Dive Log 4 : Tinoto, Maasim, Sarangani Province
by Leonard Pe on
07.19.2009 |
Tinoto |
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For my third open water training dive, we went to John’s place in Tinoto, Maasim, Sarangani Province, just a few meters away from Lemlunay Dive Resort. The entry point is a rocky beach, it’s best to enter this area during high tide since just a few feet from the shore, corals are already visible and prone to being stepped on.
The visibility was still not that good. I managed for the first time to reach 60 feet, the water was cold. We were hoping to see a resident sea turtle around this area, also a barracuda but unfortunately they must be hiding somewhere. We stayed at that depth for about half an hour before starting to rise to about 20 feet. Near the surface we found three large sweetlips, sadly the batteries of my camera died down on me, it must be the cold environment that sucked the juice out of it.
Our dive was okay but we only did one because I felt sick and light headed. Again, it must be the cold water plus some nitrogen saturation and less oxygen intake.. I don’t know, Chris said it’s just normal for a beginner to experience that. A bummer experience if you ask me. I should use a thicker wetsuit next time or a size that really fits.
| Dive No. 4 | July 19, 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | (John’s) Tinoto Wall, Maasim, Sarangani Province | ||
| Objective | Open Water Course Dive 3 | ||
| Dive Buddy | Chris Dearne, Dennis and Frannie Zuzon | ||
| Equipment | Complete Set, 3 kg weights | ||
| Lifeforms Found | sweetlips, seafan, clams | ||
| DEPTH | TEMPERATURE (celsius) | ||
| Average | 15 m / 50 ft | Water | 22 |
| Maximum | 20 m / 60 ft | Surface | 28 |
| PRESSURE (psi) | VISIBILITY (feet) | ||
| Start | 3000 | < on bottom | 25 |
| Finish | 500 | ^ on bottom | 25 |
| DIVE TIME | TOTAL TIME (hours) | ||
| IN | 9:00am | Hours to Date | 2 |
| Out | 9:50am | This Dive | 0.8 |
| At Bottom | 50 mins | Total Hours | 2.8 |
Comments (3)
good job nard for this site!! very unique idea of logging ur dives on the net.. i agree with lolo chris pud, ana jud kung first time divers magdive sa tinoto..ako pud dati..kay ang bouyancy dili pa jud naka adjust.. hoping to dive with you soon!!!
hi, am a new diver myself but not based in P.I. will be visiting sarangani sometime in december, can you tell me your contacts, so i can make arrangements for a dive.
Hi Janet,
there are many dive sites around Sarangani Bay.
Here are some useful links of dive shops and resorts
http://www.leonardpe.com/2009/04/a-scuba-divers-paradise-lemlunay-dive-resort-and-south-point-divers/
http://www.gensanhotels.com/2009/06/cambridge-farm-hotel/