Friday 27 March 2009

Philippines

Last month we spent two weeks travelling in the Philippines. First we flew from Seoul to Manila, then travelled to a resort on the north coast of the island of Mindoro called Puerto Galera for a few days.









Jeepneys are a typical Filipino mode of transport



Mindoro landscape



We then headed to a small island called Pandan off the west coast of Mindoro for more diving. 



en route for Pandan island



After a few days we crossed the Mindoro strait and stayed on Dimakya island, near Busuanga in Northern Palawan. It was mainly a scuba diving trip and while diving we saw a shark, turtles, and sea snakes (one was more than 2m long). Afterwards, we were told that the sea-snakes are 17 times more venomous than cobras ... (but they can't open their jaws wide enough to bite humans apparently). We also did a great wreck dive on a big Japanese warship sunk since 1944 - very atmospheric.

noisy bats on Dimakya island!


our bungalow

one-month-old turtles ready to be set free


mangrove

At the end we headed back to Manila for a short while before flying back to Seoul.

Intramuros in old Manila









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