Monday, September 27

Reason Number 95,239 Why I Love Living Here...

A very rare opportunity to view a whale shark, or butanding, up close!

This monstrous creature has been swimming the waters of Subic Bay for 5 days now & cannot seem to find his way back out into the ocean. This provided a unique opportunity for our family to watch him for a while. We were all mesmerized by his smooth, slow movement back & forth along the cement wall. We followed him as far as we could along the wall, then ran back to the other side to wait for him to appear again. And, it was thrilling each & every time we caught a glimpse of him! His graceful swimming & beautiful markings never ceased to amaze us!

(Article from Subic Times online website.)

I've said it before & I'll say it again... I am so grateful for the chance to live overseas & experience life in the Philippines! We loved it the first time around & we are loving it here again!!

6 comments:

Gulley Gang said...

Oh wow, how very exciting for you guys! I regret not going with the boys and swimming with these beautiful creatures, darn it! Oh well. You took some amazing pictures, so cool!! Hoping this big guy finds his way home though!

BTW - glad you are blogging again!

Dara said...

Glad you guys are enjoying life over there again! We sure to miss seeing you all here!!!

Anonymous said...

Please post more often ! I love reading your blog and more about the places youve been in the Philippines.

Would love to go there myself.

Anonymous said...

Is that an American warship docked on the port?

Anonymous said...

Having a family like yours in the country only enhances the beauty of the Philippines. Make that reason number 95,240 to love that region.

Anonymous said...

I made it to Subic last week(March 2, 2011). We didn't know where to go 'cause we weren't familiar with the area and ended up at a beach called Driftwood beach, great for swimming, and there was also a floating barge bar called "Arizona", which I remember seeing from Tamra's blog(when it was still set to Public). With regards to driving, Subic Freeport zone is run like and American City, you run a STOP sign and you will be ticketed. And the cops can't be bribed unlike Manila cops who routinely accept payments. So we had to pay a 200 peso fine (not bad) at an office next to the Brent School. We also got to check out "Puregold", which is like a COSTCO, with some items even priced in US dollars. We concluded the day along the "Boardwalk", in one of the many restaurants, where we had our dinner. Saw a couple of probably former American servicemen with Filipina gfs or wives. This area is nice, but could still improve with lanscaping and more private investments, new condos, for example. Also, authorities should do something about those aggressive street vendors who intrude just to offer you whatever goods they have. Annoying. Now, I'm back in the States, I'm learning more about the attractions in the area. I will be back again on my next visit to the Phils. and make sure to stay a little longer. Thank you.

Rick