Dauin’s Duo ♥
Dauin, Dumaguete in Negros Island of the Philippines is my new favorite location for scuba diving. Our first dive was at a dive site called “Poblacion and Cars” where it was black volcanic sandy bottom area with numerous marine species. It was a typical dive site for muck diving! I did muck diving in Lembeh Strait and loved this type of diving since then. Almost all dive sites in Dauin has similar characteristics. My favorite dive site is “Mainit” where the dive site has several huge rocks with impressive marine life and also thermal hot spring. Mainit dive site has current but not as strong as I had experienced in Komodo and Raja Ampat. Scuba divers can expect to see bigger fish like barracuda there.
Further complete information about Dauin as travel destination and scuba diving as you can read from World Adventure Divers’ post Muck Diving Paradise in Dauin. The post is very well written and provide interesting facts about muck diving and Dauin as travel destination.
Special Duos from Dauin
One thing that I adore from the diving in Dauin, I saw various marine species not just alone or in a group but also together as a pair. To mark the Valentine’s day, let me share the photos of marine species in Dauin when they were found together with their companion. Maybe they were mating partner or just being together accidentally. The baby cuttlefish (they were less than five cm) for instance, perhaps they hatched together – brother and sister, maybe? One can always imagine, a marine species also has a “buddy” as its companion.
♥ Happy Valentine’s Day! ♥
indahs: dive, travel & photography 
Fantastic pictures!!
Thank you so much Bernice! 🙂
Lovely article and Beautiful photos Indah 🙂
Thank you so much Salil! It’s so nice to have you here 🙂
Indah, Fabulous scuba diving & photos from Dauin, Dumaguete in Negros Island of the Philippines!!! Yes, Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!!!!! Phil
Thank you so much Phil! Hope you have a wonderful weekend and lovely Valentine’s day 🙂
Beautiful series of photos ~ love the theme on duality of love 🙂 All these photos are incredible (underwater life is this mystery that underwater photography brings to life), and especially like the Ghost Pipefish. Cheers!
The Ghost Pipefish picture is my favorite in this collection – they were so many there, surprisingly! Thanks a lot Randall 🙂
Fishy love 🙂 Great photos as always. Happy Valentines Day!
😀 😀 love the term “Fishy Love” I should have it as the title! Thank you Teri and Happy Valentines Day to you too!
Under water beauty
amazing creation of GOD
WOW pictures
Thank you so much! Beautiful creation down there on the ocean.. 🙂
oooh, i love this on so many levels!!! first because its the philippines. second because your photos are just absolutely fantastic!!! third, because of your valentines theme (so cute!) and lastly i didn’t know that there is such beauty underwater in that part of the country.
The Philippines is impressive country for scuba diving! I am sure I will return again to Dauin and the next visit maybe I will include Manila and Anilao, perhaps also Palawan. Sincerely I don’t mind to visit the Philippines many times 🙂 My fave country for diving 😉 Maybe I should start learning Tagalog 😀 😀
Thank you so much! Have a great weekend!!
Because I don’t dive, I will just have to look at your beautiful underwater photos. I will be glad to teach you Tagalog, although that is not my dialect hence, not very good at it. I speak Visayan/Cebuano.
I love the photos, especially the sand gobies. For such a tiny fish, they have an incredible amount of personality. Thanks for sharing and have wonderful Valentine’s Day!
Thank you Rob! I love gobies so much, although sometimes I often mistaken it as blennies 😀 Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day too and good luck with the cupcakes!
I get confused, too. I think that most charming of those little fishes is the yellow headed jawfish. Ahh, the cupcakes! hahahaha! Maybe…….lol
Happy Valentine’s day, Indah!!!
You are right Rob, most likely it is a jawfish! I will change the description – thanks, and you too!!