was tiny, but still very pretty. The remaining dives were boat dives, so that was good. Towards the end I had finally overcome my ...

... silver keychain with the Cebu Pacific logo was given to yours truly for identifying the song from Pocahontas (thats right, I AM the master). Firmly attaching the keychain to my bag, we began our descent and the plane landed smoothly after passing over some beautiful arrow shaped huts built on stilts in Manila harbour. The afternoon was spent walking around downtown Manila- a modern, yet somewhat dirty city with few remnants of its colonial backgrounds. Passing the majestic american ...

... turned into a campsite. Our group had no choice but to scatter and pitch our tents on remaining spaces around the camp. The camp is situated in the middle of a forest with towering mossy trees on all sides. One could hear the laughter and the blaring music from a portable stereo a neighboring camper brought. You can just imagine how we cooked and ate our dinner that night. We set up our kitchen near those in our group with the most tents standing side by side. To ...