flops) to keep the hot sand at bay.
However, this inner maze in the
center of all the local and tourist
housing, with the less sandy more
trampled paths, may be most
interesting after dark with stalls of
food, fruits and carved thresher
sharks. Also tucked away are
restaurants and small pubs offering
Filipino, seafood and Western/Euro
dishes and plenty of cold beer and
the ubiquitous karaoke. Many bars
offer some great music and a
relaxing place to tell those tall
diving tales. For those who have
done a successful 5 a.m. thresher
dive, one can enjoy the late night
life and local people, who are both
friendly and fun.
- Chocolate Island
Icons:
Location: East of Malapascua
Depth: 10 -70 ft. (3-21m)This may be the most amazing
macro site in the Malapascua area
(and there some other good ones).
This rocky outcrop is closer to the
Maya pier than Malapascua. It is a
long, shallow dive mainly at 40-55
ft. (12 to 16m) looking at small
bommies and coral rubble and
finding a bonanza of nudibranchs,
flatworms and cuttlefish, including
flamboyant cuttlefish.
It seems like every few fin kicks
here brings something new
including some nudis laying eggs
and mating and cruising the sea
bottom. For nudibranch lovers, this
site is especially good with a huge
variety ranging from tiny to quite
large. As the site is shallow enough,Chocolate Island