Island Hopping in Coron, Palawan, Philippines
As I mentioned in a prior post, we’d recently holidayed in Coron, Palawan in the Philippines. Having set-up base in town, we’d organised a tour with our hotel. My brother had specced out and booked a fantastic itinerary of island hopping that didn’t just include a guide and a bangka (an outrigger) but also food...
A Day of Diving in Coron, Palawan, Philippines
For our recent family holiday in the Philippines, where our geographically-challenged immediate family converged from three different continents to meet at a fourth, my brother had expertly organised yet another trip; a holiday within a holiday. To get away from the pre-Christmas crowds of Manila, we flew South to Coron, Palawan, renown for its island...
Diving Site: Jackie’s Passage, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Our fourth and final dive of our short Fijian trip was at Jackie’s Passage. It was possibly my favourite. Before leaping in, the boat captain threw in bits of bread to attract some of the zebra fish our way. Being a shallow 15m dive, they were all around us when we jumped in.Water temperature was...
Diving Site: Wilkes Wall, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Our third dive was a shallow drift dive at a depth of 12m. As usual, 30-degree surface temperature and a warm 30 degrees at depth. I manned the camera this time around and I think we finally found a setting that was perfect for underwater. While automatic or the underwater preset produced lacklustre results (and...
Diving Site: Namoto Wall, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Our second dive on our recently completed Fijian holiday (boo!) was at Namoto Wall, near Namoto Island. As per the prior dive, it was 30 degrees on the surface and about 28 degrees at maximum depth, which was 21m. We’re still getting the hang of using the Canon Powershot S95 underwater. I can attest that...
Diving Site: The Outpost, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
It’s Day Three of our short Fijian Holiday. After a massive day yesterday learning about Fijian village life at Nalesutale Village, the cultural part our trip was over. Though incredibly enjoyable and educational, it was time for something on the opposite end of the scale. We booked dives with Adrenalin Fiji to check out some...
Great Ocean Road
This past Easter, V and I took a trip to Victoria to, among other things, take a leisurely drive down the Great Ocean Road. Offically designated the B100, it starts south of Geelong at Torquay and winds approximately 250 kilometres southward, ending about 40km before of Warrnambool. The road almost entirely winds along the stunning...
