next stop: Apo Island

so i was in Apo Island. that was last feb 25 & 26. it was the next stop after dumaguete city.

from sibulan, where i met up with my diver-friends from Talisay, we moved to Malatapay, Zamboangita, NegOR, the jumpoff port to Apo. the travel time is about 30 mins by private car. since there are no public ferries in the area, we rented a boat to get us to the next island. estimated travel time from the port to Apo is 45 mins.

at around 1pm of feb 25, after being mercilessly rocked by the waves, we finally made it to Apo.


this is Liberty's Community Lodge. owned by Kap. Liberty. this is where you can rent a room and dive/snorkeling gear. on the second floor of this building is a resto.


this is at the back of the island, at the marine sanctuary. we dived here at 8am the next day. notice the waves. these are just small ones.

early morning of feb 26, second dive.

i would have loved to take photos of the giant corals or what they call the massive corals, i just didn't have a camera with me. tsk! but anyway, the others have taken time to get these (thanks!!).

here are some of the species seen at the island's sanctuary. =)



up next: Sumilon Island marine sanctuary.