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Blue Ribbon Staff Discover Scuba Diving!

April 27, 2012
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Now that our swimming pool is completed (still doing a bit of landscaping, so photos will be coming soon) we decided it was time to give our staff the opportunity to try their hands at scuba diving! It was good fun, and we are very proud of you all for taking the leap to get [...]

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Blue Ribbon Eel

April 24, 2012
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Check out this beautiful example of our namesake, the Blue Ribbon Eel. The juvenile and sub-adult males are jet black with a yellow dorsal fin and then turn blue when reaching maturity. This is the first time we were lucky enough to catch one making the transition in colour. We found this guy and a [...]

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Thresher Shark at Kilima Drift

April 7, 2012
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Marco and his group were lucky enough to spot a Thresher Shark at Kilima Drift on April 1. This will be the 20th thresher shark sighting for Marco in the past seven years, although it has been 2 years since he last saw one here in Puerto Galera. Know your fish?   Named for and [...]

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Shiny New DPVs to Play With!

March 25, 2012
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Blue Ribbon Dive Resort is pleased to announce we are the owners of 2 brand spanking new Apollo AV-2 Evolution Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPVs/Scooters)! These little beauties have 260Watt motors, speeds up to 2.6mph and an open water cruising range of 2.25 – 4.5 miles! Enquire about doing your DPV Speciality Course with us an [...]

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Keep Fit on Your Vacation

March 22, 2012
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Fitness freaks …. Blue Ribbon Dive Resort is proud to now be able to offer you a convenient opportunity to maintain your fitness while on vacation with us. Our newly constructed gym has a multigym machine, free weights and a full size punching bag, so you can keep burning off those calories (which we probably [...]

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International Cuisine Nights at Blue Ribbon

March 13, 2012
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Blue Ribbon Dive Resort is now offering different international cuisines every night of the week. At only P395 per person, our food is sure to delight your pocket as well as your taste buds!  Mexican Mondays Chicken Fajtas Beef Burritos Quesadillas Tacos el Pastor Mexican rice, Tomato-Chilli Salsa, Sour Cream  German Tuesdays Creamy Kartoffel Soup [...]

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Whale Sighting in Manila Channel!

March 6, 2012
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A couple of weeks ago Marco and his dive group were lucky enough to see a Bryde’s Whale in Manila Channel! Unfortunately nobody had a camera with them at the time Hopefully this will not be the last we see of this majestic creature. In case you are wondering, Bryde’s Whales are baleen whales or [...]

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Valentine’s Day Delectables

March 6, 2012
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Ok, so we took our sweet time getting this article out, but we figured better late than never, seeing as we have the photos of some of the delicious Valentine’s Day meals, we still want to share them with you! Shown above are: Creamy vegetable Soup Asian infused Seafood Platter with sushi, fish saty, vegeatbel [...]

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