The Malapascua Shark

So here I am, at Malapascua, in the middle of the Philippines, diving at the Monad Shoals which sink 300m into the bottom of the edge of the Pacific, amidst a school of hammerhead sharks and thresher sharks (and possibly manta rays) and the visibility was AWFUL. We couldn't see beyond 5m. then suddenly the visibility improved, like a winter draught, and shadows became more real, lines more clear, and this beast of a thresher shark came up from the deep to greet us trembling divers ... two more followed. Awesome.

But the downside of it ... Ruth isn't here with me =( .... but in some ways I am glad she isn't because I'm not sure how she would handle the cold, the nitrox tanks, the deep dives, and the "horrors" of seeing 3-4m long sharks swimming around her...

that was yesterday. Today, the vis continued to be bad, and we saw more shadows, but hey, at least we saw 3 threshers... =) ...

the food here at the Malapascuan Exotic Island Resort is not terribly good, but it ain't terrible. Sure miss Ruth's cooking ...

More on the trip when I actually get back.