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I work for a private members dive club based in Cebu, Philippines. We are actively involved in the conservation and exploration of the local marine environment where we love to dive.
Location:
Mactan, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Philippines
Interests:
Scuba diving, Photography
Occupation:
Dive Instructor/Club Manager
Gender:
Male
Blog / MySpace URL:
http://clubvera.wordpress.com/
Certification Agencies:
Padi bsac
Dive History:
I learned to dive in Borneo while surveying coral reefs. Since then I have dived around Wales, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and extensively over the Philippines.
Certification Level:
MSDT
# of Logged Dives:
I just don't log dives
Dive Classification:
Instructor / Assistant Instructor / Dive Master / Dive Con
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Sunrise before our first dive</strong></div>
Ambitious plans preceded this adventure. We determined to seek out the elusive Thresher Shark at Tengo Point, explore for the first time
Several facts were established during our latest safari:
Chef Angar makes Phils singing sound good
Lhera cannot draw, Mar Jerie cannot guess
And Mermaids look great in two piece swimsuits
Somehow four great days diving was shoehorned in between two typhoons that lashed the Philippines. The closest Captain Lucio came to a wave was from the hand of Raymond
The Camotes Island chain is often overlooked as a place for great diving so we decided it was time to take a second look. We were not disappointed with what we found. Plenty of marine life, great macro and many schooling fish. Mark (our official videographer and part time office worker) shot a great video viewed here.
Meanwhile up on deck David had his hands full as we were fortunate to avoid the storm engulfing
Come On Baby, Light My Fire!
Screams of, My breakfast, save my breakfast! were heard as flames and smoke billowed out from our galley in the early morning while moored off Malapascua Is.
While quickly brought under control by the heroic fast thinking of Rj (he turned off the gas) its sad to report we lost five eggs, a full pan of rice and untold slices of spam
Our lesson heeded, we are refitting the galley with stainless steel walls and new boat procedures to
First hurdle of the day, boarding the boat. Low tide turned the gangplank into a ladder, but once safely onboard both new friends and old were treated to a warm welcome under a perfect Visayan sun. A special welcome was reserved for Jesus, aka Nico.
We also had onboard for the first time the lovely Marjorie (Marks mouse/wife), Me Julie (the pretty half of the David pair), David himself (saved at the last by another beer). And making a welcome return Lisle (crash test dummy and