BlogHide Resteemsbiggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoBack to business: diving in the PhilippinesThe Philippines is slowly opening up and for us that means finally getting back to diving, there is a major shortage of customers around but one or two tourists decided to wait it out and stay in…biggypauls (55)in hive-185836 • 5 years agoThe beauty of bikes.You would have to go a long way to find a better looking machine than this 1975 Honda 400/4, a restoration undertaken by myself the pictures speak a thousand words so I will shut up and let your…biggypauls (55)in hive-142013 • 5 years agoBeautiful Honda.Classic 1975 Honda cb 400 four.biggypauls (55)in hive-185836 • 5 years agoMACHINES OF WAR: ARIEL MOTORCYCLE.Ariel were a British bike manufacturer based in Bournbrook Birmingham, the company first produced bicycles starting in 1870 later going on to produce cars for a short number of years between 1902…biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoGETTING BACK TO WORK: PREPARING FOR BUSINESS.It's been a good day today, I started by popping down the dive centre as the boss had a few jobs he was wanting to get done. For me that meant a bit of painting, after weeks of nothing much…biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoTWO BIG BOYS MEET UNDERWATERThis was one of my greatest diving experiences ever, coming face to face with a ocean giant. I'm quite a big guy so maybe the Whale shark tells it's friend the same thing about me.biggypauls (55)in hive-142013 • 5 years agoCLOWN FISH: PhilippinesCute Clownfish taken by myself on a dive in Cebu.biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoUNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY: Tools of the tradeA short while back I was chatting to a friend about my under water photo's he asked a lot of questions about what equipment I use and how I manage to capture my shots, he said it would be nice to…biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoA CLASSIC RIDES AGAIN- BSA Bantam rebuildOne of the things I enjoy most in life is my bikes, I own lots and i'm forever collecting new ones, many of these are projects for restoration. Sometimes what I buy is close to scrap material which…biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoBIKES and MORE - Life on two wheelsCurrently I am trying to post a bit more about myself and my life as I feel the community is a little overrun with articles about cryptocurrency and the Hive/steemit war, while for some this is…biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoTIME TO ACT - Project clean upI thought as I spend a lot of time in the ocean I would do a piece about where I live, work and dive. Living here in the Philippines has been a great experience, along with the wife we moved…biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoSHARKS - The shocking truth.Stunning reef sharks hopefully not the last of their kind. I came across these sharks on a dive some months back, they were all just chilling out and seemed totally unfazed with me being there.…biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoTEST POST NOT FINISHEDLiving here in the Philippines has been a great experience, along with the wife we moved here from the UK about 3 years ago. Koz my wife is a diving instructor and I help with the day to day…biggypauls (55)in hive-181925 • 5 years agoSAVE THE GREEN TURTLEHere in Moalboal Cebu we are lucky to have a large concentration of Green sea turtles, I have dived in many locations around the world and never encountered so many. Here you could be fooled into…biggypauls (55)in hive-119845 • 5 years agoGREEN INSIDEThe Green turtle is listed as a endangered species. They get their name from the fact that when they were hunted for food and their shells the flesh and fat inside was found to be green. One of the…biggypauls (55)in photography • 5 years agoEELY CLOSEThe white eyed Moray eel, that's close enough don't want to loose a finger.biggypauls (55)in photography • 5 years agoIN SEARCH OF SHARKSIn these times of international lock down we are all finding time to reflect on things past and present, while looking forward with a positive mind i'm finding my self reminiscing, last spring along…biggypauls (55)in photography • 5 years agoHONDA RESTORATIONHere's a 1983 Honda XL125 trail bike, i purchased it from a friend as a non runner, it had been sat in his shed for a few years and it seemed a shame to let it rot. Not having much value i was…biggypauls (55)in photography • 5 years agoSLUGS CAN BE BEAUTIFUL.Garden slugs are not the prettiest thing to look at but sea slugs or nudibranch are stunning over 5000 exist and new ones are being discovered all the time. This one is Coi's magnificent slug or in…biggypauls (55)in photography • 5 years agoJACK FISH - PHILIPPINESBig eye Trevally also called Jack fish, photo taken at Tubbataha reefs world heritage site. Limited access is given to this stunning protected area in the Zulu sea southern Philippines, visitors can…