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Puerto Princessa, Palawan
Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park is a World Heritage Site, one of the few...
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5 days in open seas
The reefs are 12 hours away from Puerto Princessa, away from polution...
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Sunny Days
Due to its isolated and exposed location, the reefs are open only 2...
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The Lighthouse
The Reefs are marked by 2 atolls, tiny specks of land that belie the...
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Jackfish Schooling at the Surface
The reefs were a favorite haunt of illegal fishermen until the area...
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Safety in Numbers
Each of these jackfish measure about one and a half to two feet in length...
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Manta in the Shallows
Manta Rays play in the shadows of the boat between dives...
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Snorkeling with Manta
Keep a snorkel handy between dives. Three of these played around the boat all...
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Would have been a nice shot...
But too much camera shake. Snorkeling is fun, but its a bit hard to...
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Clamflesh
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Deep School
Most of the dives take us deep...
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Coral Growth
The walls go down several hundred feet, with some places down to 2 thousand.
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Shark at rest
Is it alseep or awake?
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Shark not resting anymore
Sharks having no eyelids, you never can tell...
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They don't bite much...
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This was a large one...
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Two sharks resting
They just lie there while I take their picture. I wish they would kill...
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They can dart about when excited
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The elusive Goby
Little things dot the reefs as well. Take the time to look for them and...
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Turtle in Blue
The South Atoll is a Turtle nesting ground, lying in the center of the...
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The Del San Wreck
On the South Atoll. The twisted and rusted remains stick out of the...
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Surface Chop
The currents can be ripping here, so a good pre-dive briefing is...
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A Manta Approaches
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With Graceful Sweeps...
...Of its wings, these Manta Rays seem to glide efforlessly through the water.
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Slow Pass
This guy had about 2 and a half meters span.
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Almost close enough to touch
Holding my breath now, they're not too crazy about bubbles...
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In Flight
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Manta at Dusk
I saw several Manta Rays over the course of the 5 day trip...
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Gliding Away
Eagle Rays, Turtles and different species of sharks too...
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Safety Stop Visitor
From beginning to end of each dive, the seas here are full of life...
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End of the Journey
We have 7,100 islands in the Philippines. You can dive them one at a time.
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Me
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