Coron, Palawan

November 18, 2008

It all started as a casual conversation between me and Carol.
Seeing pictures of her almost monthly vacations, I started asking how much does it costs to travel to the places she's been to.

As I'm not into spending big and traveling outside of my normal vacation destination (Laguna / Batangas / Bulacan / Baguio). I really can't remember how the heck was I convinced to book a flight right there and then. In less than 10mins I already have a confirmed flight for me and my family dated April 3, 2009.


The destination, Coron in Busuanga Island, Palawan.

Busuanga Island belongs to the Calamianes Group of Islands and is located in the northernmost part of Palawan, on the Philippines' southwestern border. It is halfway from both Manila and Puerto Princesca (the capital city of the province of Palawan). In Busuanga Island, the municipality of Coron is one of the famous tourist destinations where you can go diving, snorkeling, trekking, kayaking and island hopping.

Fast Forward April 3, 2009 to April 6, 2009

From this point forward, you will see mostly pictures. From Terminal 3 to Busuanga Airport to Mount Tapyas Hotel to Lunch to Island Hopping to etc, etc, etc...
I'll update this post from time to time as I was not able to get all of the names of the places we've visited. Pictures will also be added.

So, sit back and enjoy the view.

DAY 1 - April 3, 2009 (Terminal 3, Manila)

inside terminal 3

paying the terminal fee

inside the waiting area

boarding Cebu Pacific flight 5J 529

inside the plane before take-off

in flight

dad... sabi mo mag-beach tayo? eh bakit puro baka?

dad: manong, nasa busuanga na ba kami? malapit na po ba ang coron?
manong: anya tinagan mo?

dad: teka... bakit parang ilocano ata?

CORON!!!

Mount Tapyas Hotel

trike going to our 1st lunch in the island

lunch na parang hindi lunch kase ang maaaahhhhaaaallllll....

boatride going to KAYANGAN LAKE

daddy... buhat!!!

kaya ko ito...

dad!!! kaya mo pa?!?

wag nyo ako galawin... nawi-wiwi ako...

labadami-labango

KAYANGAN LAKE!!!

going back to the bangka... you know...

nababasa nyo ba? ang nakasulat ay ROBERTO APOLINARIO
sino itech?!? kamag-anak ba kita?

boatride going to BANOL BEACH 1

BANOL BEACH 1BANGKERO: arya!!! alis na tayo!!! punta naman sa Twin Lagoon!!!
MUDRA: kailangan talaga nakasigaw?Twin Lagoon... unfortunately, hindi namin nakita yun ka-twin. high-tide eh.
sa Day 2 na lang... pramis!

sa hotel na ito...
since wala na kami pera dahil sa maaaahaaalllll ng lunch.
nag-share na lang kaming anim sa isang plate ng...
spanish mackerel, fried in olive oil with roasted garlic and mixed vegetablesplus iced tea and extra rice please
o kitams... ang sosyal pa din pakinggan kahit wala na pera... wehehehehe

DAY 2 - April 4, 2009 (More Island Hopping)

3rd floor of Mount Tapyas Hotel

mga maagang gumising para mamalengke ng tatlong pirasong isda... wehehehehe

waiting for our boat ride...
speak english please... we have an alien....

sa maniwala kayo o hinde... nobya ito ng bangkero...
right sarah? no? left?

as promised, TWIN LAGOON!!! ten-tu-ne-nen!!!

boatride ulit going to BANOL BEACH 2

BANOL BEACH 2

lunch @ BANOL BEACH 2

wala lang... emote lang...

boatride going to SIETE PECADOS MARINE PARKS

emote lang ulit... wehehehehe

boatride going back to Coron

dito kami kumain ng lunch na pagka-maaaaahaaallll nun 1st day

Justin, watching the sun go down...

Sunset, from the 3rd floor of Mount Tapyas Hotel

DAY 3 - April 5, 2009 (Calauit Island Wildlife Safari)

bulaga!!! bigla kayo nagising ano... hehehe wild din life nyan, pero hindi yan.

bumiyahe kami ng umaatikabong 3 hours

at nakuha pa naming ngumiti... hehehehe

manong... are we there yet? my pancit canton is getting cold, you know...

pst!!! pst!!! ano... ang nasa dako paroon, bunga ng makating...

ang ganda ng picture na ito... kuhang-kuha ang tubo...

eto pa... hindi ko maintindihan... malamang abstract ito...

ayun.. buo na...

ayaw ko nyan... walang amats yan men...

miss... paki-kamot nga ang ilong ko.... yan dyan nga... thank you...

manong, ang cute naman ng aso nyo...

dito din pala nag-babaksyon yun ibang politiko natin...

justin, uhaw...

justin with tita ten...

picture muna bago ang 3 hours bugbugan pabalik ng hotel

bagsak...

recharged na... going to Mt. Tapyas

dun kami kumain ng pagkamaaaaahaaaallll na lunch nun 1st day... hehehehe... hindi makalimutan....

dun kami paakyat...

nikki's shot... against the light...

si mommy carol & daddy jun...

700+ steps & hindi nagpabuhat si justin. nakuha pa nyang kumanta...

Grace!!!

isa sa matinong family picture namin...

group pic!!!

waiting for our trike going to Maquinit Hot Springs...

Maquinit Hot Springs...

dinner @ Bistro Coron.
yung pinaglagyan ng Pizza, yan din yung pinaglagyan ng plates after namin kumain.
matipid talaga ang mga taga Coron...

DAY 4 - April 6, 2009 (Balik Manila)

group pic sa hotel bago bumalik ng Manila

ate becke!!!

sa Busuanga Airport ito... kakadaan lang ng masamang hangin nyan...

Johann, with Men In Uniform...

MANILA!!!

salamat Grace for this beautiful picture...
salamat Carol for convincing na upto now hindi ko alam kung paano mo nagawa...
salamat Grace, Ten, & Tita Emy sa pagsama sa kids, specially kay Justin & Johann...
salamat Ate Becke & Kuya Ed sa pag-assist sa kids...
salamat Mavik sa pag-handle ng budget kahit na mahilo-hilo ka na...
salamat Trisha sa pag-hawak ng kamay ni Justin habang papunta tayo sa airport...
salamat Kat, Camille &Jun for being jolly and making the trip more enjoyable...
salamat Lheng & Sopiah dahil... ummm.... dahilll... ahhhh... wala lang...
salamat M/V Chuck and Flip (Phillip) for making our boat ride and island hopping safe...
and salamat kay GOD for making all of these happen... ang galing!!!

salamat sa lahat!!!Next Year Ulit!!!