Day 74. Malapascua Island, Philippines. The abyss.

Keen followers of this journal may remember when we were in The Cook Islands and I decided not to go diving on the day Wend saw Humpback whales, Eagle rays and a Reef shark.

Not to worry, I thought, we'll see plenty of marine life when we get to The Philippines.

So it was with great anticipation yesterday when we went on a Manta Ray dive. The dive-master telling us there was a ninety percent chance of spotting these huge, majestic beasts at close quarters.

We saw nothing.

Then today we were up at the crack for the early morning dive to see Malapascua's famous Thresher sharks. There are loads of them living just a 20 minute boat ride from our hotel. And although timid, they're normally quite happy to allow teams of Scuba enthusiasts to swim within touching distance.

We saw nothing.

My record of not seeing animals on this trip is fast becoming the stuff of legend. Remember that David Attenbrough series 'Life on earth'? Well, the BBC have approached David Smith to film the sequel; 'No life on earth'.

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Went on a torch-lit night dive to look for Sea-horses.

Saw one!

BBC phoned to cancel the contract.