dennism52
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Hi All,
I'm a relatively new member to ScubaBoard and am looking for help on choosing a location (or two) for a two week trip to the Philippines. My wife and I are both experienced divers; I have logged over 600 dives and my wife has over 500. We have dove mostly in California and the Caribbean and would like to see marine life that is different than what we've seen so many times in the Caribbean (our favorites are Cozumel, Roatan, and Bonaire).
I am an amateur underwater photographer and like shooting everything from wide angle to macro (but I suck at macro). Both my wife and I like a diversity of reef fish, pelagic's, healthy coral, and (some) macro subjects. What we really want to see is new "stuff" we don't see in the Caribbean.
Ideally, we would like to plan a trip for January or February. I am looking for any suggestions. We did go to the Long Beach scuba show and have a lot of info already on Puerto Galera, Dumagetti, etc. I'm looking for opinions and suggestions from divers like myself who have done a trip during Jan-Feb. We are also looking into Micronesia, Indonesia, and Fiji. Indonesia seems to be the most expensive option and we do have budget limits. One last comment: we like (and prefer) rustic places to stay and don't need 5 star accommodations.
I'm a relatively new member to ScubaBoard and am looking for help on choosing a location (or two) for a two week trip to the Philippines. My wife and I are both experienced divers; I have logged over 600 dives and my wife has over 500. We have dove mostly in California and the Caribbean and would like to see marine life that is different than what we've seen so many times in the Caribbean (our favorites are Cozumel, Roatan, and Bonaire).
I am an amateur underwater photographer and like shooting everything from wide angle to macro (but I suck at macro). Both my wife and I like a diversity of reef fish, pelagic's, healthy coral, and (some) macro subjects. What we really want to see is new "stuff" we don't see in the Caribbean.
Ideally, we would like to plan a trip for January or February. I am looking for any suggestions. We did go to the Long Beach scuba show and have a lot of info already on Puerto Galera, Dumagetti, etc. I'm looking for opinions and suggestions from divers like myself who have done a trip during Jan-Feb. We are also looking into Micronesia, Indonesia, and Fiji. Indonesia seems to be the most expensive option and we do have budget limits. One last comment: we like (and prefer) rustic places to stay and don't need 5 star accommodations.