Arriving at the cove near Barracuda Lake, Coron Island |
Reef under the boat in the cove |
We had a large dive boat so we needed to swim to shore |
Snorkelling over to the dock at Barracuda Lake |
The guardhouse at Barracuda Lake |
Dock and guardhouse |
Eroded limestone of Coron Island |
Now the fun begins... |
The Coron Bay cove at Barracuda Lake, Coron Island |
Luluyuuan - Barracuda Lake |
Climbing the rocks in scuba gear |
Coveby Barracuda Lake |
Amazing stone landscape |
Luckily it's not too far to the lake |
Arrival at Barracuda Lake |
Looking into the clear water |
Looking back at the tough part of the scramble |
Barracuda Lake, Coron Island |
Barracuda Lake, a mix of fresh and salt water fed by a hot spring |
The entry point, Barracuda Lake |
Barracuda Lake |
Barracuda Lake |
Wetsuit not required |
Putting on my fins |
Eroded shore of Barracuda Lake |
I'm using an underwater housing |
...took a few tries |
Diving Barracuda Lake |
Toto the divemaster making sure we're ok |
The various layers are clearly visible...thermoclines separate the 28C water above 8m from the 37C water below |
There are also different layers of salty and fresh water |
Dennis diving in Barracuda Lake |
Odd jelly-type creature |
Diving in a giant hot spring |
Swimming just above the thermocline |
Looking up from the depths at the rock formations above |
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The haze at the bottom of the image is the visible thermocline |
The thermoclines and helioclines are the most interesting part of the Barracuda Lake dive |
Swimming between layers, Barracuda Lake |
I'd recommend the dive |
Dennis |
Prominent rock formation, Barracuda Lake |
A small opening Toto led us through |
Hello |
37C on the computer at 17m made the 28C water above 8m feel cold |
Distortions in the water caused by variations in temperature and salinity |
Barracuda Lake, Coron Island |
Diving just below a thermocline which shimmers like the lake surface |
Rock formations similar to those above water |
The attack of the killer cleaner shrimp |
Every divemaster's essential skill |
Coming to the surface back at the starting point |
Rock formations in Barracuda Lake |
Barracuda Lake |
The Olympus performs much better in the bright light of shallow water than at depth |
Jagged rock formations of Barracuda Lake |
Barracuda Lake |
Barracuda Lake |
Very good visibility underwater, Barracuda Lake |
Back at the surface, Barracuda Lake |
Nice dive |
Now for the challenging scramble with the scuba gear |
Looking down on the cove where the boat is anchored |
Cove, Coron Island |
Blue water cove, Coron Island |
Had to keep the mask on...corrective lenses |
Cove at Barracuda Lake |
Smaller boats could tie up at the dock |
...but we had to swim back to our large dive boat |
Snorkling, Coron Island |
Dennis with one of the small bancas, Coron Island |
Me, Coron Island |
Try not to smack the outrigger... |