Pictures from Jacob
Pictures from Jacob
Oma
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Kate
The child of Omas house help.
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shangri-la
the hotel/resort where oma works
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lounging
We took a trip to Moalboal on the other side of Cebu Island. We went with Omas sister, Jingle, and some friends
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early morning
leaving for Moalboal
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group
Joy, Ethel, Marc, Jingle, Oma and me
beach
the beach at Moalboal
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ugly mermaid
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pool
still at Moalboal and the women having fun
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sisters
Oma and Jingle
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dive
oma and i got to do our first dive together. we saw an amazing black clown fish!
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sunset
Sunset in Cebu (Mactan Channel)
Siargao
the place where we got engaged
engagement dinner
we had some tasty mango rum and shake with good eats
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after engagement
This was taken after i tackled Oma down and got the ring on her finger. :)
habble-habble
this is how we got from the boat to the lodging we stayed at in Siargao.
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Siargao beach
this is the place we wrestled in the sand. :)
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Jeepney
Jeepney from Surigao City to Omas parents home town.
Grave
The gravesite of Omas Grandpa and one sister who died very young.
Gigaquit
the homeland
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Gigaquit beach
Oma and one of her cousins (Volter)
new house
A new house buildt by omas uncle in the states and the place where her ganadma lives.
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Drinking
Drinking with the cousins and another uncle.
sing
You've gotta sing when drinking in the philippines!
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Birthday Dinner
Omas birthday dinner back in Cebu
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Boat trip
Coming back to Cebu form Surigao.
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Telling the parents
The breakfast when we told Omas parents about the engagement. I was pretty nervous!
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breakfast2
Explaining to her dad and geting his blessings
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Workout
Learning some martial arts form Omas brother, Dean.
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Jingle and Ethel
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Sinulog Festival
The famous Sinulog Festival in Cebu, the feast day of the baby Jesus, Santo Nino.
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Sinulog is celebrated every third week of january. Millions attend to watch street dancing and watch the festivities.
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Street dancing
Groups from all over the Visayas come to perform at Sinulog. It's the biggest fiesta in the country.
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Fireworks
A brilliant way to end the day of celebration.
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Pictures from Jacob
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More Pictures from Jacob
Shortfin Mako Shark
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Shortfin Mako Shark 3
Shortfin Mako Shark 4
Sperm Whale
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Sperm Whale 5
Sperm Whale 6
Sperm Whale 7
Opah
On deck
Inside boat
We had a really nice boat on this trip.
Ocean Sunfish (Comon Mola)
Slender Mola
Crocodile Shark
Crocodile Shark
Sunset
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Its pretty rare to catch a sea turtle, but this is why we have jobs. Hopefully Im not on another trip where we catch one
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Smith's Escolar
Oceanic White-tip Shark
Oceanic White-tip Shark
Wahoo Damage
A billfish most likely made this damage.
Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Swordfish
Swordfish
Swordfish
Swordfish Gonads
Oilfish
Oilfish
Dagger Pomfret
Tapertail Ribbonfish
Tapertail Ribbonfish
Tapertail Ribbonfish
Pompano Dolphinfish
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Sunrise
Sunrise
Velvet Dogfish
Velvet Dogfish
Boat
This is the boat I was on, one of the best and biggest in the in the fleet.
Spotted Dolphins
Spotted Dolphins
Spotted Dolphins
Spotted Dolphins
Spotted Dolphins
Pictures from Jacob
Yellowfin
Here's one of the many yellowfin tunas we caught.
Bigeye Tuna
This was the main species we were fishing for.
Boat Deck
I spent many hours here, not only observing fish, but also as a bathroom and a place to read when i needed some freshair
Bigeye Tunas
Black-footed Albatross
We saw a good amout of birds, but we went south from Hawaii and you find more birds north.
Cabin
Here's our small cabin and two of the crew.
Yellowfin Tuna2
Back in Honolulu
The crew and me after out trip.
Spotted Dolphins
It's hard to see them bow riding.
Great Baracuda
Longnose Lancetfish
We caught a ton of these fish. They call them rubbish fish.
Cruise out
This was our second day of the 22 day trip. One of the calmist days.
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Bigeye Tuna2
Striped Marlin
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Black-footed Albatross2
Wahoo (Ono)
Skipjack Tuna
Pelagic Stingray
Red-footed Booby
Tese guys liked to chill on the boat with us.
Blue Shark
We caught a lot of these, but never kept them.
Shortbill Spearfish
Sickle Pomfret (Monchong)
Snake Mackerel
Dolphinfish
Caught lots of these.
Smith's Escolar
Dolphinfish2
Rainy Haul
Rain
Tuna Head
This is shark damage.
Bigeye Thresher Shark
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Remora
Longfin Mako Shark
We kept two of these guys.
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Shark Jaw
Albacore Tuna
Rainbow
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Blue Marlin
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We caught a huge Blue Marlin, 3.25 meters (~10 feet). Six men couldnt even pull this thing out of the water.
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This blue marlin was so big it hardly fit the width of the boat. We were having fun taking pictures of it.
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You can see how big this fish is from this angle. We were very lucky to catch this big of a fish.
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Blue Shark2
Whale
We caught an unidentified whale that was released alive. The flash on my camera did not go off so the picture is no good
Brama Pomfret
Mako Shark
Mako Shark
Pictures from Jacob
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Chillin' in the home sauna at the Beniga residence.
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Dean, Omas Dad and me after hearing a presentation about the Catholic Church.
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Oma going to work.
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Megellans Cross, the place where Catholicism came to the Philippines and where Megellan died.
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At the Santa Nino Church in Cebu City.
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Rich and Cel
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At Oma and my Pamanhikan. The formal announcement of our engagement.
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Omas mom, dad, and two Aunties.
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Of course we had to have Lechon (roasted pig) at the celebration!
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Ringo and Joke
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Oma and her college barkada.
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Where we think our reception will be held.
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Cebu's Cathedryl
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Some PC volunteers getting together one night.
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We went looking for reception venues, and this is one of the places we were looking at.
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Our condo view in Honolulu.
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Some of the guys in our training class for observing.
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Matt, Jen, and Snapper. Peace Corps reunion in Honolulu.
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Inside of our condo, there are 11 of us.
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Honolulu
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During our wilderness first aid class.
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Diamond head in the distance.
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I see one of these almost every day here. Really, its crazy.
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Ala Moana Park
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Wild Orchids we saw hiking.
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Hiking to a waterfall
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Introduced, Poision Dart Frogs
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The East side of Oahu
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The north shore, where all the big waves and surfers are.
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Surfing
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A false killer whale we went to visit during training a a research station.
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Bottle-nose dolphin
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Having great food at Jens house one evening.
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Singing karokee with Uncle Hernan and his family. This is one of Omas Uncles living here in Hawaii.
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Uncle Hernan
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Waikiki Beach
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Getting the surfers pose down. I still have yet to try it.
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We watched humpback whales breech from this cliff a few nights ago. It was really a sight to see.
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Matt going out for surf.
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Pearl Harbor
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The USS Arizona Memorial
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During our training we did lots of drills. Here we are learning to put our susvival suits on.
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Learning damage control techniques.
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Learning how to deploy life rafts and using different floatation gear.
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The fish auction. This is where all the fish we observe being caught will end up.
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A VERY NICE boat we may be placed on. The nicest one out there.
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Another nice boat, but not as nice as the last one. Normally, we wont be placed on such nice boats.
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Lookout from punch bowl.
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The Filipino Market here in Honolulu (in China Town). They had pretty much any Pinoy foods you could crave.