Dive day #17 – Buceo – Jo
Last diving day. It is sad but we are looking forward to a fun packed UK summer!
The weather is being kind once again.
New boat buddies today, Stephan and Sandra from Germany and we still have Katsuko with us.
Dive #59 – Daryl Laut
Depth 29 metres / time 70 mins / temp 29 degrees
I love this dive. Spent someone off the bottom corner and then back to the top of the wreck to look for Christmas tree worms.
We saw lots of Christmas tree worms, small black frogfish with orange spots, big pink frogfish, nudis.
We spent the surface interval in the sunshine, chatting with our new boat buddies. Sandra is the photographer and Stephan is the assistant providing backdrops and lighting as required.
Dive #60 – Minilog
Depth 23 metres / 84 minutes / temp 29 degrees
A sloping coral garden.
A lovely dive.
We saw dragon shrimp, many nudis, and shrimp in bubble coral.
We go for a dip in the pool before lunch.
Lunch was pork schnitzel and coleslaw.
Our boat buddies are blackwater diving so we are going out at 2pm rather than 3pm, for two dives, so that the boat is back to pick them up for their dive. (Update – they saw a Paper Nautilus – wow!)
Dive #61 – Mainit West
Depth / time / temp 29 degrees
A steep sloping coral garden.
Had a little current on this dive but not too much. Also, one of my strobes, which had been a little temperamental, wouldn’t turn on.
We saw fish on wire coral, various nudis.
We then head over to Mainit School where we spend the surface interval. Sorted strobe and left it on to avoid any issue.
Dive #62 – Mainit School
Fabulous last dive of the holiday. This is one of my favourite sites.
Coral garden down to about 20 metres the sandy bottom with coral outcrops.
So much to see, basically move from one critter to the next.
We saw many, many nudis, two flamboyant cuttlefish.
We say our goodbyes to Nani and Wendel, Nani if off home and Wendel is the captain for the blackwater dive. Jake, we hope to see tomorrow morning, as it is his day off.
We chat at the bar with Dave about things, various. Looks like we will be at the dive show again next year…
Dinner was chicken adobo, drop fried lumpia and fried rice.
Photo work for me while Richard sleeps.