I also worked with quite a few Filipinos when I was in Singapore.
https://www.metasport.com/sugarcane-triathlon-club/
They formed the Sugarcane Triathlon Club, evolving from members of a swimming club.
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I also worked with quite a few Filipinos when I was in Singapore.
https://www.metasport.com/sugarcane-triathlon-club/
They formed the Sugarcane Triathlon Club, evolving from members of a swimming club.
Interesting discussion about swimming...
Here are some still shots from the GoPro vids of a friend - these pics are not mine.
From Day 2, Barracuda Lake - some divers
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nice rock formation at the side
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thanks to anyone who will repost!
More GoPro still shots - Reef Garden, Day 2
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Las Islas de Coral, Day 1. Lots of sea urchins
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again, thanks to anyone for reposting
Some pics on the way back to port
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there were buoys along the way
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thanks for reposting. :)
Thanks david48 for the reposts. :)
I don't dive either. Those underwater shots were taken while snorkelling. I enjoyed snorkelling this time, by just using my swim goggles and surfacing once in a while. Last time I tried snorkelling, I used a snorkelling mouthpiece, and couldn't get the hang of it. A friend brought a full face mask snorkel and I tried it for a time - I liked using that better. You just look like one of Darth Vader's soldiers in pics. :) It's also a bit bulky to bring and I like to travel light, so I'll stick to my swim goggles.
Edit: the full face snorkel mask was bought via Lazada, was ~20 USD.
Btw, I saw dive courses available in Puerto Galera. During that time, a one week course was 16k pesos or a bit over 300 USD.
We bought a couple of those full face snorkel masks, but didn't like using them.
I now just use a TYR HYDROVISION GOGGLE.
Slightly larger than the tiny swim goggles, but still small enough to take up no room while travelling light, and also provide better peripheral vision.
https://teakdoor.com/attachment.php?a...id=15647&stc=1
^heh.
That's why it's best to always be careful of what you say/write here on TD, because it can be taken against you later on. :)
@tizme - those goggles look interesting, and yes they'd provide better peripheral vision. Cheers.
Back to the pics. For Day 3, my group had a smaller boat (max 10 ppl), and we had it to ourselves. So yay, no joiners!
Saw these 2 ships: a cruise ship and the 2go passenger/freight ship.
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saw another buoy
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thanks to anyone for reposting
Btw, how do you guys pronounce "buoy"?
I've always pronounced it in the same way as "boy" because of the soap Lifebuoy. Then I heard it pronounced in a docu as "boo-wee".
Is it a US/UK thing, similar to "to-may-to" and "to-mah-to"? I pronounce it as to-may-to, 'cos I'd be given weird looks here if I said it as to-mah-to. :)
For Day 3, we took Tour C1 and it was just to 3 destinations, but which were farther away. It took 1.5 hours to reach the first island in the tour. The boat crew...
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this island was inhabited by villagers, not for tourism
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Approaching Malcapuya island
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The boats dock on one side of the island. Then you'll have to take a short walk to the other side, where the nice beach is.
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Thanks PAG. Posts 139 and 141 too, if you please. :)
Docking on Malcapuya Island
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short walk to other side, saw a solar panel
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thanks for reposting...
Then saw this at Malcapuya Island
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powdery white sand, clear water, few ppl - what more could you ask for? :)
thanks for the reposts PAG. I'm off for the day. TGIF! Yay!
I use Boy because I worked on quite a few ships and that was what most Captains called them. To be fair, a few of them also said boo-we though. It's just one if those words like Caribbean where it's not uncommon to hear it said 2 different ways, though I'd like to hear from someone who's been to the Caribbean on how the locals pronounce it...
I always thought the boo-ee was just used in America, and the real world pronounced it boy.