This document summarizes Dr. Mark McGinley's dive trip to Puerto Galera in Mindoro Island, Philippines from July/August 2012. It provides details of his international flights, transportation within the Philippines including ferries and jeepneys, and hotels and dive shops visited in Puerto Galera. The bulk of the document consists of photos from his dives which showcase the abundant marine life he encountered, including sea turtles, cuttlefish, seahorses, nudibranchs, and more. It also documents his boat ride to dive at Verde Island and dealing with a typhoon passing through during his trip.

1. Dive Trip to Puerto Galera
Mindoro Island, Philippines
July/August 2012
Dr. Mark McGinley
Honors College and Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University

2. China Airlines
LAX to Tapei to Manila

3. The Philippines

4. Luzon and Mindoro

5. Arrival in Manila

6. Manila

7. Jeepney

8. School’s Out

9. Jollibee

10. I Can’t Belive Texans Didn’t Think of
This First!!!

11. Luzon
Manila to Batangas

12. Luzon
Manila to Batangas

13. Public Transportation
Trikes

14. Ferry from Batangas, Luzon to
Puerto Galera, Mindoro

15. Fellow Passengers

16. Batangas, Luzon

17. View of Luzon From the Ferry

18. Refinery on Luzon

19. Almost There
Puerto Galera, Mindoro

20. El Galleon Beach Resort

21. El Galleon Beach Resort
View From My Porch

22. El Galleon Beach Resort
The Pool

23. El Galleon Beach Resort
Beachfront Dining

24. El Galleon Beach Resort
Dinnertime View!!

25. Some of the Friendly and “Hard
Working” Staff

26. Asia Divers Dive Shop and Rooftop Bar

27. View From Rooftop Bar

28. Asia Divers
Equipment Room and Dock

29. “Beach” in Front of the Hotel
at Low Tide

30. View to the West

31. Time For School

32. Guns Up in Puerto Galera

33. Pathway to Sabang

34. Sabang Beach

35. The Beach Was A Playground at Low
Tide

36. Baseball

37. Badminton

38. The Kids Used Imagination Rather
Than Electricity

39. Sabang, Mindoro

40. Main Pier Sabang

41. Tropicana Hotel, Sabang

42. Funny Signs on Dive Shops

43. So True!!

44. Sabang at Night

45. So How Was The Diving?
• As you all know I don’t take photos
underwater
• Thanks to everyone who “donated” to this
presentation by making their photos available
online!!!!

46. Dive Boat

47. Lots of Fishes

48. Anemone Fish

49. Sea Turtle

50. Flambouyant Cuttlefish

51. Sea Snake

52. Pygmy Seahorse

53. Cuttlefish

54. Frog Fish

55. Ghost Pipefish

56. Nudibranchs

57. Blue Ribbon Eel

58. Leaf Scorpionfish

59. Seahorse

60. Spiny Devilfish

61. Feather Stars

62. Speed Boat to Verde Island

63. Verde Island
Wall Dives

64. Nudis Verde Island

65. Verde Island Surface Interval

66. Fishing Village, Verde Island

67. Treasure!!

68. The Belgians

69. Sabang View
Low Tide

70. Sabang View
High Tide

71. Typhoon Passes By To The North

72. Typhoon Continues

73. Keeping Water Out of Asia Divers

74. Map of Dive Sites

75. Long Trip to Angeles City
Carrying My Bag to Sabang

76. Jeepney to Calapan

77. Last View of Sabang

78. This little guy and his Grandparents
shared the Jeepney ride

79. Waterfall

80. On The Road to Calapan

81. On the Road to Calapan

82. Calapan

83. Oh No! 5 Hour Wait!!

84. Wait in a Different Place for a While!

85. Ferry From Calapan, Mindoro to
Batangas, Luzon

86. Seas Were Kind of Rough So I Was
Glad to Be in a Big Boat!

87. Manila to Clarke Airport, Angeles City
World’s Best Roadside Stop