Whale Sharks
snorkelling with the whale sharks I have been absent from my blogging duties, but I have been alternatively disposed chasing whale sharks in the Philippines. On February 25, we met Lisa, our youngest daughter, in the Philippines following her two year stint as an ESL teacher in Korea. All being scuba divers, we booked four days of diving in Sebang as part of our trip together: diving and eating and sleeping, diving and eating and sleeping. Spectacular coral embellished the walls and floors of the sea but equally spectacular were the dainty sea horses, the turtle stealing fish eggs, the massive giant clams, the wrecks and one very cool electric clam. We had a wonderful experience in Sebang, despite having to endure watching and (judging) old, grey haired men strutting about with young Pilipino women. We boated back to the mainland, flew back to Manila and then moved on to Donsol where yes, we saw whale sharks – on two different occasions. Whale shark sightings are alm...