265JeffS
21 Mei 2024
We visited in a group of approximately 10 divers, and seemed to cater to mostly Westerners. The staff was very friendly, for example they learn your name within the first few minutes and greet you warmly the entire time. I was able to spend time talking with our divemaster and one of the servers, and learned about the local culture. They had a celebration the final night where they gave me a personalized shirt for my 100th dive. I had never been muck diving before. The first few days I was a little disappointed by the lack of coral, but at some point I realized I was seeing some exceptional creatures that aren’t easy to see in other places. We saw a banded sea krait, a sea snake, a wunderpus octopus, a bunch of cuttlefish, a few schools of squid, a lifetime supply of frogfish, lots of nudis, turtles, ghost pipefish, mandarin fish, and even 3 rare Spanish dancers. We spent one day at a nearby island with classic coral, which was a nice break. Also visited Oslob to see the whale sharks. Up to 4 dives a day, plus an optional nigh dive daily. So, lots of memorable diving! Just realize that 75% of the bottom is going to be silt, mud and rubble. Strangely, that’s where the action is.
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