Resort Grounds (Apr 25, 2023)
The beautiful grounds right behind the swimming pool
Token Clown Fish (Apr 28, 2023)
They were all over, so might as well have a token picture of one
Marine File Snake (Apr 28, 2023)
That is algae growing on its head. It took a few days to get an identification of this, the divemasters had never seen it before, or others familiar with the Philippines
Apo Island Coral (Apr 29, 2023)
Lettuce Coral in the foreground
Apo Island Coral (Apr 29, 2023)
Organ Pipe Coral on the left,
Turtle (Apr 29, 2023)
Feeding on the reef and sea grapes. The little green nodules are sea grapes, and apparently are safe for humans to eat.
Stonefish (Apr 30, 2023)
Very poisonous, highly toxic
Ribbon Eel (Apr 30, 2023)
Juvenile. The body turns blue as an adult, the yellow ribbon remains
Painted Frogfish (Apr 30, 2023)
This was about 3 inches long, but the diopter helps to make it look bigger.
Painted Frogfish (Apr 30, 2023)
Juvenile. This was about 1/2 inch, taken from no more than 2 inches from it with a diopter.
Nudibranch (Apr 30, 2023)
Philippines is home to very large number of nudibranchs,
Skeleton Shrimp (May 2, 2023)
Super small, maybe the size of fishing line
Waterfall (May 4, 2023)
This was in the interior of the island
Salaya Buffet (May 4, 2023)
The buffet set up for the last night at Salaya
