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Welcome to The Scandal! Keeping you up to date with all the latest news at Scandi Divers & Campbell’s Beach Resort.

Issue 6

We’re back to this..

Big La Laguna as we know it. Calm clear waters, beautiful sunshine & soaring temperatures, lots of guests & great diving.

But in August we had this!

For a week we endured impassable beaches, no ferries in or out, very few guests & no diving.

Of course we know that this time of year can be pretty crappy but here in Puerto Galera we’re normally protected from most bad weather.
Typhoon Saola (Gener) passed through the Philippines on the way to mid-China via Taiwan causing massive damage and loss of life in all three countries.
Luckily for us we only experienced a few days of really bad weather & a little bit of inconvenience.
Large areas of Manila & parts of Rizal were affected by the ensuing floods. If you would like to help the victims of typhoon Saola you can make a donation to the Philippine Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org.ph/

Mudslide behind Big La Laguna.

Kim’s house was left devastated by the mudslide.

Fortunately no-one was home at the time.

Resort Renovations
Power To The People! (Well to our guests anyway).

The power project continues as the old Scandi generator is getting a well needed overhaul. The brand new generator is already in place in the all new Gen. House up at Campbell’s and has the capacity to run both resorts during a brown-out. Which of course it better for you! Immediate power for air-con/fans, ref.s/TV’s etc 24 hours a day.
Once the old Scandi generator is fixed up it will also go into the gen. house. It’ll be connected to Campbell’s so the new one doesn’t have to work so hard & we have back-up if needed!

Life’s A Gas!

An unplanned project in August was the death of the dive shop compressor. It started to make some strange noises & Arman noticed that there seemed to be metal filings in the oil – not good! On closer inspection it was determined that several inner parts had come to the end of their life.
So now we have a brand new Bauer Poseidon 220L Compressor. Which for the divers reading this means quick tank fills with very clean air & for Arman it means that we have more full tanks at the ready so less running around!
With thanks to Christian & the guys from Whitetip for installing it.

Super Snaps!
Horse Head Reef!!!
Of course the real Horse Head Reef is in fact underwater, this one’s a Facebook find.
Don’t forget that you can have one of your photos published in the next edition of The Scandal!
Send your photos to info@scandidivers

Mr Chen & friends from
I Love Diving!

Also diving this month..

The I Love Diving club from Shanghai visited us twice last month. On the 1st trip with leader Mr Lin were Rong Zang, Bin Liu, Huang Ting, Xiao Huang, Quan Dan, Cui Yugi, Wie Zhu, Ka Hou, Qi Cong Liang, & Chen Wei.
Later in the month Zhui Chen was accompanied by Chilli, Kitty, Huang, Binglin & Li Gang.
Jeff from the U S of A went diving with Walter.
Ted, Esther, Noel & Cor got in another couple of dives on the way back to Holland after visiting Coron.
(Above: The Mr Lin group)

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Discover Scuba Diving:
Li Gang Xiao came over with friends from I Love Diving earlier in the month and hadn’t planned to dive. However when he saw the beautiful clear waters of Big La Laguna he soon changed his mind! Li & Robert jumped in the pool to do the basic skills & then went around to Small La Laguna with the rest of the group for the dive where we spotted a big Hawksbill munching
on some coral.
1st ever dive and a turtle in the 1st five minutes, how’s that for beginner’s luck?!

Open Water Diver
Garry Alinsuot from PG Yacht Club got his Open Water certificate with Edz & Terry.
Garry is going to be laying some new moorings for PGYC and they thought it a good idea that he’d be
able to do it
better wearing scuba!

Well done guys, we hope to see you again for more diving adventures!

Ate Edz

!New Feature!

Welcome to

10 QUESTIONS

To kick us off Edna our Dive Secretary is in the hot seat!

How long have you worked at Scandi/Campbell’s?
I started working for Scandinavian Divers as a waitress when they first opened. I started diving & became a DM then I transferred to the office.
I worked in other places for a while & came back as Scandi’s Dive Secretary in July 2012.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Batangas but have been living in Puerto Galera for over 10 years.
What do you like to do with your time off?
I like to go out & have fun. Relaxing or partying with my friends.
If you could go anywhere in the world right now where would you go?
The 1st thing I would like to do is go to the Red Sea to enjoy my diving dreams.
What’s your favourite drink?
Pineapple juice but it depends on the occasion!
If you were an animal what would you be?
A starfish, a butterfly or maybe a bird.
As a kid were you naughty or nice, shy or outgoing, funny or serious?
I was naughty as a kid, outgoing, funny sometimes serious.
If you were a superhero what special powers would you have?
I want to travel around the world in the blink of an eye.
If you won the Lotto what would you do with the money?
I’d help poor kids to have shelter.
What’s your proudest achievement?
When I finally achieved my instructor certificate & fulfilled my diving dream.

Thanks Edz!

Seasoned Scandi divers Ted, Esther & Cor, recently certified Noel, Jen, Walter, Daisey & Lilly.

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