Mike's Dauin Beach Resort
I absolutely love diving in the Philippines! This last March I had the opportunity to dive Dumagette. It was amazing! I stayed at Mike's Dauin Beach Resort. This resort included security, a pool, a restaurant, and impeccable service. I had a room that I shared with a buddy. There were 2 twin size beds, 1 big closet for us to share, and one descent sized bathroom. It was a little small, but we managed just fine. When you dive in places such as this, the beds are not extremely comfortable, but you can live for a week. However, they cleaned the rooms everyday. They restocked our shampoo, toilet paper, and soap. If you have anything you don't want to keep in the room, the office has a safe.
Basically, we did everything through Mike: our resort, our diving, and our food. The first night we were there, they had a spread that was so delicious I went up for 4ths! We are talking deliciously grilled fish, fresh local fruit, other fresh salads, rice with a special soy sauce and more! I'm telling you, I could've eaten it every night! However, the other food they had to choose from was so good, that I didn't have to. I do remember a person being on our trip who was vegan. They accomodated her pretty easily and happily. I was really impressed with the wide variety they had for food. This was not my first time diving in the PI, but it was one of my favorites especially food-wise.
Now to the diving, Unbelievably awesome!!!! There is a large amount of muck diving. Which, at first makes you think, "why are you dropping us off here?" Then when everywhere you turn you see a critter, you realize why they dropped you off at that site. I saw flamboyant cuttlefish, cuttlefish, every variety of ghost pipefish you can imagine, frog fish, flounders, and so much more! Some of the critters were smaller than an inch. One day, we took an 1.5 hour boat ride to dive with WHALE SHARKS! They have men feeding the whale sharks krill from their boats. So you get to just chill with the whale sharks while they are feeding. The sharks could care less that you are there! I think I dove with about 8 of them.
Overall, this was one of my favorite trips. I do love sharks, plus I was able to see a few firsts with macro too. I really liked the whole experience. The food, the friendly service, the diving, and also cheap massages made this trip unforgettable! i would go back in a heartbeat!
