This trip was a little different than all the other trips back to PI. This time I was old enough to appreciate everything. On prior trips I was like 14 and 21, respectively--both times I remember talking on the phone and going out with friends was my priority. Like, "ugh, wonder what my friends are doing. I wanna go home" kinda attitude, haha. At the age now where I could really appreciate getting to know my family...appreciating all the luxuries we have at home compared to there....and just being in the moment.
So, going back to work tomorrow--I am totally dreading it because I feel like I forgot how to work and stay awake at night. I am also trying really hard to watch my diet, exercise, &limit my drinking cuz I feel totally fat/disgusting from the trip:( Not cool at all!
Anyways, I took tons of pictures. Thought I'd share a few each time I blog...
This photo was taken before heading to the P.I. We hiked Mariner's Ridge. Little did we know, this would be one of the last times before PI that we could be physically active (aside from swimming) on our trip.
This is a photo where we visited our Tatang. Said a small prayer for him. We love and miss you!
Our first meal at Darayonan Resort in Coron, Palawan. We stayed here for about 5 days. Every morning we ate tapsilog, had a cup of instant Nescafe, and started our days around 6 am. They have "brown outs" during peak hours of the day..meaning no electricity, no water, no AC, no cold drinks...nothing! Very humbling to say the least, learning to deal with it--but definitely worth seeing this paradise:)
Spent our first evening poolside. The only choice we had--it was soo hot! & no electricity or water. We drank the typical San Miguels and got semi-drunk. First time seeing Mom and Dad swimming in the pool in a long time. They used to take us every weekend at 32nd pool base we were young; consequently, all of their daughters are water lovers!
This is on our boat. We were lucky enough to get our own boat tour for just our family. That is Tatay in the back, along with Raffy "the silent sea warrior" and "OJT"--we called the little boy who was on the job training:) Random story: one day we ran the boat into shallow water over the reefs, and the propellor broke. Tatay in the back said he's been saving for a long time to buy a new one....Dad did the kindest thing and gave him the 3000 pesos he needed to buy it. It was theee nicest gesture, made his day and MY day! lol, love to see nice things happen. Tatay, who reminded us a lot of our Tatang Lucio, had a cheesy smile on his face the rest of the day...amazing!!!:)
No words can describe and no pictures can justify really how beautiful this place was!
Snorkeling was so so so so so so amazing. Soo much live coral and abundant fish---I hope it doesnt get ruined in the future. By far, the best snorkel experiences we had were in Coron...hands down. This was taken with my little underwater Sony, cool yeah?
This was our first actual stop. Bulog island. We were so excited and took tons of photos here..little did we know, it was just the tip of the iceberg. I remember looking around like WOW. Wow wow wow, soak up the feeling and the moment. Wish I could rewind back in time!
Ok I could go on forever with more pics..but wanted to share this last one! This is Raffy the silent sea warrior. Yeah, we made that last part up. Because he truly was!! I've been around a lot of water people especially here in Hawaii, but this guy is something else. If you look closely at his right foot, that is a handmade fin...yes, just a piece of wood with some bands. Just one foot, lol. But this guy was free diving the deepest of waters...coolest grand finale of our boat trip was when he dove I have no idea HOW deep but DEEEEP below...and snatched an unsuspecting turtle and swam it back to us. Who does that?!!!!! A man of few words, but impressive nonetheless! (We tipped them big time).
Hope you enjoyed! Will definitely share more in the future! Aloha.
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Aww! We had such a good trip! One for the books :)
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