Day 15: Project Save Danajon

Yesterday marked the opening of the Danajon Exhibit at the Manila Oceanpark. 

This project aims to raise awareness for the threatened double barrier reef in Bohol, the Danajon Bank. The Danajon Double Barrier Reef is one of the six known double barrier reefs in the world and the only one in the country. 

Danajon is also home to four  seahorse species in the country. This project also aims to propagate information about these seahorses. Simultaneous with the exhibit is the launch of the iSeahorse app which allows underwater photographers to catalogue the seahorses that they identify on their expeditions under the sea.

Dr. Amanda Vincent, Canada Research Chair in Marine Conservation and Director of Project Seahorse. Photo by PJ Enriquez.

So to all my underwater photographer friends out there, do visit iseahorse.org and find out more about this worthwhile project. :) 

xx, 

Corporate Junkie

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The Coron Island Tour - Part I

"The newt play the flute, The carp play the harp, The plaice play the bass, And they soundin' sharp The bass play the brass, The chub play the tub, The fluke is the duke of soul. The ray he can play, The ling's on the strings, The trout's rocking out, The blackfish she sings, The smelt and the sprat, They know where it's at, And oh, that blowfish blow! Ha-ha" - Sebastian, The Little Mermaid

A lot of people who I have talked to seemed to be pretty curious with our Coron trip. I think people have been wanting to go but some might have thought that Coron is only for divers because it is, in fact, very popular with its wreck and reefs dive spots. Truth be told, this was also my hesitation at first, but to set the record straight, this island is for everyone who wants to relax and have a good time. For beach-lovers, this place is heaven.

On our second day at Coron, we have decided to go on an island tour. It was only practical for us to get the package offered by El Rio. The itinerary was: Barracuda Lake, Kayangan (for some, it's Cayangan) Lake, Siete Pecados and Maquinit Hot Springs. Looking at several tours offered by the resort, there still seems to be a lot of places which we could have gone to such as the Calauit Safari Farm, Culion and several other islands. But due to lack of time, we settled with the Coron Loop Tour instead.

Boats for the tours leave the Coron wharf. There are several tours leaving towards the different scenic spots the whole day.

On the way to Barracuda Lake.

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