Palau Underwater Video

After 60 dives...this has become our motto !!!!

Palau video (MPEG4 format, 320 by 180 pixel size)


Thanks to Nick, the videographer at Sam's Tours here in Palau,
who uploaded the videoclip to our blog site.

Palua's famous Jelly Fish Lake

After being stung in the Philippines by jelly fish, we were a little sceptical of diving with more of them.
There were millions and no stingers.
Amazing experience.
Handle with care.
Snorkeling and gently floating through the maze of Jelly!!

Diving the Blue Corner & Blue Hole

Sharks, Sharks, Sharks & more Sharks at the Blue Corner
The Corals are stunning!!
Looking up the Blue Hole from the bottom where we had just descended.
Coming out the bottom into schools of Barracuda.
The Turtle was magnificent!
The coral and the fish are amazing. Palau is known for one of the world's best diving and it will be difficult to find better. It is also the sight of last years "Survivor".....for all of you fans!!! We have never seen such gorgeous rock islands and underwater life.

Paluan Islands - Pictures speak a Thousand words

Church Palau style

We met a taxi driver who invited us to this beautiful Palau Evangelical Church.
3 sides were open which allows the air to circulate. The temp is in the high 20'sC and 80'sF with 95% humidity.
A beautiful Baby dedication and a traditional Palauan service.
The choir sings accapella and as always a shortage of male voices.
We also stayed to take in the English service as the first service was in Palauan.

Leaving Boracay and Arriving Palau

The best day we get in Philippines we are leaving. I bet you all are sad!
Things we take for granted, delivering recycled goods to the main land takes more than just having the truck pick it up. Note the safety conditions.
The weather is overcast when we arrive in Palau but it does not take away from the beauty.
Out of 700 islands , only a few are connected by bridges. This was constructed when the last one collapsed in 1996.
Korror has the main commercial area of the three other islands it is connected to.
Remnants of the Japanese invasions of W.W.II.
Anti aircraft guns sit at the roadside. This was an area for an airbase during the war.

Diving Boracay Island Philippines

We decided to take our advanced divers course with Paul Clarke at Lapu Lapu Divers. Paul was a character and we had a great time. Did a square compass navigation in a complete circle, a negative entry with air in our BCD and a few other funny things, but Paul passed us any way!
It was so tough spending the week studying and preparing for the course. There was lots of reading and class room work.How do you like our class room?
It did have it's problems when the sun set but then I guess school was out. Too bad I was enjoying it!
Class room instruction! All are going for Dive master training. Too bad it was raining that day because we did get a little wet.
Hard to see but in the bottom left corner of the picture is the jelly fish that is why Jan is rubbing her hands. They do sting.
But the fish life is great! Sometimes you have to put up with a little discomfort to enjoy other things.

Gamma, gampa! I wanna see dah fisssssss!

We have had a request from Jasmine our Granddaughter in Montreal. Enjoy Love Grandpa!!

A Day Off

We (I) decided to take a day off from diving and what better way than GOLFING!
The course was tough!
But the views were great!
Like I always say a tough day on the golf course is better than a good day at work!

Philippines

A brief stop in Manila before leaving for the island of Boracay.
The fish farms in the Manila Bay were interesting as we flew out.
Arriving in Boracay, Philippines. A small Island 1 hr South of Manila by plane..... gorgeous....a cross between Fiji and Tahiti. 28 hours in transit from P.V.Mexico ( 20hrs of that in the air... on the plane !! )
The resort was a short boat ride from the airport even after a long flight it was fun ride.
So we have spent the first 24hrs getting over jetlag. It was easy from our 3rd floor room looking over the golf course.
Walking the beach helped to stay awake and to get over the jetlag.
The sunset was impressive for our first day. What does the Philippines have in store for us?