Woah!
*scream*
Hey everybody I'm on the beautiful island of Cebu here in the Philippines
I'm about to go and see something I've never seen before it's an animal
I hear is about the size of a minivan or a small bus. yeah, I'm talking about whale sharks
I'm so excited to see this. this island is very well known for its whale sharks, and they're here about every morning
So I'm feeling good about today. I hope I see 15 of them
Let's do it
I have to catch a bus now
To get to the whale shark watching area you have to get to the town of Oslob, about four hours drive from Cebu City
My hotel was about 40 minutes from it. either way, It's best to get there by bus
Once there you go through a five-minute briefing telling you what not to do while viewing the sharks
Kindly turn off the flash
because whale sharks are sensitive to lights
Woah!
Since whale sharks are not harmful to humans the appeal of swimming next to these giant sea creatures is high
What keeps the whale sharks coming back to this spot is that they are hand fed every morning
This is said to have started because the local fishermen had problems with the whale sharks stealing their bait
Which ended up hurting the sharks so they lured them away from the fishing boats by hand-feeding them
The controversy of this is that it seems the whale sharks have become dependent on handouts and has messed with their migration patterns
I strongly encourage each person to do their research on this for themselves before participating in this activity
That was amazing
Unbelievable