Monday, July 14, 2025

Dives at Cathedral and Coral Garden off Moalboal Island, last two dives of the trip, pr dives 885, 886 July 4, 2025

The final two dives of our trip, we get off the boat back where we started, at Atlantis Dumaguete resort, in the morning at 7:30 am. Below are some photos from these final dives, to see the rest, go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/bumgfFrbac7JBSCE7 Phillip made all three of the final day's dives, these two, plus earlier, the Sardine Dive. Below: Phillip checks out a large Frogfish perfectly matching the color of the sponge he/she is parked on. Can you see it? Followed by a closeup of the Frogfish on the sponge.
Below: See it?
Phillip with a school of 3 inch Striped Coral Catfish, below:
A Scorpionfish welll camouflaged on a sponge. See it? Below:
White Eyed Moraly, below:
Another Banded Sea Kraite, below:
Cian in another boxing match with a feisty Anemonefish. His fist didn't intimidate the Anemonefish. Below:
A beautiful curious (they are usually quite shy) Midnight Snapper, about a foot long. Below:
Another sponge on the wall, infested with White Sea Cucumbers, with Cian in the background. Below:
Another Scorpionfish, below:
Beautiful Seascapes with colorful soft coral, below:
Below: Cian, with the line up to his smb while we make our safety stop on our last dive of the trip, does one final demonstration of launching bubble rings which travel surprising distances before collapsing.
I plan to do one more blog from this trip with my favorite photos from the trip. Great trip, great boat, crew, food, and fellow divers.

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