Puerto Galera. On the underwater slope of the hill. Dive site The Hill

From the book "Puerto Galera. Roads of corsairs", episode 1.

There is inner bay, the water is warm and not waves. There is a great place for a first test dive. We saw not a lot here under the water but something. We've found active cuttlefish there, for example, also we met some nudibranches..

Nudibranch Goniobranchus Alius

We've seen a large red-brown seahorse. This is perhaps the most famous of their kind – a semi-circular or spiky. Such seahorses were used in Vietnam for making vodka and they drink to undergo treatment for all diseases of the world. Look, our fish is pregnant - belly is big.. Yes, seahorses are fishs, but it sounds strange :)

Thorny seahorse

Sea pen, coral polyp, is predator..

Sea pen - Pennatulacea

We were amazed by unknown thing : they say this is meshy jellyfish of the genus Obelia. It looks like semi-transparent starchy jelly with ears.. :)

Net jellyfish

А в целом было тут было мутновато, так как ходили в большой компании, и неопытная молодёжь своими ластами поднимала песок со дна, да и холодновато, вода всего 26°С. Но с учётом 13-ти с половиной градусов северной широты и февраля месяца… Спасибо и на том :)

Вот ещё портреты здешних персонажей: There was unclear water here, as we dive with a large company and inexperienced young divers lifted the sand from the bottom by their flippers, and water was quite cold, just 26°C. Due to 13 degree of latitude and February.. that's something at least! :)

Here's the portraits of the local characters:

Blunt decorator Crab - Camposcia retusa	Shrimp on anemone

Starfish	Nudibranch -dragon

Here is a little movie about our diving here. The movie allows you to see more..