#tan-awan

Tan-awan, Oslob, Philippines 2017

Sitting at the airport waiting for our flight in an hour and a half...thought I'd blog. So a quick update, I went on a weekend adventure with my friend/co-worker to the islands of Siquijor and Cebu. The photo above was taken yesterday. Woke up at 5 am to see this gentle giant. We were at the shore by 6 am, and swam with the whale sharks for 30 minutes but I think our boat extended a couple more because of the foreigners we were riding with. I tried so hard to get that shot but failed a lot of times as 1) i cant swim deeper because idk how to 2) the water was pulling us up, maybe it was too salty

I did say hi to one of the sharks. Got a good shot, though half of my body's above the water :)

I got pushed towards the shark by the boat man and I swam away faster than i swam my whole life because 1) it looked scary with its mouth open 2) i dont want to touch them because there's a 4m rule which I believe the guides themselves follow but im trying to be a good human, following the rules and all as they might be hurt

learning to hunt for sea urchins, octopus, sea cucumbers, and things in shells

Early early morning to go whale shark watching in Tan-awan, Oslob! I didn't bring my camera on to the paddle boat to share this amazing experience, but it was indeed an incredible once in a life time experience. They brought us out with like five other boats with divers and there was three Whale Sharks, they were enormous. The tour is possible because the Whale Sharks are used to getting feed by the fisherman. Seeing them swimming towards you just a feet away is breathtaking.