Yesterday was, wait for it, legendary. We dove not one, not two, but three dives. Two of those were World War II ship wrecks and one was a thermocline lake in the mountains.
We had to climb about 20 meters up and downhill to reach Barracuda Lake. Interesting fact about this lake, the top is freshwater. If you dive about 12 meters down, you hit saltwater. The thermocline is crazy significant, the freshwater is nice, cool and refreshing. The saltwater is so hot, it's almost uncomfortable. There wasn't much to look at but there were adorable little brown catfish and shrimp swimming around that would skitter around close to your fingers.
This is my little sister going through the thermocline. See how it's clear near her head and blurry around her feet? Going through it was an odd feeling, it was almost as if everything had become jagged. We didn't really take pictures of the wrecks, because it was a swim through and we had to keep our hands to ourselves but it was definitely an experience to remember. I had never delved that deep into history before. Literally.
The Lion fish and Stone fish are often found around shipwrecks. They're highly poisonous, but pretty nice to look at. There were about six Lion fish just hanging around in the same spot, not really interested in us.
This is the first time I had ever seen a stingray in the ocean and it's such a pretty one too! It was a shy little sucker, didn't really enjoy us taking pictures of it.
Clams aren't rare in the Philippines, but they're not common either. Seeing them around was such a treat, because they're actually really beautiful inside. If you get a chance to touch the inner edge, do it, it's very smooth and soft. Just be quick about it otherwise they'll clam up on your finger!
We saw this adorable cuttlefish swimming around. Through the video it seems small, but it was a pretty good size, maybe 2 feet?
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