Hello everyone!
Welcome to another freediving video! It's a video where we had a very difficult time in the vicinity of Lapus-Lapus Island in Malapascua. This was taken last February and this was our first freedive after Super Typhoon Odette. Our sanctuary in Moalboal was decimated, so we went to the north of Cebu. I'm amazed by the health of the corals surrounding Malapascua.
I now understood why the area has so much stronger current compared to the rest of the island even just on a normal day. The name of the island, Lapus-Lapus, is a Bisaya term that means to go through, perforate, or come out to the other side. This is because the island is separated by a narrow channel where the waves and currents are much stronger. In Bisaya term, the seawater will just "lapus" or pass through the channel and come out to the other side.
We were a little bit crazy for pushing to freedive on that area, but the corals are much more awesome there. Because of the current, there were also a lot of fish species as food is abundant. It was much more tiring, but it was all worth it!
I guess that's all for this video! Kudos to @indayclara for the awesome edit and an excellent choice of music!
Kim Ybañez
Welcome to Kim's small corner in Hive. He is a chemical engineer by profession, but a blogger by passion. He is a wanderlust and an adventure seeker. Join his quests as he visits secluded destinations, climbs mountains, tries new and exotic dishes, and explores his country (The Philippines). He's also a trying hard photographer so stay tuned as he shares his photos and his thought process while creating them.
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Incredible area ❤️ How long will it take for your sanctuary to recover?
Why didn't you go with the current instead? I can see that it was worth it, but it would be more fun to just enjoy the ride :) ?
Coral reefs usually take 50 years to go back to its former state. What we have in Moalboal might not probably go back to its original form.
If we went with the current instead, we would be drifting away from the corals and would end up on the deeper part of the sea.
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These pictures are insanely good! I’ve been wanting to do freediving again, but for now, I have to do and focus on other things.
Pagpuyo. Focus on your honeymoon!
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You're now building a family! That's something.
wow, pretty awesome vídeo!
and beatiful photos!
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Beautiful underwater world!
Such a great vid @ybanezkim26 😎 very cool edit too.
Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy your weekend 👋🏻☀️
Thank you, @littlebee4! It was @indayclara who's doing most of the magic.
Enjoy your weekend, too! I'm mostly staying at home now because I've been travelling most of the time in the past weeks.
You are welcome 😁 @ybanezkim26
Great work @indayclara 👋🏻😎
Enjoy the time at home… I can imagine after so much traveling.
Thank you kindly!
Thank you for sharing with us these images so full of life.
Greetings 😊.
You're welcome! These are meant to be shared.
I am in love with this! This is my dream, gorgeoussss 😍😍😍
Then make it a reality! 😄
One day 🤗
Hi Kim,
My family went to Cebu in April and one of our itineraries is the sardine run. I already have drafted and am about to publish it but I chanced upon your post featuring the sardine run. I intend to post in pinmapple though but it is basically the same topic with yours. Would it be inappropriate if I go ahead and post it? Thank you for your reply.
Go ahead. Post it. It's your experience after all. Even if you have the same topic with anyone, your experience will make your travel post unique.
Thank you!
Thanks!