Dive Trip to Puerto Galera, Philippines
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This document summarizes Dr. Mark McGinley's dive trip to Puerto Galera in Mindoro Island, Philippines from July/August 2012. It provides details of his international flights, transportation within the Philippines including ferries and jeepneys, and hotels and dive shops visited in Puerto Galera. The bulk of the document consists of photos from his dives which showcase the abundant marine life he encountered, including sea turtles, cuttlefish, seahorses, nudibranchs, and more. It also documents his boat ride to dive at Verde Island and dealing with a typhoon passing through during his trip.
Dive Trip to Puerto Galera, Philippines
- 1. Dive Trip to Puerto Galera Mindoro Island, Philippines July/August 2012 Dr. Mark McGinley Honors College and Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University
- 2. China Airlines LAX to Tapei to Manila
- 6. Manila
- 7. Jeepney
- 8. School’s Out
- 9. Jollibee
- 10. I Can’t Belive Texans Didn’t Think of This First!!!
- 13. Public Transportation Trikes
- 14. Ferry from Batangas, Luzon to Puerto Galera, Mindoro
- 16. Batangas, Luzon
- 17. View of Luzon From the Ferry
- 19. Almost There Puerto Galera, Mindoro
- 20. El Galleon Beach Resort
- 21. El Galleon Beach Resort View From My Porch
- 22. El Galleon Beach Resort The Pool
- 23. El Galleon Beach Resort Beachfront Dining
- 24. El Galleon Beach Resort Dinnertime View!!
- 25. Some of the Friendly and “Hard Working” Staff
- 26. Asia Divers Dive Shop and Rooftop Bar
- 27. View From Rooftop Bar
- 28. Asia Divers Equipment Room and Dock
- 29. “Beach” in Front of the Hotel at Low Tide
- 30. View to the West
- 31. Time For School
- 32. Guns Up in Puerto Galera
- 34. Sabang Beach
- 35. The Beach Was A Playground at Low Tide
- 36. Baseball
- 37. Badminton
- 38. The Kids Used Imagination Rather Than Electricity
- 39. Sabang, Mindoro
- 40. Main Pier Sabang
- 42. Funny Signs on Dive Shops
- 43. So True!!
- 44. Sabang at Night
- 45. So How Was The Diving? • As you all know I don’t take photos underwater • Thanks to everyone who “donated” to this presentation by making their photos available online!!!!
- 46. Dive Boat
- 47. Lots of Fishes
- 48. Anemone Fish
- 49. Sea Turtle
- 51. Sea Snake
- 52. Pygmy Seahorse
- 53. Cuttlefish
- 54. Frog Fish
- 55. Ghost Pipefish
- 56. Nudibranchs
- 57. Blue Ribbon Eel
- 59. Seahorse
- 60. Spiny Devilfish
- 61. Feather Stars
- 62. Speed Boat to Verde Island
- 63. Verde Island Wall Dives
- 65. Verde Island Surface Interval
- 66. Fishing Village, Verde Island
- 67. Treasure!!
- 68. The Belgians
- 69. Sabang View Low Tide
- 70. Sabang View High Tide
- 71. Typhoon Passes By To The North
- 73. Keeping Water Out of Asia Divers
- 74. Map of Dive Sites
- 75. Long Trip to Angeles City Carrying My Bag to Sabang
- 77. Last View of Sabang
- 78. This little guy and his Grandparents shared the Jeepney ride
- 79. Waterfall
- 80. On The Road to Calapan
- 81. On the Road to Calapan
- 82. Calapan
- 83. Oh No! 5 Hour Wait!!
- 84. Wait in a Different Place for a While!
- 85. Ferry From Calapan, Mindoro to Batangas, Luzon
- 86. Seas Were Kind of Rough So I Was Glad to Be in a Big Boat!
- 87. Manila to Clarke Airport, Angeles City World’s Best Roadside Stop