News from Paradise

As soon as you discover that its nearly impossible to get processed food without sugar in the Philippines you realize that you are in "Sugar Country"!

And the capitol is Negros. Sugar cane all over the island.

Sugar cane harvest

Historical machine used for crushing sugar cane

Most famous Candy Producers in Negros: Bong Bong's

Church in the city of Bacolod

My first cock fight.

Going by boat to hidden caves

In the cave

Herbert Nitsch was here again. This time he brought Alex

owner of http://www.trygons.com. He produces carbon Fibre Spearguns, Camera Housings, ... and he is a very experienced spearfisher.

Just to be sure some facts again:

- Every fish we spear, we eat!

- Spearfishing has no bycatch at all!

- Spearfishing is the most highly selective fishing method of all fishing methods!

The two of them together with Chris and myself were 4 freedivers on a scuba spearfishing trip to palawan.

The trip was fun, but the amount and size of fish we go was very small. Dynamite fishing is a big thread here in the Philippines, and some of the reefs have 80% less corals than last year!

Myself Open Water Hunting

Myself and Chris with our catch of the day

Herbert

Off all divers (including the scuba divers) Herbert was the most successfull one.

3 Tuna (8-12kg), GT, ...

THX to Bing who really did a great job organising the trip!

Only one complaint: Where are the really BIG fish? ;-)

Low season: time for a small vacation to the neighboring island of NEGROS.

"Tigerlilly"

Ferry to Negros

Captain Jasmin

Queen of the rocks

Local kid with his boat

Twin Lakes

Traffic ahead

A NICE SMALL "PHOTOSTORY"

First time karting for my girlfriend.