A professional scuba diver friend of mine who has been diving around the Philippines for years invited me and other few good friends to experience scuba diving and the theme was “Discovery Scuba Dive”. Location was at Planet Dive, Anilao, Batangas which is believed to be the center of marine biodiversity in the Philippines, if not on the planet.
Our escapade started at Greenbelt in Makati being our assembly area and getting to the resort took us 3 hours. Upon arrival at Planet Dive, we were greeted with warm hospitality and of course a very inviting resort. It’s almost lunch time when we got there. As we gather in the restaurant, it’s obvious that locals were outnumbered by foreign scuba divers from other parts of the world, as we say we felt like we’re the aliens in the resort. In a little while, sumptuous lunch buffet was catered. The resort served different lines of dishes but mostly sea foods.
By the way, if you are into white sand beaches then this is not the right place for you. Everything you see here are stones and pebbles but underneath those rough waters is an amazing underwater world. I was very excited to see different species of fishes, corals, as well as other underwater creatures. As beginners, we underwent few discussions as well as demonstrations of the equipment. The whole afternoon was spent in the waters snorkeling, and scuba diving of only up to 25ft deep but as promised we still saw lots of things.
Although we had tired legs and lungs at the end of the day, the entire activity was a success. There’s so much fun, the team was very cheerful and lively, such a beautiful experience. Incomparable. Priceless.
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