Hank49
Contributor
Here's a few shots taken on my last trip. We took the Fisheye boat, Maruha, which is an 80 foot, local design and constructed bangka. If you've ever been to Boracay, it's the same builder that made the Victory Dive boat, Isla. I'd been on that boat on it's maiden voyage in 1998 from Iloilo to Boracay and it handled some big seas. No problem.
The boat is very comfortable. The knife like hull cuts through chop for a pretty smooth ride, but we only had a bit of chop on the way back to Boracay.
Fresh water shower and toilet on board. Great food. Carlos, the owner of Fisheye knows all the wrecks and dives, not to mention that he's a great cook.
The wrecks of Coron are all that I'd heard. When you're sitting there in the calm of the bays, it's hard to imagine the carnage that occured there not so long ago as all the American figher planes (350 or so) attacked and sank all those Japanese ships in about 45 minutes.
I almost got to meet Rhadamantus and Zeeman but we'd left Coron the morning they arrived.
On the way out and going home, we also got to dive Panagatan. Very nice, but pretty deep wall. Very active. White tip sharks, jacks, snappers and 100 foot vis.
Very nice trip. No aircon rooms. We slept out on the bamboo decks most nights. So many stars when you're out away from the city lights. Truly a dream dive vacation.
That's Carlos standing on the fordeck. We also got some fresh red snapper a couple times for a nice dinner. The other one of us getting ready to dive is Panagatan I think. Notice the spaced out look on Boy and my faces....after 4 nights on the boat and multiple diving....who needs drugs or beer?
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The boat is very comfortable. The knife like hull cuts through chop for a pretty smooth ride, but we only had a bit of chop on the way back to Boracay.
Fresh water shower and toilet on board. Great food. Carlos, the owner of Fisheye knows all the wrecks and dives, not to mention that he's a great cook.
The wrecks of Coron are all that I'd heard. When you're sitting there in the calm of the bays, it's hard to imagine the carnage that occured there not so long ago as all the American figher planes (350 or so) attacked and sank all those Japanese ships in about 45 minutes.
I almost got to meet Rhadamantus and Zeeman but we'd left Coron the morning they arrived.
On the way out and going home, we also got to dive Panagatan. Very nice, but pretty deep wall. Very active. White tip sharks, jacks, snappers and 100 foot vis.
Very nice trip. No aircon rooms. We slept out on the bamboo decks most nights. So many stars when you're out away from the city lights. Truly a dream dive vacation.
That's Carlos standing on the fordeck. We also got some fresh red snapper a couple times for a nice dinner. The other one of us getting ready to dive is Panagatan I think. Notice the spaced out look on Boy and my faces....after 4 nights on the boat and multiple diving....who needs drugs or beer?
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