Malapascua Island Trip Report-November 2014

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Thanks Bill, I have the same lens (and body), however I was wondering if my 18-70 might be better as I see you have an 18-55 and was wondering if you had used that.

How close did you manage to get to the Thresher?

Yes, I'd definitely recommend the 18-70mm :laughing: I didn't bring my 18-55mm :doh: I worked 14 straight days of 12 hour shifts just prior to coming to the Philippines. I was only partially packed before I left for work. I got home around midnight the night before I flew out and finished packing then. I was worried about making weight (always a concern when you bring both camera and dive gear) I remember thinking I probably wouldn't need it. After I got there and got caught up on my sleep, I wondered what I was thinking :idk:

Closest approach was probably 4-5 meters. There were people in my group who were luckier :wink:
 
Great pics Bill, and glad you enjoyed the trip again. We look forward to welcoming you back for the next one.
 
Thanks Matt.... I started this a couple days after I got back, then had a ton of distractions. I'm taking steps to fix some of those things though :wink: Hopefully my house will sell quickly. I hope to have it ready to put on the market in the next week or so. I'm done with Texas for a while... I need to be somewhere I can dive more often!

Best case I should be back around March or April, although it could take longer. The plan is to take 3-4 months after my house sells and just travel and dive :) I hope to spend at least a month on Malapascua next trip, then a second month traveling around the Philippines re-visiting some places and diving the few spots in the Philippines that I've wanted to dive that I haven't dived yet. Then PNG and Australia. Other spots I'm still nailing down, but there are a lot of places in Asia that are on my list :)

That's the plan anyway... we'll see how it all works out :)
 

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