Dive Log 8 & 9 : Lemlunay Resort, Tinoto, Sarangani

Leonard Pe — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:22:00 +0000

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

Gallery:

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

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Dive Log 8 & 9 : Lemlunay Resort, Tinoto, Sarangani