A great time was had by all this past week as our group of 23 people from “Underwater Sports” in Australia enjoyed their time in Puerto Galera. As usual they got to see some fantastic stuff underwater but they also got to see the finer points of the Point! We’ve enjoyed having you guys here and look forward to seeing you again. Special thanks to David and Jolie Gordon for making this happen.
In effort against ocean debris Asia Divers hosted an underwater clean up this past weekend in the shallow waters of Small Lalaguna bay. Lots of trash was collected including 2 umbrellas. Check out the photo above. Keep an eye out for future posts about other clean-up projects and send us a message if you’re interested in taking part.
Here is a photo of Tommy from Steve Ford that was taken a few years back. You’ll see more of Steve’s “oldie” photos from the early 90’s on our Facebook Page. Check it out…there are some real good ones there!
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Congratulations to Reto Cadalbert who is our newest PADI Pro. Reto came here earlier in the year for a diving holiday and loved it so much that he decided to do his Divemaster course with us.
Lissy Held and hubby Stefan Mueller decided to say the “I do’s” again underwater with Allan officiating. It’s been very nice to see Lissy back again to spend her honeymoon here.
What a great time for the whole gang who came in for AMI’s reunion from all over Asia! This fine tradition has been going on for many years and we hope to see you all back next year. Thanks to Bonnie and Adrian Chedore got it all organized. There was a good combination of diving for some, hanging out on the beach for many, and of course spending lots of time at The Point for everyone. El Galleon put on a very special 60’s night on the Platform complete with the El Galleon Dancers, and a very talented fire dancer, and even with a wee bit of rain the night went off with a bang and everyone got into the spirit and partied the night away.
Great to see Mike and Cindy here to do a bit of diving, a bit of relaxing and some good fun catching us with old friends at The Point.
Even though this is not about the Philippines, I thought that anyone who is interested in Scuba diving would be interested in this.
Introduced to life under the sea in high school through snorkelling, Yoji Ookata obtained his scuba license at the age of 21. At the same time, he went out and bought a brand new NIKONOS, a 35mm film camera specifically designed for underwater photography. He devoted all his spare time – aside from his day job – to perfecting his art of underwater photography. Then, at age 39, he finally made the transition. He quit his office job and became a freelance underwater photographer. But even for a man who spent the last 50 years immersed in the underwater world of sea life, the ocean proved infinitely mysterious. While diving in the semi-tropical region of Amami Oshima, roughly 80 ft below sea level, Ookata spotted something he had never seen. And as it turned out, no one else had seen it before either. Continue reading
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Lindsay Beer who happens to be a cousin of Allan’s has discovered many fine things about Puerto Galera and diving is one of them! Alli took Lindsay through the DSD program and of course made sure he was topped off with just the right set of ears!
While Alex Suh was here Alli and Alex were on a mission to win a photo competition…and sure enough Alex did win it. He won a Ball watch with this photo… Alex nicely informed Alli that he owes her a timex! Ha ha ha
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