Wednesday 27 May 2015

May 2015 - DSAT Courses and Trips!

May is normally the last month of peak season here in the Philippines and we thought we'd make the most of this with trips to both Coron Bay and Verde Island.

Our Coron trip was our first trip back to the Coron Wrecks for almost a year so it was great to get back, catch-up with people and dive again in the best wreck diving location in the Philippines.  We even had time to pull together a few video clips from this trip; the YouTube links below should give you an idea of what to expect - we'll be planning regular trips there every 3-4 months.

Coron, Irako Maru Wreck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dREXbn6E4U
Coron, Kyokuzan Maru Wreck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQVO23rl9o

Making the most of the near perfect weather we also arranged a trip over to Verde Island from Anilao.  This trip went really well and is something we'll be doing a lot more of in the near future.  The boat ride from Anilao is around 90 minutes, so is longer than the PG trip but the large (PG ferry) sized boat we used made it a really comfortable trip.  The trip was done over a full moon weekend so some crazy currents were around, especially at the Washing Machine site when the tide was on a strong ebb.

We'd also like to pass on our congratulations to Cesar who this month completed his Tec45 course after a few weeks of diving with us.

The weather here is holding up well with conditions still hot and sunny and no rain it sight (yet!) so we're looking forward to more great dives in June with CCR, Technical and Instructor courses lined up here in the Philippines.