2006-05 Club Ocellaris, Anilao & Typhoon Chanchu, Batangas, Philippines #5

Lotus Garden Hotel

A booking conflict at Club Ocellaris resulted in a couple of nights in Manila until rooms opened up at the dive resort.

Manila, Philippines, May 2, 2006

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Jeepney

These colorful vehicles make for fun traffic watching.

Manila, Philippines, May 2, 2006

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Jeepney

The original vehicle designs started with left-over jeep parts from WW2.

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Jeepney

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Jeepney

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Jeepneys

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L. A. Cafe

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Bank Security

Fairly common type of security at banks and high end stores.

Manila, Philippines, May 2, 2006

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Sunset

Having made it to the dive resort, there were nice days of diving and talk of an approaching typhoon.

Club Ocellaris, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 9, 2006

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Sunset Banka

This trip was the first and probably last in May due to typhoon season.

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Sunset

Pretty bands of color in the setting sun.

Club Ocellaris, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 9, 2006

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pre-Typhoon Chanchu

With wind, waves and deteriorating conditions, our banka crews couldn't come to shore without risking damage to the boats.

Club Ocellaris, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006

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Getting to Shore

We had to swim to shore, helped out of the water and across the rocks by the staff and banka crew.

pre-Typhoon Chanchu, Club Ocellaris, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006

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Getting to Shore

The excellent cook/chef is helping one of the divers out of the waves.

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Getting to Shore

After the crew and staff got us safely to shore, the crew brought our underwater cameras and dive gear to shore through these conditions without incident.

pre-Typhoon Chanchu, Club Ocellaris, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006

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Getting to Shore

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Waves

Despite moving the bankas to safer shores, many were damaged or destroyed by the typhoon.

pre-Typhoon Chanchu, Club Ocellaris, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006

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Cranky Max

Previously friendly, Max, the resort guard dog was decidedly not of the same mind this time.

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UW Cameras

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Damage

The typhoon winds arrived strongest during the night, wrecking the dining/dive deck.

post-Typhoon Chanchu, Club Ocellaris, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 13, 2006

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