Seascapade

This is a tale of sun, sea, sand, and… sling!

Just came back from Puerto Galera… It was one hell of a crazy weekend! First, this trip was planned way way back, but we (my hubby and I) weren't really sure if we would push through with it. We were feelig guilty of the money we will spend during the entire trip… instead of just saving it. And we didn't want to leave our daughter behind. Saturday came, and we thought, what the heck?! Let's just do it. Here's a summary of our trip:

•  5am -  pack our things
•  6am -  leave the house ( go to Cubao)
•  7am -  breakfast at chowking
•  7:30am -  ride the bus going to batangas pier
•  10:45am - arrival at batangas pier
•  11am -  borading of "commandos" ferry going to Puerto Galera
•  11:30am -  the ferry finally sets sail
•  12:50pm -  arrival in Puerto Galera
•  1pm -  checked-in at Villa Lato Montagna
•  1:30pm -  had lunch

And  the rest is history… hehe. We got our henna tattoos and, of course, our visit to Puerto Galera will not be complete without having a taste of their famous Mindoro sling. And, no, they didn't give us its recipe. We had such a grand time just talking, over a pitcher of mindoro sling. We went back to our hotel room at around 2am.

The next day, sunday, we had an early start so as to catch some sun before we leave at noon. We went to the beach at 8am (it was the earliest I could get up…hihi). I'm really not a morning person but the beach-lover in me prevailed so I willed myself to get up. The weather was perfect, not too sunny and not too cloudy. We had our breakfast first and then we just plunged into the cold waters…brrr… then we rode the banana boat for only 100Php. Weehee! It was really fun. The banana was tied to a speedboat and we were brought to a deep part of the sea. After a while, we pick up speed and our vision become blurry due to the sea spray in our faces and eyes. And then, all of a sudden, we are forced into the water due to the changing of direction of the speedboat (which was on purpose). We all fall into the cold waters and then we try to get back on the banana boat. When we've successful regrouped ourselves, it happens again…I guess this is the reason my whole body is aching right now. After the banana boat ride, we had to go back to the hotel, pack our things, and check-out. On our way to the ferry, we had to stop by a store to buy souvenirs! We ate lunch at one of the "turo-turo" in the Batangas pier and boarded the bus to Cubao. Due to my exhaustion, I instantly fell asleep. Whew! Next time I go to Puerto Galera, I will be ready with food, sunscreen lotion, etc… and I'll definitely bring my friends along!