When we were approaching Donsol we couldn't quite figure out Where we were supposed to go to find the folks that would take us out to see the whale sharks. One boat came close to us as we were approaching the shore and he led us in further toward some buildings. We went in a far as we dared, as it was getting fairly shallow and we didn't know if there were any obstructions. Still we were quite a long ways from the shore.  Being the chicken I am I told the guys to go in on the dinghy and I'd stay on the boat.

The boat we went out on was just like the one above. The guys would stand out front or up on top and look for the sharks. The whale sharks are filter feeders and they come to this area every year to feed. Well, that means that the water is full of plankton for then to eat and hence the water is not too clear. But, we did our best in the photography department and were pretty happy to get anything.

How would you like to see this big guy come toward you? As it turns out he's not very interested in you as he's not a carnivore.

The boat came right over to help us get out of the water. This was strictly a snorkeling exercise as diving was prohibited. Even so, it seemed to us that we were VERY close to the sharks.

These creatures are about 50 feet long. With the particles in the water we couldn't really see from one end to the other.

We were pretty excited about our experience in Donsol.

The guys that took us out to see the whale sharks picked us up and let us off at our boat. That was pretty nice.

When we got back, we just got ourselves organized and took off for an overnight trip to Puerto Galero.