Here's a tighter framing of the Manila sunset I posted yesterday. I think this must have been my last night in Manila on this trip as my next photos were taken in Switzerland, on my way back to Libya.
I believe someone once told me I hadn't lived till I'd seen the sunset over Manila Harbor. Well, one evening in 1990 I got that opportunity.
Mindoro is a contraction of the Spanish 'Mina de Oro' or goldmine, not that there's ever been a big discovery here but panners do find gold in small quantities.
At this point in time, the diver is committed. Not as committed as a sky diver at a similar point, but he can't go back now.
Showing your kids the ropes is a staple of the family business, but perhaps this guy is taking the concept a tad too far.
Here's a different photo of the Paradise Air Grumman Goose I posted a few days back. From the shadows on the hills in the background it looks like I took this mid-afternoon.