Critters and Threshers…oh my!

What a fantastic week of critter finding it’s has been with the Critterfest Group from the USA. Mike Bartick from Crystal Blue brought the group over for a week of fun, but it was not just the critters that were around, they had a great sighting of a Thresher Shark and 4 awesome dives at Verde Island where the very elusive Coral Cat Shark was sighted.

It’s that time of year again where the water gets a little chilly and the Thresher’s come out to play. Over the past 5 years it has continued to get better and better for sighting Thresher Sharks here at Puerto Galera especially during the months from December to April when the water is a little cooler.On Saturday Jamie led a dive to Kilima where there is a cleaning station and saw 3 Threshers all at once wow! Malapascua eat your heart out!

Welcome back to the British International School, Ho Chi Minh

We have very fun and busy time here this past week with the group from the British International School, HCMC in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. This is the second year in a row that they have joined us and we sure hope to see them again next year. Eight of the group did their full Open Water courses, 9 did the four training dives and then a bunch of fun dives, and 2 got their EFR/Rescue. The whole gang worked very hard and should be very proud for what they have accomplished. They also had a great time visiting one of our local schools with some engaging activities to educate the children about the problem of marine debris and the importance of protecting the pristine marine environment. Thanks to Lauren Binnington for getting this all organized.