I’m having a serious case of writer’s block today. I'm eternally stuck in the first paragraph that I've been so achingly composing for about an hour
now. I want to scold myself because I shouldn't be having this dilemma especially
that I’m writing about one of my best and favorite travels this year – trip to
Apo Reef.
How could I not write about my first 50 feet dive
experience? How could I not weave words to describe how it was to chase sea
turtles and a manta ray, or to spot a shark, or to swim alongside colorful and
overly cute fishes, or to see a beautiful underwater garden?
Maybe I’m not in the mood to write, but I’m definitely not
in the mood to be selfish. :) And because there are some things that are better
seen than read, I’ll share here some of the pictures I took while exploring the
magnificent Apo Reef. These wealth of still photos are but snap
shots of the massive underwater wonder of the entire reef. Believe me, there's a lot more down there! For now, I hope the pictures
could somehow suffice your curiosity.
I’ll share my prose in the coming days!
Special thanks to my friend Muy for allowing me to borrow
her camera during my dive and to Angel for capturing some of the most adorable underwater photos. I wish I'm a marine biologist or scientist so I could properly identify -- well at least scientifically -- all the species I saw down under. :)
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| This school of fish does not follow any traffic rules |
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| Nemo's lair |
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| They get rowdy down there sometimes |
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| Shark spotted!!! |
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| Underwater garden |
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| starfish |
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| A sea turtle at Pandan Island |
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| A rare and beautiful capture of a sea turtle swimming with a yellow fish in an almost subliminal way |
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| The manta ray |
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| My first dive documented. :) |
WOW!ang sipag!very good! keep up the good work! =))
ReplyDeleteone blog a day?! why not! i'm so proud of you! (word of the day) (^__^)
ReplyDeleteYou're so sweet, Ja! ^__^
DeleteNice underwater photos! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks to Muy and Angel!
Deleteahhhh!!!i love the underwater life too! it's so calm and relaxing, i would sometimes forget to breathe :P
ReplyDeleteSuper agree! It's an entirely different world down there. There's so much life and colors. so unhurried, so free! :)
Deletewow! -mw
ReplyDeleteMW! "wow!" -- my exact thoughts while diving duman. must-try ang Apo dive! :)
DeleteWow! We want more. :-)
ReplyDeleteAha! ako, i want more underwater adventures! haha adik lang! ^__^
Deletepag dm kna, apo reef break tayo! hahaha
DeleteSure! Pray for me na matapos ko yung certification this coming January. Pwede ka din naman sumama kung gusto mo. :-)
Deletekayang kaya mo yan, ikaw pa! good luck! Anilao dive sounds very tempting pero baka aralin ko muna lumangoy na walang nakabantay.hehe :)
DeleteHahaha! Don't worry, I will always look over you pa din pag magkasama tayo sa liquid playground natin. :-)
DeleteMay bagong hobby ako! 'Wag ko sanang ikapulubi. Ulitin natin ang Apo Reef trip! :)
ReplyDeleteLOL. wag naman sana natin ika-POORdoy! hahaha Tubbataha, Apo, Anilao, Coron, Cebu, Romblon! Dive na! :D
DeleteYes.. sama na ako. :D
DeleteBek, sure kang magddive ka ha. iba kna next time no matter what! :))
Deletetubbataha! =))
DeleteVery impressive shots!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteSana may like din sa dotcom mo Che. may gusto sana akong i-like! hihi! hihi! <3<3<3
ReplyDeletesounds a lot like majadera? is this you, ja? hahaha! :))
Deletehahaha! yes it's me! =))
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