Dive day #6
Breakfast consists of the usual eggs on toast (we do like to be adventurous!) and then for the first dive, some discussion around ‘greenhouse’ as a potential site so we decide to give it at go, it turns out that what they meant was the site known as ‘gasang’, by the green house!
Dive #21
Gasang
24.4 metres / 71 mins / 28 degrees
We expected very little from this muck dive ( based only on previous experience) though were in fact rewarded with a few nice looking shrimps instead. Though generally speaking, in the scheme of things, there was not so much to see!
It had been suggested that we could dive Red Rock as a second dive, much excitement as this is a firm favourite of ours. So after the surface interval…
Dive #22
Red Rock
23.5 metres / 70 mins / 28 degrees
What an awesome site. Apart from the amazing underwater topography (it’s a big rock!) the fishlife was stunning with huge shoals of red toothed trigger fish, Sargent major fish, hatchet fish and cardinal fish.
A herd of shrimps on a whip coral, Cinderella nudi and the orange spiky one I like!
Back to base to dine on BLT and pasta carbonara then the wait until the 3.00pm dive so we busy ourselves reviewing photos and generally relaxing!
Dive #23
Mainit School
18.3 metres / 80 mins / 28 degrees
Here we search for nudis a plenty. Jo has camera issues which boil down to the inadvertent depression of a particular button which is soon resolved.
We see all sorts of nudies on this lovely dive.
Back to base for drinks and snacks and an in depth discussion (mostly between the ladies) on the subject of the menopause, no really. Later on and i venture into the changing room and they are doing the same, I feel so left out!
Dive #24
Mainit Corner night dive
22.0 metres / 66 mins / 27 degrees
As usual, this fails to disappoint. It’s just around the corner and is spectacular during the day and even more so at night.
So much to see, everywhere, lots of nudi action, a turtle, big Barracuda and many shrimps complete the scene.
On the way back there is so much more to see
So much more, so exciting that at one point, Jo had to share her air with another diver!!?
Back on dry land it’s time for showers, Prinks, dinner and bed.