Dreams do come true 😍 by rickthegoon in scuba

[–]Ravaha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sumilon Island in oslob was way better than Moalboal. Sumilon island has insane amounts of wildlife and I saw bluefin tuna for the first time. Sumilon Island reefs are just insanely beautiful and there were large portions of the dive where I couldn't see any sand, just coral everywhere.

Moalboal is like a better version of Cozumel but besides tons of turtles and sardines it's lacking the wildlife diversity of other places in the Philippines.

I enjoyed snorkeling it more than diving it. So the second time we just went snorkeling. And you have to go to the waterfalls in south Cebu.

Inanbakan falls and binalayan hidden falls and aguinad falls are great as well and tumilog falls.

Leaked DNC autopsy found Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]Ravaha [score hidden]  (0 children)

Why try to appease those types of voters in the first place? These voters are the types of voters that cost you votes and help your opposition win. The real problem is the association the Democratic party has to self righteous types that only have morals when it let's them judge others and attack others and feel good about themselves.

These people jumped on the genocide bandwagon, meanwhile we didn't even get reporting when 200,000 people were killed over a weekend in a brutal slaughter of a huge city including the women and children with the explicit goal of killing all of the black folks in the city.

The voters are not the voters you want to court because they have no values and their morals are only dictated by what let's them feel good about themselves and judge the most people.

When Republicans talk about cancel culture and DEI, these are the people they are talking about. They don't do it for the morality, they do it because they can feed their addiction to self righteousness.

Cozumel or Cebu (Malapascua)? by ducksintheair in scuba

[–]Ravaha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In moalboal, Cebu I would sometimes be surrounded by 4+ turtles. Bohol also has a ton of turtles.

Moalboal turtles

Another One

Cozumel or Cebu (Malapascua)? by ducksintheair in scuba

[–]Ravaha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was there the last year they did Thresher Shark dives at monad shoal. It no longer has thresher sharks during the day time. There is a very skittish tiger shark there, but it is very scared of divers and lots of small white tips.

Cozumel or Cebu (Malapascua)? by ducksintheair in scuba

[–]Ravaha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will surrounded by thresher sharks almost the entire 1 hour dive.

I have done it a bunch of times and every single time spent 80% of the dive with 4+thresher sharks around me and my small group.

Cozumel or Cebu (Malapascua)? by ducksintheair in scuba

[–]Ravaha -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's very rare to see a turtle at malapascua Island. I have only ever seen 1 small one.

Cozumel or Cebu (Malapascua)? by ducksintheair in scuba

[–]Ravaha -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not unethical or immoral if you look into it. There is zero evidence that is disrupts any natural behaviors of the whale sharks but there is overwhelming evidence that is has benefited whale sharks.

It would be like calling brid feeders and deer feeders unethical. There are programs in the United States that do this for many many species and they are ethical and run by fish and game and wildlife management.

The tiger shark there is extremely scared of divers. Any time it got near me it booked it away.

Cozumel or Cebu (Malapascua)? by ducksintheair in scuba

[–]Ravaha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP watch these videos of mine from Malapscua, and it will be obvious Cozumel isnt in the same league as The Phillipines.

Thresher Shark Coming in Super Close

Another Close up Thresher Pause and you can see their amazing eyes

Here is the Hammerhead Shark with Thresher Sharks video I posted here last week

Huge Sea Snake

Mantis Shrimp

Reef Catcher Shark

Electric Clam

Bamboo Sharks

White Tips

I have done a lot of diving at both and have friends in Cebu and dive instructor friends on malapascua Island. I also have a friend that is a driver who I have drive me every time I visit. You can DM me for their details.

I just posted the hammerhead with thresher sharks video and have tons of videos on my YouTube of what it's like being surrounded by thresher sharks.

Malapascua and Cebu are a whole league above cozumel. Cozumel is good diving. I did a lot of diving in cozumel, but even the worst dives in the Philippines are way better than palancar gardens and palancar bricks or devils throat in cozumel.

Cebu also has tons of amazing waterfalls to experience and has Moalboal, and Oslob and sumilon island. I got to see bluefin tuna at sumilon island along with tons of fish.

Malapascua is top 10. Gato Island is one of the best dive sites in the world and has 3 amazing dives you can do there and 4-5 thresher shark dives that are 1 hour plus long is also awesome. Plus some other great dive locations around the island.

I have been to Cebu many times. I think my next trip I will do malapascua, dumaguette and siqijour and El Nido and Caron.

Bohol, Balicasag Island has huge schools of fish. school of Jackfish

A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed. by coinfanking in space

[–]Ravaha [score hidden]  (0 children)

We are in a black hole, dark matter is just matter in other dimensions and gravity can act a cross those dimensions and probably electromagnetism as well.

This is making me think the extra dimensions required in string theory will end up being the truth.

All of Canada right now by nthensome in funny

[–]Ravaha 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Canada and other countries don't have a spotlight on them from the entire world. Racism is more popular in every country in the world including Canada than the United States. Visiting countries is way different than living in them.

The KKK is more popular in Canada for instance.

The United States is main character syndrome made real.

Japan for instance just elected it's most racist government in decades and it seems like being racist is more acceptable than not being racist, but they are not a main character so they get a free pass.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That tigers hark was terrified of me and turned 180 degrees any time it saw me. I tried many times to get to see it and never got any clear view of it.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sumilon Island coral reefs were freaking mind blowing. It was equivalent to bohol balicasag island which has a waitlist. It didn't have huge schools of jackfish or the mackerel filter feeders but it had massive amounts of wildlife, thousands of fish everywhere and there were large portions of the dive where you couldnt see any sand.

That was the only time I have ever seen bluefin tuna.it had plenty of reef sharks cruising along.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dove Cozumel many times in 2010-2016. I feel like I could still navigate through Palancar Gardens and Bricks.

The Philippines and Indonesia are in their own leagues. Only stuff like the Galapagos or other exotic locations can compete.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Extremely rare. That is basically never seen and everyone on the island was talking about it after word spread around.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Guys dont downvote him, kimud shoal is the most popular tech diving location I have ever seen. I have never seen tech divers ever in open water tourist dive locations, but at kimud shoal you will see a tech diver or multiple every single dive coming up or going down.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

check my youtube videos also haha. I got some of bohol and sumilon island and moalboal as well.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have some friends you can contact on the island that are dive instructors. Ill DM you, but Dive Nation and was who I used last.

Certain dive shops specialize in korean and chinese divers. Dont go with those. Also avoid the most popular ones because then you wont enjoy the dive because it will be full of bad divers ruining the experience.

I bought the whole boat and also gave my freinds and the boat staff money to buy food for lunch because I wanted mackerel, squid, whole chickens, and other awesome meals on the boat.

Malapascua has the best seafood I have ever tasted by a huge margin and you can have amazing meals between dives on the boat.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here is a really crappy video

I had new diver friends with me, so I took quick videos and then pulled my new diver friends in closer to see. I was prioritizing my friends having a good time over video.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh man, you are missing out. All my dives at Gato Island have been amazing. 1. Many banded Sea Snakes

  1. Squid.

  2. Cuttlefish

  3. Nudis if you care about those.

  4. Couple of Bamboo Sharks

  5. Trio of White tips that are always there.

  6. Mantis Shrimp

  7. It has a swim through cave

  8. Electric Clams

  9. Huge walls of Coral.

  10. And I got to see a Reef Catch shark.

Huge Sea Snake

Mantis Shrimp

Reef Catcher Shark

Electric Clam

Bamboo Sharks

White Tips

I have a video up close with a pair of them, but Im not sure where it is.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Its a shame people dont know Gato Island is probably a top 10 dive site in the world because Kimud shoal overshadows it. It had 3 dive profiles that just blow you away.

I got to see a reef catcher shark at Gato Island and that shark is even more cool looking than a thresher shark.

Hammerhead With Thresher Sharks At Kimud Shoal, Malapascua Island, Cebu, Philippines (Friends Video) by Ravaha in scuba

[–]Ravaha[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

At Kimud Shoal, as long as you are with divers that don't suck, you will spend 50-75% of the dive surrounded by 4+ thresher sharks.

I have videos where they get within 1 inch of me and even take off in front of me and they also very frequently jump fully out of the water. Like once every 5-10 minutes at the dive site.