New Camera

New Camera

With the death of one camera and the use of our old camera, we decided to buy a new camera. We had been talking about a camera that can be taken under water. The popular action camera at this time is a GoPro.

On a recent trip to Ormoc for supplies we looked for a camera. Since we could not find one in Ormoc we took an early morning SuperCat ferry ( http://www.supercat.com.ph/AboutUs/our-fleet.asp ) to Cebu. We found a store with a GoPro. The cost of the GoPro was 25000 pesos (about $550 US), a lot of money. Next to the GoPro was a knock off, a Supremo. The Supremo was 5000 pesos (about $100 US) more our price. Comparing the specifications, the Supremo had the same specifications as the GoPro.  Needless to say,  we bought the Supremo.

We did not use the camera until our friends, Pat and Ester and their kids David and Violet came for a visit from Topeka, Kansas.

We went to the beach in Pondol to swim with Pat, Ester, David and Violet.

Here is Pat, burying JJ in the sand:

Below is Violet building a sand fort:

Pat, Violet, David and JJ building a trench:

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 Bonding time for the two stoogies.  What fun!

Our picnic food was ready when we came.  Thanks, Abett.

I found a starfish about 7 feet down.

And the fish were schooling.

That night a beetle came to visit.

The next day we went to the Fish Interaction, Barangay Calag-Itan. See previous post                         ( http://midlifewandering.blogspot.com/2016/04/wandering-tourist-fish-interaction.html ). The kids enjoyed swimming.

Sweet Violet finally was able to swim with the fishes.  She's a feisty little bundle.  Love you to pieces, Violet.

And David didn't want to be left behind, either.  He's a little bit cautious but had fun as well.  Love you to pieces, David!

Watch out JJ, the fishes are after you!

JJ has became a good swimmer and likes to jump off of the pier, about 10 – 15 feet up.

Then there was swimming with the fish. Mostly smaller fish, but they are for the most part colorful. It is encouraged to throw in bread crumbs that attract and keep the fish at the pier. Also, they seem to expect the bread and explains why they do not leave when people are jumping in and swimming.  It is like swimming in an aquarium.

Then there is my favorite fish. Do not know what they are called, but we call them bubble puppies. They hang out in the shallower water by the ladder. They act like puppies and swim around your feet like a puppy running around.

There were not many people there that day and we pretty much had the pier to ourselves.

And finally there was the sunset. I will be honest, I did manipulate the picture a little in a photo editor. I wanted a little bit more color in the picture.

Thank you for following and sharing our blog on FB.  We will be posting more of our jaunts from the new camera.  We love y'all and God bless.