Weekend trip to Puerto Galera

Last year these times, I was preparing to leave the Philippines for good. My project was over and it was time to move on after two beautiful years. Just two weeks before the final departure, we went for a weekend diving trip to Puerto Galera on Mindoro island. We did some excellent dives and we all had great time. A close friend, Cai Feng was visiting from China so we also used the occasion to certify him as a PADI open water diver thanks to Daniel Burgaud, the Master Scuba Diver Trainer, our diving hero and close friend.

I posted some photos from that weekend in My Photo Gallery. While I was uploading the photos, it suddenly appeared to me that all the participants of that trip are scattered around four continents now. Daniel is still in the Philippines, Cai Feng is back to China, Pascal is now in Paris, Bora is somewhere in African continent and I am in Toronto. Of course, we all keep in touch and make plans about diving somewhere sometime together but then again, we all know that it is quite unlikely that it will happen that soon and that easy.

It is amazing that how quickly life can change. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean it in a bad way. I did some great stuff with some great people last year and I am doing the same this year but within a different environment. It is completely a different experience and yes, it is fun as usual.

About diving, Canada so far has not been the best place, but there is some positive signs. I will go into details in my next post.

Until then, for the ones who are able, keep diving, and for the rest of the flock, keep dreaming.

Written by Kaan Bora on October 11th, 2006 with 1 comment.
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