Syke and I headed to the hotel's lounge for breakfast which were included in our room package. After eating, we strolled along the beach while waiting for our tour guide Ric and saw the ever famous Boracay sand castles. Of course, your Boracay vacation won't be complete without your pictures taken on these castles, right? And to complete ours as well, we posed for some souvenirs. I thought it's for free but it wasn't at all. Well business is business :-)
Photoshoot was over (hehe hirap pala maging model), time for our island adventure.
HELMET DIVING
I had mixed emotions on this helmet diving. True, I've been into snorkeling a few times but I wasn't that scared because I know that I couldn't easily drown with a life vest on. But helmet diving? Oh no! I was scared :-(
A speed boat drove us to the diving site, the Shingley Helmet Diving. Thank God for the perfect weather! It was not hot or raining at all. I was worried that typhoon might hit us since it was almost the same time that super typhoon "Ondoy" hit the Philippines three years ago. But it was an answered prayer!
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| Me and our tour guide Ric |
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| On a speed boat |
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| On a boat before briefing |
What is this helmet diving anyway? It is a submarine activity wherein you get to walk around the reef. That's why it is also called "Reef Walking". With a big helmet on, you look like an astronaut under the water hehe. The helmet weighs around 20 kilos above water but once under water, it only weighs 1.5 kilos. The helmet has a long hose connected to the oxygen tank. Our tour guide Ric said, you actually have two choices : a compressor at P350/head or oxygen at P500/head which includes pictures and video. Syke opted for oxygen, meaning at P500/head (ang mahal naman hehe, sulit naman kaya?).
Before you dive, you have to go through a quick briefing. Specific instructions were given like hand signals and how to get rid of the pressure on your ears. It is very important to listen to your instructor attentively and memorize the hand signals to communicate well. But honestly, I wasn't so focused because I was quite nervous. Ahhh nagpapalpitate ako haha. The instructor however assured us that we will be accompanied by a licensed diver.
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| HAND SIGNALS |
After the briefing, you have to sign a waiver. Syke asked the instructor how deep the water was. He said about 10 feet deep. Hmmm pwede, pwedeng languying paakyat, just in case magkaproblema hehe.
The moment I climbed down the ladder, I chilled. Maybe because the water was cold or simply because I was scared. Whatever hehe. I was also beginning to feel the pressure on my ears. I remembered the tips of our instructor on how to remove the pressure and to stabilize your breathing. One is to swallow your saliva (ang gross?) but it was effective! When my body got used to the temperature of the water, I began to relax and liked it especially when the diver took pictures of us. I was forced to smile. Ayaw ko ngang maging pangit sa video at pictures noh? Sabi nga ni Syke, awkward ang face haha! Anyway, we enjoyed feeding the fish with bread. It's not something I can experience everyday. So fascinating! I really admired the whole beauty of nature under the sea. Ganda pala ng Pilipinas! It's more fun in the Philippines!
It was definitely an unforgettable experience for us!
Simply, simply amazing! It was really worth the money! 
'Till my next blog!
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