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Surface Interval; Worldwide Scuba Diving Reviews.
Surface Interval; Worldwide Scuba Diving Reviews. Scuba diving in Puerto Galera Photograph by Charles Davis As a writer that specializes in Scuba Diving and Scuba related travel, I spend a great deal of time looking at websites. Recently, Surface Interval (www.surfaceinterval.co) has announced they are now launching their new website. Surface Interval is looking to create a site that highlights Worldwide Scuba Diving Reviews. Scuba divers can leave reviews of the dive centers they have used. Surface Interval is quoted as saying: “Information about scuba diving is scattered across different websites. Our goal is to bring all the information divers need together on this website. We are convinced that the…
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Churches of Pampanga Philippines
St James the Apostle Church: Betis, Guagua PampangaThis church is considered one of the finest remaining example of a Colonial Spanish Church. The details in the ceiling paintings and the quality of the carvings behind the alter attracted the devoted and art lovers alike. Churches of Pampanga Philippines From the late 1500’s to 1898, the Philippines were a colony of Spain. The Spanish’s mandate from the Pope was to find new lands and convert the heathens to Christianity. At the time, the Lubao River and what is now called the Betis River were navigable and it became a natural place for the Spanish to develop. The Spanish settle at a…
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Concrete Ship Wreck of Subic Bay
A Concrete ship of the same class as YON-146 The Concrete Ship Wreck of Subic Bay YON-146 World War II saw many interesting ship building activities, Concrete Ship building being one of them. Since the large ship yards were turning out capital ships, the corn field ship yards created the LST. These ships yards got that nick name because many of them had been farms before the war. Far inland, they used the nations waterways to get the ships to the coast. All this ship building put a strain on the production of steel. Steel production limits meant critical items were often delayed. Fuel barges being one of them. Concrete boats…
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History of the Spanish Armed Transport San Quintin
History of the Spanish Armed Transport San Quintin ex S/S Andes A BOILER OF THE SAN QUINTIN © 2015 CHARLES W. DAVIS JR. For decades, we have called the San Quintîn wreck a gun boat. Recently I started to try to find a better description of the San Quintîn to improve what we know and possibly find a photograph or one of a similar vessel. In the process, I found some items that did not fit with this wreck being a gun boat. Over time, I decided to start researching based just on the name and the reason it was sunk. Once I eliminated that it was a gunship, I…
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Diving Malapascua Island Cebu Philippines I recently had the opportunity to take a working vacation to Malapascua Island. The island is located in the strait between the Island provinces of Cebu and Leyte in the Philippines. It is about a four and a half hours by bus or a two and a half hours by car trip from the Cebu International Airport. At the northern tip of Cebu you will find the town of Maya which provides ferry service to Malapascua which is about a 30 minutes boat ride away. The island is small, only about 1.6 km long and .6 km wide. Most of the resorts are along a…
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