Mike, Rhoody and Typhoon Frank – Last episode

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Diving, Lifestyle

Like mentioned earlier, there was a Typhoon warning and that tail of it hit Dumaguete City with full force. When we reached the divesite big waves were rolling in and the visibility was less than one meter in shallow water. A strong surge was present and pushed us...

Typhoon Frank-the calm before the storm

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Diving

My alarm rang at 5:30 in the morning to run through my daily online-routine for being ready to bring Mike into the “Big Pool”. I picked him up at Coco Grande and we drove out to Dauin. The water was calm and clear, even the Medias told that Typhoon “Frank” is rolling...

Padi – Discover Scuba Diving – Video

by | Jul 15, 2008 | Diving, Videos

A year ago or so my friends Tom and Kim were living down here in Dumaguete or better 20 kilometer south of it in a small village called Maajong Tubig. We were drinking and partying many times together but never dived. When they finally decided to move back to Angeles...

An UPS Pilot learns to SCUBA in Dumaguete

by | Jul 2, 2008 | Diving

Mike an UPS-pilot from the States gave me a short notice call and asked about diving. He is a friend of my partner on Dumagueteinfo and visited Dumaguete to get certified as an Open Water Diver. He explained me his phobia with a near-drowning experience and that he...

My Trip to Squijor Island – Part 2

by | Apr 5, 2008 | Diving, Traveling

I am usually not going to bed that early, so it was not really a surprise to wake up with the sun around 5:00 pm. In Dumaguete I would boil water for my coffee and start the computer to go through my daily routine. Here in Siquijor I went for a walk and enjoyed the...