Our Time at Divelink
The resort we'd chosen was low key and relaxed. A nice mix of Philippino tourists and foreign tourists. The girls in the restaurant spoiled Soren silly. Here he is with the hot chocolate they made him each morning for breakfast.
This shot is of him with Irene, one of his favorites.
The area is world famous for the wreck diving. A fleet of Japanese ships were sunk there in WWII and now you can dive most of the sites. While we were there, Peter and I alternated our dive days. He'd dive one day and Soren and I would have our own adventures and then we'd alternate the next day.
One of our favorite activities was heading out to the dock...
...and having the boatment take us into town...
...and having a mango (or watermelon...) shake at the mermaid restaurant.
Actually, I think we had a fresh fruit shake at most of the restaurants in town. You know, just to be sure we found the best ones.
Sometimes the boatmen even let Soren drive!
We also explored our hotel beach for shells, and tiny starfish!
And not-so-tiny starfish!
Our hotel had some kayaks that we could use whenever we wanted.
It was great to get out and explore around our island and the neighboring islands.
In the afternoons and evenings when we were all together again, we'd often head back into town for dinner or to poke around the market.
One day we sent our laundry out to be cleaned. I must say that we were slightly surprised when this is how it came back!
Our original intinerary had us at Divelink for 4 days, then 5 days on a boat and then traveling to a different area of the Philippines. But we loved this area so much and felt that a few days had only allowed us to scratch the surface of the diving, so we changed our plans and came back here after our boat trip. We love this place! The other areas of the Philippines will have to wait until our next trip...
This shot is of him with Irene, one of his favorites.
The area is world famous for the wreck diving. A fleet of Japanese ships were sunk there in WWII and now you can dive most of the sites. While we were there, Peter and I alternated our dive days. He'd dive one day and Soren and I would have our own adventures and then we'd alternate the next day.
One of our favorite activities was heading out to the dock...
...and having the boatment take us into town...
...and having a mango (or watermelon...) shake at the mermaid restaurant.
Actually, I think we had a fresh fruit shake at most of the restaurants in town. You know, just to be sure we found the best ones.
Sometimes the boatmen even let Soren drive!
We also explored our hotel beach for shells, and tiny starfish!
And not-so-tiny starfish!
Our hotel had some kayaks that we could use whenever we wanted.
It was great to get out and explore around our island and the neighboring islands.
In the afternoons and evenings when we were all together again, we'd often head back into town for dinner or to poke around the market.
One day we sent our laundry out to be cleaned. I must say that we were slightly surprised when this is how it came back!
Our original intinerary had us at Divelink for 4 days, then 5 days on a boat and then traveling to a different area of the Philippines. But we loved this area so much and felt that a few days had only allowed us to scratch the surface of the diving, so we changed our plans and came back here after our boat trip. We love this place! The other areas of the Philippines will have to wait until our next trip...
For a second there I though Soren had a toe ring!! Not something you would see every day on a 5 yr. old boy. Then I looked closer! The pictures are wonderful! And the laundry hilarious! At least you didn't have to do it!
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