A pink skunk clownfish (Amphipirion perideraion) hovers above its host anemone while scouting its surroundings. Photo by Jayvee Fernandez
I’m taking a few friends out diving this weekend in Puerto Galera. We’re doing a DSD course, more commonly known as the Discover SCUBA Diving or “Introduction Dive.” It’s a short half-day course for those who are iffy about SCUBA diving. People have different reactions towards being submerged into the flora and fauna of the ocean; it is so much different from snorkeling. The course’s main objective is to help you become more comfortable underwater while breathing from a regulator. The course consists of a classroom lecture about SCUBA, familiarization with SCUBA equipment, a confined water session with exercises and finally, the most exciting part — the dive!
I think SCUBA diving is one of the best ways to get away from the heat of summer as you’re (1) already in the beach and (2) enjoying the warm tropical waters of the Philippines. Puerto Galera is one of the best places to dive as it is very close to Verde Island, one of the centers of biodiversity.
We’re staying at GULI Diving (Facebook) at White Beach over the weekend and I’d like to thank Gus and Lisa for hosting us.
3 replies on “Have you ever wanted to learn how to SCUBA dive?”
Yes! As I’ve told you before, I’ve really wanted to but has always been held back by my need to be wearing glasses that’s appropriate for my eye grade or else I wouldn’t be able to see a thing down there! If it wasn’t such an expensive venture I’d be diving my heart out but as it is not the case, I’m just content for now to look at ocean life from behind a computer monitor.
we can try it out next time. you want? they you can always get graded masks like what some of my friends have =)
I wear contact lenses underwater! 🙂 I just make sure that my mask is de-fogged properly so I don’t have to clear them underwater.