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  • Tourist and guides snorkelling with whale shark (Rhincodon typus) by the tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Tourist and guide snorkelling with whale shark (Rhincodon typus) by the tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Tourists snorkelling with whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Tourist and guides snorkelling with whale shark (Rhincodon typus) by the tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Tourists snorkelling around whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • I came across this large gathering of stingrays when I was snorkelling in a bay when I was returning to Loreto. I haven’t encountered any stingrays anywhere since.
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with common remora (Remora remora) attached and snorkellers, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton on the surface with a snorkeller, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Two whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and guide from the tour boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) vertical suction feeding with guide from the tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Two tourists swimming with a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus), with tour guides and tourist, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton on the surface with tourists, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with freediving cook from the tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Shoal of red fish that was trying to avoid a whale shark with a tourist from the banca tour boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with tourist and shoal of red fish evading predation, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Leucistic oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) barrel roll feeding on tropical krill in Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines
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  • Cook from the tour banca boat assisting a tourist watching a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with a shoal of rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Tourist diving down to a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Over-under photo of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with a tourist below a tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus), with tour guides and tourist, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Over-under photo of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) below tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Over-under photo of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) below tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Over-under photo of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) below banca tour boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Selfie with whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Research assistant with the LAMAVE (Large Marine Vertebrate) Research Institute diving down to whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton at the surface with tourists, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with Spanish tourist and guide from the tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with the Captain and guide of the tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Spanish tourist hanging on to the dorsal fin of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) after being told that it was prohibited, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with guest and cook from the banca tour boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Leucistic oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) barrel roll feeding on tropical krill in Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines
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  • Leucistic oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) barrel roll feeding on tropical krill in Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines
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  • Leucistic oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) barrel roll feeding on tropical krill in Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines
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  • Tourists observing a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus), with tour guides and tourist, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Over-under photo of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with the boat's cook and tour banca boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Tourists and guide swimming with whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with Spanish tourist, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines.
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  • Tourist diving with a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) , Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Leucistic oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) barrel roll feeding on tropical krill in Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines
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  • Research assistant with the LAMAVE (Large Marine Vertebrate) Research Institute diving down to a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines.
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  • Juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with common remora (Remora remora) attached and tourists, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Research assistant with the LAMAVE (Large Marine Vertebrate) Research Institute diving down to whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines.
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  • Oceanic manta ray ( Manta birostris ), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines Snorkeller swimming with an oceanic manta ray (manta birostris)
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  • Juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming below snorkeller, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) ascending beneath banca tour boat with snorkeller on the surface, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Oceanic manta ray ( Manta birostris ), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines Snorkeller swimming with an oceanic manta ray (manta birostris)
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  • Oceanic manta ray ( Manta birostris ), Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines Snorkeller swimming with an oceanic manta ray (manta birostris)
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  • Rear view of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with snorkeller on the surface, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • Tourists observing spinetail devil rays (Mobula mobular) engaged in courtship, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philippines
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  • Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with guest and cook from the banca tour boat, Honda Bay, Palawan, the Philppines
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  • The snorkelling around the islet where I camped for a week was excellent. There was a shallow underwater shelf that extended out from the northern end of the islet and because of the strong upwelling around the islet there was abundant marine life. This was the most surprising creature I encountered a very short distance from the shore, a stone fish, that blended in perfectly with the seaweed, apart from its incredible eyes, which seemed to be illuminated by fire. I was able to approach it very closely with a certain degree of caution.This was my first ever trip with a reasonably good underwater camera, and my first attempts at some serious underwater photography.
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  • I camped on one of the three Los Candeleros islets just to the south of Isla Danzante in the Bahia de Loreto National Park for three weeks on the way back to Loreto. From the top I had a clear view of the southern end of the channel between Isla Carmen and Isla Danzante, a passage frequently travelled by whales and dolphins. I was hoping for my first view of blue whales. I had only seen the second largest whales, fin whales, up to that point. When I wasn’t scanning the horizon for whales I was being hypnotised by the graceful magnificent frigate birds circling overhead in the thermals. They are the ultimate gliders among birds, able to hang in the for hours with harly a movement of their long, thin, angular wings. The shallow water around the islets was excellent for snorkelling although the water was much colder than I expected. It was wonderful to camping under the clear skies, with the stars so vivid because of the absence of light pollution from people. The temperature at night was perfect without any need for a sleeping bag or any protection from insects.
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  • It was a beautiful place to camp and I spent several days clambering over the offshore rocks and inshore san dunes. There were a lot of shy grey seals that hauled out on the rocks that I tried to get close enough to photograph without disturbing them. Not surprisingly the sea was very cold for swimming but I had brought a wetsuit with me for snorkelling. There was plenty of driftwood to collect on the beaches so I had some spectacular fires on the beach at night to cook my dinner under the glittering canopy of stars.
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  • It was a beautiful place to camp and I spent several days clambering over the offshore rocks and inshore san dunes. There were a lot of shy grey seals that hauled out on the rocks that I tried to get close enough to photograph without disturbing them. Not surprisingly the sea was very cold for swimming but I had brought a wetsuit with me for snorkelling. There was plenty of driftwood to collect on the beaches so I had some spectacular fires on the beach at night to cook my dinner under the glittering canopy of stars.
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  • At the end of the bay I camped on an island within the boundaries of another marine park.  I had heard that the snorkelling there was the best in the bay - I wasn’t disappointed. I couldn’t believe how many species that I saw in a short space of time;  I lost count at about 20. Being in the water brought some relief from the pain of my swollen ankle and foot, and also from the swarms of mosquitoes, by far the worst that I had encountered so far. Up until that point I had been pleasantly surprised at how few of the jungle nasties, like mosquitoes and leeches, I’d encountered. Although I was supposedly camped within a protected marine park I witnessed several fishermen searching for lobsters in the area. It wasn’t so much that they were just catching lobsters but the very destructive manner in which they were doing it; they were using a long pole to probe the rocks with some considerable force, which would undoubtedly damage the coral.<br />
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 I continued northwards through waters protected by offshore coral reefs and camped near Cap Masoala. I received a visit from two park rangers in a very impressive looking kayak. They were very interested in my trip and examined my swollen foot. They had no idea what it could be but one of them pointed to a hard black spot on my toe, one of a few I’d noticed, and informed me that a parasitic flea had laid its eggs in there, and that they had to be scraped out. I had suspected that they were more than just calluses. He had obviously had plenty of experience with them so I handed my knife to him and invited him to scrape them away; sure enough, once he had removed the black “crust” it revealed a small cavity packed with tiny eggs. He told me that it was very important to remove every last one to prevent my foot being turned into a flea hatchery. I was renowned for hosting uninvited guests on my travels but this was beginning to look like the definitive, open door trip to add to my ever-growing collection of body invaders.
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  • The small island of Isla Catalina has the largest barrel cacti in the world and it is also home to the world’s only rattleless rattlesnake. I gorged myself on the succulent fruit of the barrel cactus that taste very much like kiwi fruit. The snorkelling around the island was excellent. There were some good places for fairly deep freediving that revealed many different species of fish.
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