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Whaleshark nibbling on seaweed

Oslob Whale Shark Whale shark nibbling on seaweed in the Tan-Awan Marine Sanctuary near Oslob on Cebu Island I enjoyed swimming along the sanctuary markers in Tan-Awan every morning. Occasionally there would be a whale shark or two swimming past the marker buoys and it was a thrill for me to watch what they were [...]

Scuba and Snorkeling

Whale shark watching – scuba and snorkeling It has been an amazing two weeks for me snorkeling with the whale sharks off the coast of Cebu near Oslob in the Philippines. The local fishermen had been feeding the whale sharks some small shrimp called “uyap” . Several of these whale sharks became temporary residents looking [...]

Feeding whalesharks in Oslob

Tan-Awan Feeding whalesharks The fishermen on the southern tip of Cebu Island near Oslob have grown accustomed to feeding whale sharks in an effort to increase tourism in the area. There is a marine sanctuary in Tan-Awan where the sanctuary administration is set up under some trees and the local boat men are hired to [...]

Oslob Whalesharks Butanding

Oslob Whale Sharks Butanding Tan-Awan Cebu Philippines I have been spending a few days on the south coast of Cebu Island looking for whale sharks. The fishermen in the area feed them shrimp in the mornings in an effort to increase tourism in the area. It seems to be working because a resident school of [...]

Sinulog 2012 Scoring the Gecko

Sinulog 2012 Cebu – I decided to stick around Cebu City this year for Sinulog and scored an amazing dutchpickle gecko fastened to a carabao horn last night at a flea market booth on Osmena Blvd. Here the artist Jen from Dumageute shows off his work. He and friends also have a crafter’s booth at [...]

Canlaon – Kanlaon Mountain and Rice Fields

Canlaon Mountain and peaceful rice terraces. Mt Kanlaon Volcano I took a day trip from San Carlos over to Canlaon because the weather was beautiful and the mountain was so beautiful – perfect for a few pictures! The turn off to Canlaon is about 20 kilometers south of town and you can follow the road [...]

Sendong Dumaguete Tropical Storm Washi

Tropical storm Sendong in Dumaguete Negros – also named Washi Negros was spared the extensive devastation that Mindanao experienced when the Tropical Storm Sendong passed through the Philippines Dec 16-17 2011. There was huge loss of life in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan in northern Mindanao with the loss of nearly 1000 people so far. [...]

Craft Vendor on the Baywalk

This mobile vendor looked so cool walking along the street peddling these wood boats to anyone needing to add a bit of decor to their library. The smaller ones went for 2000 pesos, which was around 50 USD. I neglected to ask the cost of the big one but speculate it would be over 100 [...]

Camels in Barili

These camels are lined up on the side of the road in Barili in preparation for the Christmas Day parades beginning on Dec 16. They are on 4 wheeled carts and are locally made of fiberglass or plastic. The camels are being stored at the motorcycle wash and tire repair shop just outside of town. [...]

American Windmills

Mid-America Windmill Museum I must have driven down this country road 50 times but never noticed a small sign with an arrow pointing left where this windmill museum is located. Mr. Burke tells me that there is only one other windmill museum in the US and it’s down in Lubbock Texas. The Robertson Post mill [...]