Vacation in Boracay
Brook and I went to Boracay, Philippines to get some rest and relaxation. It was a long time since Brook and myself took a vacation together. We spent 8 days on Boracay Island and did some diving, hanging out at the beach, and enjoying the island life.
Every day was Happy Hour and we definitely took advantage of it. Drinks were very good and cheap. You could get a San Miguel beer for around $1 USD. Although it was a little bitter for me, I couldn't resist.
Please click the link below to see some of the pictures from our trip.
http://www.flickr.com/gp/8742021@N08/P1Sz8r
Although Borocay is a beautiful place, getting there wasn't very easy. We first flew international to Manila, then took a domestic flight to Caticlan, on the island of Panay, then we had to take a quick ferry to Boracay, take a motorbike to the beach, and then finally, take a tricycle to the resort. Each time, we had to pay someone $2 - 5 USD to move our luggage around.
Don't take much luggage unless you absolutely have to.
The diving was just OK. Not much to see as there is no marine sanctuary nearby. Illegal fishing and the effects of typhoons probably have a negative effect on the coral reefs in the area. Also, boats are not allowed to dock at the beach, so you have to carry your diving equipment to the beach and then swim to the boat about 50 meters away. If you do two dives a day, it's rather tiring and is a lot of work.
The resort we stayed at was Paradise Bay, which was a nice resort, but the manager, had quite a bit of attitude. He made me feel like he was doing a favor for us, and wasn't very accomodating. Due to the resort being on the other side of the island, it was somewhat difficult to get transportation to and from the resort. On our last day, we had to leave at 5:30 am to catch our flight. Although the resort had a shuttle, there was only one person on the staff who could drive it, and it was his day off on that day.
He didn't do much to help us on the next day except to inform his staff to get up at 5:30 and flag down a motorcycle for us to get to the pier. We had to drag our suitcases across a dirt road for 10 minutes to get to the main road. That didn't work very well, and a guy at a different resort was nice enough to drive his motorcycle down the road to flag a motorcycle with carriage to take us to the pier.
Every day was Happy Hour and we definitely took advantage of it. Drinks were very good and cheap. You could get a San Miguel beer for around $1 USD. Although it was a little bitter for me, I couldn't resist.
Please click the link below to see some of the pictures from our trip.
http://www.flickr.com/gp/8742021@N08/P1Sz8r
Although Borocay is a beautiful place, getting there wasn't very easy. We first flew international to Manila, then took a domestic flight to Caticlan, on the island of Panay, then we had to take a quick ferry to Boracay, take a motorbike to the beach, and then finally, take a tricycle to the resort. Each time, we had to pay someone $2 - 5 USD to move our luggage around.
Don't take much luggage unless you absolutely have to.
The diving was just OK. Not much to see as there is no marine sanctuary nearby. Illegal fishing and the effects of typhoons probably have a negative effect on the coral reefs in the area. Also, boats are not allowed to dock at the beach, so you have to carry your diving equipment to the beach and then swim to the boat about 50 meters away. If you do two dives a day, it's rather tiring and is a lot of work.
The resort we stayed at was Paradise Bay, which was a nice resort, but the manager, had quite a bit of attitude. He made me feel like he was doing a favor for us, and wasn't very accomodating. Due to the resort being on the other side of the island, it was somewhat difficult to get transportation to and from the resort. On our last day, we had to leave at 5:30 am to catch our flight. Although the resort had a shuttle, there was only one person on the staff who could drive it, and it was his day off on that day.
He didn't do much to help us on the next day except to inform his staff to get up at 5:30 and flag down a motorcycle for us to get to the pier. We had to drag our suitcases across a dirt road for 10 minutes to get to the main road. That didn't work very well, and a guy at a different resort was nice enough to drive his motorcycle down the road to flag a motorcycle with carriage to take us to the pier.
Also, I was quite surprised by the number of retired men that were staying at the resort. I was getting quite sick that they were all old and wearing speedo bikini's. Gross.
We definitely won't stay there again.
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