Coron

Since we last spoke, we have basically been underwater. The first day we went on three wreck dives. There are about 9 or 10 Japanese ships here that were bombed in the 40s, and they're super cool. The first dive on Irako wasn't anything special, but the second two were pretty neat. I have to say that PADI (who certified me) said NEVER go inside a shipwreck. They told us all the reasons it's a bad idea...but we went inside, and it was fricken awesome. It was one of those things that you know you'll regret if you don't do it, but you are scared a lot when you're doing it. There were no small spaces, and the walls of the boat are super thick. The rooms were HUGE. We saw the huge boilers, a bulldozer, some other crazy stuff.

That night we chilled at the hotel, and the next day (yesterday), we went for a super dive in Baracuda Lake. This had a thermocline from 28-38 degrees cel. The cold was fresh water, and the warm was salt water. The bottom was like a fat, jiggly ass. It was just neat. We saw catfish and cleanerfish. The only catch was that it was a bit of a climb up and climb down with our gear on our back. It was hard, but worth it.

Last night we went to town for dinner, and we climbed up the mountain in town to this cross to watch the sun set. Was pretty view of all of the islands. Then a super dinner of three crabs with coconut milk and ginger. I ate three crabs. They were yummy.

Today we joined our new friends Isabelle and Francisco (our second set of Portuguese friends here) on an island hopping tour. We went to a bunch of islands and lagoons. There was one that is quite a hike up and down and you arrive at a gorgeous blue lake in the middle of limestone cliffs. We swam for a while. The second lagoon was one that you have to swim through a tunnel of rocks to get to - maybe two meters underground, and then you pop your head up, and you're in another lagoon. Amazing. We went to a private beach with white sand and blue blue blue water. Great day in all.

We met up with Raphael, Daniella, and Adonai later today, and we all just got back from a great dinner in town (also with our Portuguese friends).

I swear I will post pictures.