I'm now an open water scuba diver!

Finally, I'm a certified PADI open water scuba diver!

I took up scuba diving classes in February 2007 but my dive instructor bailed out on me so I was forced to find another instructor for my checkout dive, which finally took place at Puerto Galera from December 1-2.

Four dives cost a cool P5,000 and I realized I need to buy a bigger mask since the one I'm using is too small for me. In fact, I even had to change masks with the divemaster under water since it wasn't clearing up.

Anyway, I've uploaded my underwater pics at Photobucket and Multiply accounts. Check them out here:

http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/jociepd/Puerto%20Galera%20underwater%20pics/

http://lagimikera.multiply.com/photos/album/58

These pics were taken using a waterproof case (costs only P500) and my trusty Kodak DC3200 1-megapixel camera that is five years old. =) I wasn't able to photograph the 12-inch puffer fishes, lionfish, eel, parrotfish, giant clams and other sea creatures.

Shallowest depth: 10 meters and deepest dive: 18 meters. Total dive time to date: 2 hours