Dive & Trek Part II

For the third week in a row, I was @ Mabini, Batangas going diving. This Sunday, I joined Ryan's groups for a daytrip of fun in the sun. Ryan was doing a special intro dive promo so a lot of people took him up on the offer. I joined along to go diving, along with a few snorkelers.
As always happens, I did not get much sleep the night before, so when Ryan picked up me and Krystal (Fulbright buddy), we popped into the backseat and promptly napped for most of the way to the resort. We were joined in the car with our friend Amillah, and new buddies Mikko, Alex, Victor & Ava. We took a boat to the resort, along with a couple families who were availing of Ryan's super fun summer deal.

The morning began with snorkeling while Ryan was teaching his class. These chicas were instantaneous BFFs. And yes, those safety vests are made out of styrofoam.











The resort has a house reef so as soon as you step down, you see all the colorful little fishies and corals you could ever want. This was Krystal's first time snorkeling so she was really excited to get up close and personal with the fish. Although the water was not as clear as the last time I was here, it still made for a great time.







I'm slowly making my way to "more experienced beginning diver", but this picture looks so badass hahah. You think I know what I'm doing :-D After a lazy dive around the house reef @ dive and trek, we borrowed a boat and dove at Ligpo Island. Unfortunately my dive buddy got a little sick so we had to abort the dive. It was still fun though, I saw a huge yard long fish and another lionfish to add to my picture collection I've gotten lazy with my picture posting, so all 100 some can be found here



I managed to convince Krystal to do an intro dive with Ryan after her asking many many "what if questions", like the probability of a cute jellyfish going crazy and attacking her. Wha-PAM! Anyway, Krystal got to dive in and luckily I was able to accompany them to take pictures. Krystal was a little scared at first but overall I think she had a great experience. Now maybe she'll get a little less annoyed when I start raving about my latest dive trips.
















I think we all had a really exciting but relaxing time that day just being lazy, snorkeling and having conversations over chocolate wafers and Milo. Thank goodness for beach chairs and portable speakers. One of the best feelings in the world is sitting on a balcony looking at the stars after a good day in the water and a nice hot shower.
And of course a big thanks to our resident superhero Ryan, who after just a couple hours of sleep that morning greeted everyone with a Morning Person smile that's both enlivening and annoying at the same time (especially before I've had my coffee). After managing our crazy crew, doing 7 intro dives and then driving us all home while we were all passed out in the car, I have concluded that Ryan is either awesome or insane.