Today was a bit of a sad day as we left our luxury apartment where we spent the previous 6 nights. We took a tricycle back to Tagbilaran and got the ferry back to Cebu. The journey was about 2 hours and luckily we booked the air conditioned zone this Read more…
For our final day on the island of Panglao we opted for a hardcore beach session. Dumaluan was our beach of choice and we set up camp under a palm tree. The water was once again crystal clear and the sand was pristine. We spent most of the day finishing Read more…
Both woke up feeling fresh so we finally embarked on the much awaited tour of Bohol. We picked up our friends from Germany and our driver (Roy) took us out to the furthest point, the Chocolate Hills!!! The hills are a collection of mounds that look like Hershey’s chocolates. Much Read more…
Woke up feeling more human but not 100% so I stayed in the flat whilst Beth did her discovery dive. She really enjoyed it but I don’t have a photo of the dive because she #didntdoitforthegram After she returned we wandered over to Bohol Bee Farm which was really close to Read more…
During the night I was struck by some kind of stomach bug and had a miserable time. We cancelled the tour we were due to do and I spent the day in bed, and Beth by the pool. Being ill abroad is the worst, all you want is your own Read more…
After a good sleep we headed out to explore. Our first stop was Amarela beach but it was super crowded with locals as they had time off after the election here. We then decided to go to the main beach that attracts people to Panglao, Alona beach. As we walked Read more…
Time for us to leave this beautiful island. After brekkie we headed to El Nido (Lio) airport, a very small and cute place. The process of checking in and out is very quick and very different from Heathrow London! When we arrived our bags were taken off the plane and Read more…
We had a huge breakfast at Coco resort before heading off for day two of our island hopping adventure. Today we embarked on tour A, a different set of islands and beaches to the one yesterday. This tour included kayaking and luckily we were well rehearsed in this sport (unlike Read more…
We had an early start after electing to take the island hopping day trip (Tour C). Once we’d registered and collected our snorkels, it was time for the trip to begin. We were kayaked out the bigger boat, given life jackets, and the opportunity to meet the other tourists. The Read more…
We spent the morning looking around the town of El Nido, a cute but small area with streets full of stalls selling fridge magnets, shirts etc. To be honest we preferred being up by Napcan beach but it’s nice to see the central bit. We found the restaurant and boutique Read more…