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03-01-2007, 05:34 PM
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 Apo Island Beach Resort The beach here is just great, it is all crushed corals that must have been in the works for thousands of years, I would LOVE to own a piece of property like this. The resort is quite nice, I did not care much for the foam mattresses, but this is not a place I would stay for weeks, so no biggie, my back was a bit out of shape when I woke up in the morning so I cancelled my morning dive though  Electricity runs from 6pm - midnight, but that was not a problem cause we were already in bed way before that   |
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03-01-2007, 05:36 PM
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| Picture of Apo Island Beach Resort This is the main building of Apo Island Beach Resort, the up and downs you see here are called the Golden Cowries, there are 4 of those. they are priced at P1950 a night and they have an awesome view Right behind them is the restaurant, they serve plain and simple food, the garlic chicken is my favorite |
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03-01-2007, 05:38 PM
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| Surf Rooms in Apo Island Beach Resort these 2 rooms side by side are called the Surf rooms, they run P1450 per night and they have 2 really comfortable chairs in front of them Same chairs are found in Siquijor, in Coco Grove resort which is owned by the same guy. |
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03-01-2007, 10:07 PM
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| those rooms were built after a landslide took out the old ones - i heard the owner welcomed the chance to re-model - building codes are strict on Apo ... the room prices on island are a bit steep due to lack of supply but its worth it not to see the place ruined by development - a couple of the old origional cottages are on the left side of the first picture - all they had last time I stayed there |
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03-02-2007, 04:01 AM
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 Who makes Coral sand ?? Well Dane , It might be a surprise for you and many others but.... it is made!! Not by men of course but by PARROTFISH . Giant schools of parrot fish travel the oceans and they feed only on... life coraltissue... I supose you will see here and there bits of pieces chewed away from the reef leaving some "teethmarks " behind... They chew the coral with their mandebills ( like a parrot , that where the common name comes from) and the newly made coralsand leaves through their gills back to the ocean. HOWEVER !! the finnest coral sands (less then 1 mm) which is completly round shaped is NOT CORALSAND ! it is a kind of Fossilized Diatom Algae , with a calcium layer on the outside. And of course the whole process started already millions of years ago...... Picture of traveling " Parrots " and some others of the Family . Close up of the mandebill and a microscope image of a kind of Diatome Algae. |
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03-02-2007, 08:49 AM
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your knowledge about marine life is outstanding and it fascinates me. thanks God, we have people like you. are you a marine biologist? love reading your threads. keep us inform more about marine life. Last edited by chrissar : 03-02-2007 at 08:52 AM. Reason: spelling |
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03-02-2007, 10:38 AM
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| Maraming Salamat Po , Chrissar.! I am a Ichthyologist and have specialized in Marine life indeed. Any questions about freshwater fish therefore I could answer as well. Once settled in Duma I wish to open a meeting and Info point for all questions about the Marine life and how to behave and act if... Plus seminars for those that wish to be informed fully. Also I will be able to give treatments to those that are stung , got an injury or "run in conflict " with some nasty kind of Poisinous fish or Invertebrate. |
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03-02-2007, 12:00 PM
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| That's great to know Earl! I'm sure you'll find a very enjoyable and rewarding retirement in Dumaguete. Just don't p#ss off your missus....we don't want to hear your seminars with a squeaky voice.... I'm sure this forum is glad you are sharing your expertise with us! |
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