While to some (definitely to Steffen before coming here) "APO" means Advanced Planner & Optimizer solution in SAP SCM, Apo Island is a small little island east of Zamboanguita and was today's dive destination. It took us a while to get there as the boat had difficulties landing at the requested spot due to high waves. So we took a tricycle (new record for us: 7 people from ages 6 to ca. 50 on one tricycle) and started 2 hours late from Dauin beach.
Upon arrival, divemaster KF and I went down first to ca. 12 m so that I was able to take my camera. Also I didn't want to go deep but decided to start slowly after the whole throat issue. And it was a good decision: while Steffen and his group only saw one big turtle (and a poisonous sea snake and nudibranches), we saw a big turtle and two smaller ones, one gliding towards us, one asleep, and one feeding. Got pics from all three of them. So I was happy! And quite exhausted and cold ("only" 26 degree water temperature), so I skipped the second dive and chilled in the boat.
Tomorrow, we'll probably go to Malatapatay market right next door and then test out the house reef (allegedly lots of frogfish and ghost pipefish) and chill.