Who said we can only visit the beaches during summer? Or is summer really over? For beach enthusiasts (like us), there's life at the beach even after summer. :D
Leli (the birthday girl) and I left the office (aftershift) at 5:30 a.m., arrived Terminal 4 thirty minutes after, boarded, took off, and after an hour of flight, we finally had a glimpse of where we're heading.
Touchdown: TAG 8:30 a.m.
[Above] That's the birthday girl, Leli, and her beautiful smile, saying hello to the City of Friendship. :)
I arranged a shuttle to tour us around the famous landmarks in Bohol. (Thanks Sir Ramil of Bohol Rent-a-car).
It was Leli's first time here and we enjoyed each and every stops around the province with my ever reliable Redrick mounted on her monopod.
Among the many attractions in Bohol, we visited the Chocolate Hills, Shiphaus, Butterfly Garden, Loboc Bridge, Loboc River, Tarsier Conservation Center and Manmade Forrest. The road to Sagbayan was not accessible when we visited, so we had to drop some attractions from our bucket list.
We also both witnessed the damage brought by the magnitude 7 earthquake last year, same reason why some roads were still not accessible.
So heartbreaking. :(
Moving on, we had our lunch at the Loboc River ...
... followed by an ice cream break at the Bohol Bee Farm.
After 8 hours of fun-filled roadtrip and photoshoots, we finally arrived at the resort.
We stayed at Alona Kew White Beach Resort in Panglao Island.
It is a beachfront property, and our room was few steps away from the beach.
The 8ft. pool invited us over to take a picture before our dinner.
And the two beach bums [below] enjoyed the feel of the sand beneath their toes every step of the way.
Lights off: 9 p.m.
We went bonding with the sea the next day.
We started at 6 a.m. and the hotel staff had let us taken out our breakfast.
Leli had coffee, hotdogs and eggs ...
... And I had bacon and eggs and orange juice.
First stop: Dolphin watching
[Below] This was probably the best shot that I've had with the dolphins (and the birthday girl).
Our next stop: Balicasag Island
Thanks to manong boatman and Olympus Tough for these great photos [below].
Our last stop: Virgin Island now known as
Isola de Francesco.
We went back to the resort after almost 5 hours of sailing, and continued our swimming exercises at the pool.
What's next? Lunchtime!
We had pool bonding and beach hopping and foodtripping in between, followed by sunset watching, moon and stargazing and bar hopping.
Lights off: 12 a.m.
The next morning was spent on the beach, starting with a buffet breakfast, pasalubong shopping and ice cream stopover.
After some last minute picture taking, we packed our bags up and off to the airport we went.
It was a fun-filled trip with the birthday girl. Until our next trip! :)
