The Galleon

... , dad scoured the ship top to bottom leaving only the crow's nest out of his tour. Being a reproduction it wasn't a functional galleon, but definitely true to size and floor plan. I listened as my father explained the workings of this voyager and began ...

Ce soir grosse fete a El Galleon, le restaurant et hotel d'Asia Divers, avec une soiree a theme. Ce soir annees 60. Pour 1100 pesos, 15 euros, bouffe a volonte et boissons aussi. Les serveuses du restau, les femmes de menage, s'entrainent tous les soirs a ...

... much for the predictable schedule of a private boat.  But it was convenient since it dropped us off right in front of El Galleon and we already met some people to dive with who shared the private boat with us.  Upon arrival we had lunch and got ...

... earlier than you think you need to and expect to wait longer than you should.  Next time we may take the private boat El Galleon can send for you at whatever time you prefer. One good thing about living in Manila is that Sabang is in our back ...

... ;is one of the places to be if you're a diver, we start researching the possibilities.  We settle on El Galleon Beach Resort which gets great reviews and seems to offer what we want; a reputible dive shop, comfortable surroundings, and a ...

... that on shore we could find pieces of white and blue porcelain that washes up on the beach.  The pieces are from a Spanish Galleon that shipwrecked in the 1600s on its way from China with a cargo heading to Mexico.  Centuries later the cargo is ...

... Frenchman on a monohull finally moved when he had to jump onto Free Spirit to keep his boat from hitting us. The Freeman Bay / Galleon Beach anchorage on the edge of English Harbour is so popular that it gets really crowded and one has to warn off those ...

... time exploring the ship, but what I saw was really neat. I learned some history behind Dutch sea trade and whaling.  The galleon was a cool experience - I've never been on a ship from this time period. I've only been on large US destroyers and of ...

... ago (Farrow and Ball paint in exterior primary colours isn’t cheap you know) but they haven’t told anyone because the whole sunken galleon full of gold thing has been pulling in the punters since 1588. Hell – why not? I’d do ...

... of a silver coin which was recovered in 1985 by American Mel Fisher in a haul said to be worth $450 million.  The Galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha was found after sinking in 1622 just off the coast of Florida.  The generous Americans decided to ...

... of Wasa and the recovery of it some 300 odd years later is a must for anyone who wants to understand this wonderfully preserved galleon (low salinity of the water was one reason). Although it is in Swedish, English subtitles are displayed in LED above the ...