Dive Log 8 & 9 : Lemlunay Resort, Tinoto, Sarangani
by Leonard Pe on
08.31.2009 |
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I went diving yesterday with Rhonson Ng to get photos of Sarangani Province, for a feature story for PAL Mabuhay Magazine. We went to Lemlunay Dive Resort in Tinoto, Maasim, Sarangani Province. Home of South Point Divers. We did two dives hoping to take a snapshot of the resident Napoleon Wrasse, unfortunately it seems to be hiding somewhere. The first dive was just fine, we found lots of fishes, seems to be a lot more compared to my last dive there.
Leonard Pe, the author (photo by Rhonson Ng)
We haven’t found what we were looking for on the first dive, so we decided to do a second dive. This time we went to a nearby sandbar, oh man, the current there was shall we say nasty.. strong enough to push you around if you’re not holding unto something. It was tiring but fun at the same time.. my first drift diving!
While drifting by, we found a green turtle resting. Took a few shots before going on. A few moments still, another surprise awaits us.. a school of Jacks, lots and lots of them passing barely in front of us. It was a WOW! Probably a thousand individuals swimming around.
Our search for the napoleon wrasse was cut short since the current was so strong, our tanks only lasted for half the usual time but nevertheless these two dives were one of the best dive experiences I had yet.
My thanks to Joel Sarenas, our dive master, for showing us around and Rhonson for my underwater portrait.
School of Jacks
Rhonson Ng in action
| Dive No.8 | August 30, 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Lemlunay Dive Resort, Tinoto, Maasim, Sarangani Province | ||
| Objective | Dive with Rhonson for PAL Mabuhay Magazine | ||
| Dive Buddy | Rhonson Ng, Joel Sarenas | ||
| Equipment | Complete Set, 3 kg weights | ||
| Lifeforms Found | grouper, bumphead, sweetlips, spadefish | ||
| DEPTH | TEMPERATURE (celsius) | ||
| Average | 18 m / 60 ft | Water | 22 |
| Maximum | 25 m / 84 ft | Surface | 28 |
| PRESSURE (psi) | VISIBILITY (feet) | ||
| Start | 3000 | < on bottom | 40 |
| Finish | 500 | ^ on bottom | 40 |
| DIVE TIME | TOTAL TIME (hours) | ||
| IN | 8:52am | Hours to Date | 4.8 |
| Out | 9:40am | This Dive | 0.8 |
| At Bottom | 48 mins | Total Hours | 5.6 |
| Dive No.9 | August 30, 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Lemlunay Dive Resort, Tinoto, Maasim, Sarangani Province | ||
| Objective | Dive with Rhonson for PAL Mabuhay Magazine | ||
| Dive Buddy | Rhonson Ng, Joel Sarenas | ||
| Equipment | Complete Set, 3 kg weights | ||
| Lifeforms Found | green turtle, Jacks | ||
| DEPTH | TEMPERATURE (celsius) | ||
| Average | 15 m / 50 ft | Water | 22 |
| Maximum | 21 m / 70 ft | Surface | 28 |
| PRESSURE (psi) | VISIBILITY (feet) | ||
| Start | 2800 | < on bottom | 40 |
| Finish | 250 | ^ on bottom | 40 |
| DIVE TIME | TOTAL TIME (hours) | ||
| IN | 11:30am | Hours to Date | 5.6 |
| Out | 12:06am | This Dive | 0.6 |
| At Bottom | 36mins | Total Hours | 6.2 |
Comments (3)
leonard,
thanks for the feature. looks like you all had fun. :-)
jojie
hi Jojie,
you’re very welcome.
yep, we really had a great time :)
thanks for dropping by
are you coming over for the Tuna Festival on the 5th?
beautiful underwater shots..