Diving in El Nido,

El Nido is basically known for two activities; Island hopping and diving. During our stay in El Nido, we will experience these two things, for sure. El Nido is rich in marine life and there is plenty of diving shops to chose from. Under the sea you can find an array of wildlife including sharks, turtles, corals and tunnels. A great way to experience these two activities at the same time, is to basically take a boat and go diving. The boat will sail around all the islands and rocks and you will even see whats under the big currents. A lunch break at a tiny untouched beach is nothing to complain about either.  

The diving shop we chose is called Pa-Lao-Yu and is located next to our hotel, which makes it very convenient to get there early in the morning. At the diving shop we are welcomed by a french dive master, Alex and our local dive master Jong. 

As the heading says, the past days has been all about diving. As I accomplished the first step in my diving carrier as a Open Water Diver in Puerto Princesa, it has been a roller coaster since. Jumping from a boat into unknown water, diving into caves and through tunnels, seen turtles and sharks closer and in a completely different way than looking through a glass in an aquarium. All these things after less than ten dives is amazing. Diving through the tunnel was a bit chocking, a crazy thing to do as a beginner I think. Especially when the currents has been huge and they will push you back and fourth as you are diving. Since everyone went into the tunnel, there is not many options but to follow.

Generally, I'm not scared of many things. I can't really come up with anything huge that I would be afraid of. I have been doing all kind of sports, including horses, running and hurting yourself, diving didn't feel like a big deal. I think my excitement of the whole thing went high while diving in El Nido, when I saw a turtle swimming a few meters under me, how cool is that? I think that swimming with the turtle has been the best experience so far.

It has been two tough days of diving. Each day included three dives with a longer lunch break. I already passed my 10th dive and I guess that's it for diving in the Philippines. I will dive some more in Malaysia, I assume.