Panoramic view of Busuanga from a boat off Coron Town |
View of Coron Bay from the Mount Taypas Hotel |
SeaDive's large boat with Coron Island in the distance |
View of Mount Taypas and Coron Town from a boat on the bay |
Dive Link Resort across from Coron Town on Uson Island |
Dive Link Resort, Uson Island |
Sailing west from Coron Town between Baquit and Uson Islands to reach the major wrecks of the Japanese fleet |
Signs of deforestation on Uson Island, Calamianes |
Small village on the west end of Uson Island |
Cruising Coron Bay |
It's around 90 minutes by boat from Coron Town to the major wrecks around Tangat and Lusong Islands |
White sand beach on a small island between Apo and Uson Islands |
N11.9559/E120.1095 |
Passing a banca headed back towards Coron Town |
Rain shower ahead |
Tangat Island (also spelled Sangat Island) |
A large banca passing the southeast corner of Sangat Island |
Smooth waters of Coron Bay with Sangat Island |
Sangat Island (Tangat) seen from the southeast |
1400 foot summit of Sangat Island |
Walkway along the cliffs connecting the two beaches of Sangat Island Reserve |
I would consider staying at the Sangat Island Reserve on a return trip to Coron |
Southwest corner of Sangat Island |
Cloud reflections on the glassy surface of Coron Bay |
A tropical shower, Coron Bay |
Reflections on the surface of Coron Bay |
Coron Bay protected on the north by Busuanga Island |
Commercial pearl farm west of Sangat Island, Coron Bay |
Commercial pearl farm west of Sangat Island, Coron Bay |
Northern tip ot Sangat Island |
Dennis, the boat boy, captain and Toto, the divemaster |
Driving the boat... |
Storm clouds building over Busuanga ... looks like Cebu Pacific will cancel again |
Deforestation, southern Busuanga east of Sangat Island |
Dennis between dives |
Crusing to the third divesite of the day, Tangat Gunboat |
The boat boy, Seadive |
Dennis and the boat boy |
Storm clouds over southern Busuanga with the south end of Coron Island in the distance |
After a day of diving |
Passing by the village on the western tip of Uson Island on the cruise back to Coron |
Captain Teodoro driving the boat |
Dennis driving the boat back to Coron Town |
Watch where you're going! |
Another dive banca boat headed back to Coron Town |
Lonely fisherman's hut on the north shore of Uson Island |
A small banca passing the north shore of Uson Island |
Heading into the channel between Uson and Baquit Islands |
Coron Town getting pounded by a thunderstorm |
...they told me it didn't rain in April.... |
M/V Novena moored off Coron Town |
M/Bca Maruja off Coron Town |
Calypso Diving's M/B Kanaway |
Yachties in Coron |
Dusk falls over Coron Bay with Uson Island on the far side |
Sea Safari live-aboard dive vessel off Sangat Island |
The second day's wrecks were farther out past Lusong Island |
Sailing out of Coron Town for a second day of wreck diving |
Dennis on the dive boat |
Another stormy afternoon |
Dennis and the boat boy, Seadive |
Back at Coron Town after the second day of wreck diving |
Coron Bay and Coron Island from the Mount Tapyas Hotel |
Sailing with Seadive out to Coron Island |
Southeastern Busuanga and the north end of Coron Island |
We got Seadive's big boat for this excursion |
Rocky cliffs of Coron Island |
Sailing along the west coast of Coron Island |
Wildly eroded rock formations of Coron Island |
Coron Bay from Coron Island |
The cove at Baracuda Lake |
Rugged and wildly beautiful Coron Island |
Coron and Palawan are geographically much different from the rest of the Philippines |
This region was once attached to the Asian mainland |
Similar rock formations are found off the main island of Palawan around El Nido |
A smaller island in Coron Bay west of Coron Island |
Highly eroded limestone of Coron Island |
Coron Island in the Calamian Group of islands, Palawan |
Banca sailing off Coron Island |
Coron Island |
Pasty white...burn to come |
Tiny outrigger banca near Coron Island |
Cruising back to Coron Town |
Coron Island |
Dennis after the first diving day |
Enjoying a cold San Miguel beer after the first day of diving |
Leaving Coron Island in our wake |
Smith Point, Coron Island |
Heading to Kayangan Lake on Coron Island |
The bay near Kayangan Lake |
Coron Island |
Coron Island |
Coron Island |
Every day a little boat |
Busuanga Island east of Coron Town |
Busuanga Island east of Coron Town |
Busuanga Island east of Coron Town |
Busuanga Island east of Coron Town |
Busuanga Island east of Coron Town |
Lots of small houses along the coast near Coron Town |
Banca leaving Coron Town |
Dennis on the bow of a small banca |