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On this trip, we had several encounters with bumphead parrotfish (different from bumphead wrasse) I'd seen them a few times before - in Palau and in Scarborough Shoal but they are usually quite difficult to get close to. These ones were busy chewing on hard coral (their main diet) and pooping sand!!

on our way to our last dive of the day - super flat ocean, very hot day.... perfect conditions for a dolphin encounter!

Bird Island, North Tubbataha

diving around Punta Fuego area - Fortune Island, Twin Islands and Hamilo Giant Clam area... awesome food, nice dives and great company!

some u/w photos from dives in puerto galera, verde island and anilao taken March 2010

All divers who frequent Anilao know by now of the school of jacks that have taken up residence at Twin Rocks. I dive there almost every weekend - sometimes twice in one weekend and it's one of the preferred places for me to take my dive groups - cos of the school of jacks, giant clams and the variety of fish life. When I dove there last Saturday I was pleasantly surprised by the biggest school i've ever seen there yet! These rivaled the "university of jacks" as my friend Eileen used to say - referring to the enormous schools of jacks we would see in Tubbataha in the 90's.

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

was able to take a few pictures of some interesting and strange looking creatures found in Anilao. I'm still using my Powershot G9 with no external strobe. Jan 3-5, 2010

December was a super busy month for me - I was out diving more than I was at home. I was only home for Christmas eve/day and New Year's eve/day. But got to dive with some cool people and even cooler sea creatures!

Last day of diving at Apo Reef and the rough trip home...

Apo Reef Day 2

onboard the OMs Divers: Tita Mary, Tito Ed, Marissa, Tet, Vina, Gigi, Geggy and Edgar