Even the beaches within a short walk of Thresher Shark Divers held it own intrigue, as we passed local craftsmen building bangka boats from scratch, or repairing existing ones, like the hull re-skinning seen below, which 2 guys did in just two days.

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What is there not to like when you are treated to scenes like below after a days worth of fantastic diving, right in front of the dive shop?!

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For such a remote Island, we found browsing local vendor souvenir stands entertaining, and we definitely found the air conditioned Thresher Shark Divers dive store comfortable and decently stocked, whether it be inside as we surfed the Internet, or one of our many favorite Thresher Shark Divers past times - relaxing in front of Thresher Shark Divers store sharing dive stories with other guests,watching the local staff play board games or listening to staffers sing popular American classic songs where all joined in.

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We went back another day to Kalanggaman to take some more photos of that stunning sandbar, then after a days worth of diving, we spent several more afternoons finding new stunning beach scenes where "...we laughed our lives away, as we were free once more."

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Seven days came and went in a blur of amazement, so sadly we had to pack our bags and say our goodbyes.

If you are looking for a new exotic dive destination that caters to western perceptions of accommodations, food and service, and want it rolled into a consistent large pelagic shark encounter destination yet still brimming with odd macro critters, all wrapped in a visually stunning tropical island paradise away from the crowds, Malapascua, Thresher Shark Divers and Tepanee Resort is the perfect rare combination of all the above, and for a price far less expensive than the Caribbean.

Malapascua, another fantastic, exotic tropical dive trip of a lifetime, and once again, in the Philippines.

Comments, your experiences and your Malapascua photos encouraged!

Here's the HD promo film of Thresher Shark Divers and Tepanee Resort