The Underwater World

April 14, 2013, just a typical day. It was a dreary rest day then, the adventurous side of me screaming from the inside. Well I consulted my best friend Google to turn my day to a stirring one. And found this Aquanaut thing! So I grabbed my keys and started the engine, trallla and let the adventure begin. BEHOLD! This is my most favorite escapade ever!

Aquanaut? What on earth is that? I hear you ask.Well, Aquanaut derives from the Latin word aqua ("water") plus the Greek nautes ("sailor”). It's an undersea explorer, esp. one who skin-dives from or lives for an extended period of time in a submerged dwelling. Underwater sea walking in Mactan island is one of the many adventures relish by foreign tourists in the sultry nirvana. One can feel being on a different kingdom as one will play with school of fish in different sizes and glowing insignia's and gardens of corals .

Was actually flabbergasted how underwater walk was available for locals in the city with affordable price in Mactan. Well, lemme share my experienced. I need to ride small boat to cross me to the activity site. Safety check, wear life jacket! When you’re on the site the diver will escort you and discuss the do's and don'ts, utmost attention needed since it's really important to learn the hand gestures that you'll be using under the water. And then the helmet, the helmet weighed about 32kgs but it feels like 2kgs when submerged underwater. After the orientation, and some additional briefing and groundwork of helmet together with the air pressure line attached in the helmet, it's time to plunge. i'm not really good in swimming but i do have enough pluck to do this just for fun and experience.

Mixed of eagerness and angst since I’m with no one tryin the inscrutable world down there (what’s new? :D). Well no one can halt a curious man. The moment I touched the ground, oh, it was like a different world. Everything seemed to be in slow motion. the stillness enthralls me while the schools of fish slowly approaching like soldiers welcoming their boss to the kingdom. So this is life! We walked a few steps going to the reef. The professional swimmer provided me food like hard dough. The fishes then went straight to the dough that I was holding. I can fancy if they were piranhas my flesh would all be a good meal for them LOL. While fishes slowly approaching I’m trying to touch them and feel but really they are quick! 20 minutes was over but that seems to be the longest 20 minutes of my life. 

Wish we had more time and before long we had to climb up the ladder back to the platform. But still find myself enjoying the time reef walking on the sea bed and exploring the marine life. Walking alone didn’t feel lonely at all. It’s a totally different experience and worth the money! By the end of the day underwater walk achieved! 

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To experience this will cost about P1,200 per person. If you want photos underwater just add P350 per CD, they are currently having a promo of P999 each.

-currently working with my next blog. Up a mountain there's fun. Till next then. :D