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These 18 year old memoirs were never written as a polished travel blog. Nor a way to make money or go viral (I don’t think “going viral” was even a thing back in 2007). These words were just me, a 30 year old guy trying to make sense of what he was seeing, who he was, and where the hell he was going next.

Today’s extract is from the Philippines, back in the day when I was training as a dive master on the island of Malapascua. I talk about pre-dawn beach waits, blood-red sunrises, and diving at Monad Shoal—a place famous for its elusive thresher sharks.

These are incredible creatures with absurdly long tails they actually whip their prey with. This entry is my wide-eyed account of seeing one up close underwater, plus a bit about cleaner wrasse, 'La Niña' rains, and the ridiculous beauty of that part of the world.

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