Author Archives: Scuba Jay

Well, there have been major changes. For family reasons that are beyond the scope of this blog, my time with Ron at Dive Dojo has been cut short. Circumstance required a relocation and Dumaguete was the choice. Since May 2025 I have been acclimatising to this new environment and focusing on assimilating my family intoContinue reading “Dumaguete!”

Wow! It’s almost Xmas. Well actually that started here on the 1st September but I won’t allow our decorations until 1st December. Ha HA. So, those who follow me will see that I’ve played around with my website a bit. Have a look and let me know what you think? So what’s new? Well it’sContinue reading “The Season is upon us!”

Summer arrives in the Philippines and the winds shift to the west. It was tough over the past 6 months….it got as cold as 24c at one point. Brrrrrrr. 😁 So the time to smile is back. Covid becomes more and more unfashionable and we finally see each other’s faces again…..except when shopping of course.Continue reading “Here comes the Sun…..”

Well we are finally coming out of the dark and back into the light. Those of you vaccinated will soon be arriving without any form of Quarantine (just a test 72 hours before departure). So now is the time to plan your winter Sun, Sea and Diving! It’s been a challenging year for all ofContinue reading “The end is nigh……Covid restrictions that is!”

So what happened in the last 3 months? Finally as the end of June approaches we have seen a relaxation of the travel restrictions and some divers in the water! Some old friends returned and a new friend joined us for an intensive 12 dive pack over 4 days (including a trip to Verde). WeContinue reading “2021 Q2 in Review..”

Wow….things are really beginning to change in the Philippines. We are slowly opening up and look forward to our customers being able to return and dive with us. So that gives me some space to talk about, Chinese New Year, Mermaids, YourDivePro and sun sun sun! Chinese New Year brings in the year of theContinue reading “March On!”

Happy New Year to you all. I join you all in hoping that 2021 see’s some return to normality and more importantly opens up the way to more diving! Exciting news here. I am pleased to announced my new venture joining the Dive Crew at Badladz Beach & Dive Resort (Badladz.com) working for Jay-Jay (YesContinue reading “Scuba-Jay @ Badladz!”

Well, since I last blogged there has been much activity good, bad and ugly! The typhoon season hit us here with full force and it would appear caught many unaware. Puerto Galera saw some severe damage with trees down everywhere, the roof of a local complex landed in the main street cutting it off. OfContinue reading “Autumn Update”

So what’s new since I last blogged? Well, we still await the full opening up of the Philippines to ‘foreigners’ as they describe us. But tourism is high on the agenda and so its likely that ‘tourists’ will be able to return soon. Covid is still here like it is everywhere and I must confessContinue reading “Not quite ‘Open All Hours’ yet…”