Just a brief post tonight. I’m back in Manila – in fact I cam back yesterday from Malapascua – boat, dodgy boat transfer, 4hr bus, taxi to airport, flight, taxi to Makati to sisters. Long day. Anyway, was out on a ‘culinary tour’ with the crowd from Old Manila Walks this afternoon, accompanying my bro-in-laws [...]
Feb 032007
I did another boat dive at Chocolate Islandat 1030 this morning. This one had a niceer entrance as the wind which had challenged my sleep last night had died down a bit. We did a two way dive against, tehn with the current. Nothing too great, but we did see Mantis Shrimp, several nudibranches and a ‘wiggly arsed fish’….which translated [...]
Well I’ve realised I’ve spoiled myself a bit in the first year of my diving. Philippines, yes, and yes again. Perhentians, yes. Cambodia(?!), yes. Sipadan, oooooh yes! And here I am back in the Philippines, but in Malapascua Island. I descended the mooring line around 7am in a big swell, strong surface current, and a relatively [...]
Well I got up at the crack of dawn (0530!) – the earliest for a long, long time, but hey, like the last early morning it was so that I could go diving. Not exactly the end of the world! Missing the Manila rush hour, it only took me 20 minutes and 80 pesos (around [...]
Jan 262007
Oh dear, Thailand has made me start to blow budgets like mad! I convince myself that it’s a good investment long term…as I have booked a 4 day trip to Malapascua next week to do more diving – half the price of diving in Thailand, and only £35 return flights (plus taxi and boat) to [...]
This one’s for you Dave! Sorry for the texts Dave – here’s a shot of John and I on Tonsai beach just after we sent you the picture message! Yes I’ve met John, and it’s been relatively tame so far – however we were up at 7am to dive around Koh Phi Phi today, bringing [...]
Jan 232007
So here I was sitting on the sundeck on the boat’s roof, doing my usual mid-dive zone out listening to some of the vast selection of new music I managed to ahem, ‘acquire’ on Koh Lanta. This time it was the turn of Aim’s Hinterland album. Suddenly some inconsiderate bugger was stomping loudly which interrupted [...]
Jan 232007
I’ve just had the joy of being on a 4 night liveaboard to the Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock in the Northern Andaman Sea, North West of Phuket on the west coast of Thailand. There were around 20 of us on the Dive Asia boat, ready to make the most of it. Some dives were [...]
Jan 142007
I’m still alive in Koh Lanta. Heading to Koh Phi Phi on 16th then over to Phuket for a 4 day liveaboard starting on 18th. The internet is a bit problematic here sometimes – I need to walk around 50m to get it ;->When I get round to it I’ll tell tales of falling off [...]
Jan 102007
I’ll keep this one brief, but I’m back in Koh Lanta, and have just spent a few days with my mates Rachel, and another unexpected one Alan who had a cancelled job in Indonesia and decided to pop down to Krabi and Lanta with me. Needless to say I spent too much, and drank too [...]
