Grazing on the short seagrass, a green turtle (with a remora on his back) seemed unperturbed that I was only a few feet away.
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This green turtle was grazing on the short grass you see in the sandy foreground
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The crew went all out for Halloween, which occurred midway through our trip.
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More Halloween decorations
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A whole grouper served Philippine style (with Jona behind)
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The daily schedule changed, but the old motto, "Eat, sleep and dive" definitely applied...even on Halloween!
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One of the two zodiacs from which we did our diving (simply doing back-rolls into the water). The Siren has a great dive operation.
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The port side divers, including (left to right) Barb, Bob, David, Lindsey, Zack, Jeanette and Luke.
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Starboard side divers.
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One evening we went ashore and had cocktails at a land resort. Pictured are (left to right): Bob, the Captain, Luke, my fat head, Zach, Jeanette and Lindsey.
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Cocktail hour - pictured are (left to right): Martin, the Captain, Luke, Jona, Lindsey, some guy from the resort, me, and David.
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Our wonderful crew!
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The starboard side divers!
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Barb poses for a knockout of our captain. (No captains were harmed in the staging of this photo.)
Our first experience flying Korean Air, which was very nice. All of their flights (understandably) connect here in Seoul, S. Korea.
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Prior to boarding the boat, Luke and I stayed at the Cebu Radisson Blu, which is across the street from a mall. The day we were there they happened to being celebrating United Nations day with nonstop performances by little kids dancing in costumes from around the world.
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Another group of Filipino children dancing for UN Day.
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The Philippine Siren with sails down.
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The port side where the zodiaks load and unload divers. The dive deck is above, near the bow of the boat, which is unusual (most liveaboards dive decks are near the stern).
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A beautiful tropical sunset.
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A fitting way to end my photos from this trip...
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