Guimaras Island

August 3, 2013 by rhubsch

April 2010

Last stop of our 11 day backpacking trip in Visayas. We attended the famous Manggahan Festival and availed the island hopping tour in Raymen’s Beach Resort.

mangoes eat all you can for 50pesos

Lawi Marine Turtle Rescue Center

Ave Maria Islet

This was my most favorite part of the tour. An almost white sand beach + crystal water + less crowd

boat in the entrance of Baras Cave

August 2013

We headed directly to Ortiz wharf right after we arrived in Iloilo Airport. We opted to ride a passenger jeepney bound to Guisi as we were on a budget. The rain made our trip longer before we reach Guisi Clearwater Resort.

left most part of the beach

tresspassers at Kenyama Resort

0% crystal water + 0% white/fine sand BUT 0% sea urchins and 0% jellyfish. It was a perfect decision that we only spent almost 3hours as there was nothing spectacular with the beach. Aint really sure if it could have been better if it was not raining.

Bantayan Island, Cebu

July 27, 2013 by rhubsch

Day 1

After all the mishaps, we finally reached Sta Fe.

the gloomy weather did not stop me from still appreciating the view

our so-called “water test”

a local fisherman while waiting for his daughter

As we did not have a solid itinerary, Ren (my travel buddy for this trip) decided to hire a motorbike so we can wander in the island by ourselves.

our road trip to Bantayan Island Nature Park and Resort

simply amazing

borrowed from a local teenager (photo credit:Renan B)

Day 2

We failed to locate the passenger boat bound to a nearby island where we were told that a hidden waterfalls can be found so we spent the rest of the morning walking in the seashore.

the sun will shine….false hope!

sandbar + jumpshot

We visited one of the resorts on the other side of the port just for the purpose of comparing it with where we were staying.

view from Beach Placid while sitting on one of their beach chairs

Silanguin Cove

July 13, 2013 by rhubsch

**based on my actual expenses from July 13-14, 2013**

# of participants: 4

GRAND TOTAL: 1442php

view from the nipa hut

FARE to:

mantrade-8

cubao-23

olongapo-207

subic town-50

olongapo-12

ayala-250

p.tamo-8

dorm-8

=566php

FOOD

chowking-184

andoks-55

7-11-91

=330php

SHARED EXPENSES

boat (bulungan-silanguin)-150 (600/4)

boat (silanguin-bulungan-125 (500/4)

food/water/alcohol-271 (1084/4)

=546php

**we did not rent a private boat but opted to do it the local way. Ian spoke with the fishermen who were on their way to Silanguin Cove to let us ride their boat and we paid a very minimal fee. On our way back to Subic fish port, we rode another fishermen’s boat that has a load of 60 sacks of charcoal.**

Silanguin Cove: San Antonio,Zambales

July 13, 2013 by rhubsch

Another DIY trip with 3 other travel buddies.

a serene morning

Subic fish port to Silanguin cove: Fisherman’s boat + big waves + 3 hours of boat ride=150pesos/ea ONLY

our “service”

The island is not perfect. Thrash is visible. Not white sand. But who we are to complain if the island was ours for 2 days. No other campers. No entrance fee. The water is clear. No sea grass. No jellyfish. Minimal sea urchins.

breakfast with the boyS

The four of us hitched with the passing boat and luckily, it was the same family that Ian met when he first visited the cove. We did not leave the cove’s community until 8pm as we had to wait for the fishermen to load 60 sacks of charcoal into their boat.

the community: bigger & longer shore

Burot Beach, Calatagan

July 8, 2013 by rhubsch

April 2012

Spur of the moment trip. We did not enjoy swimming as we spotted jellyfish in the water and we are 100% sure that its sting will hurt us badly.

Kris agreed right away when I sent her a pm via fb

perfect props : li’l umbrella + sunglasses

wandered on the other end of the beach

September 2012

Came back after 5 months with three new spectators. The beach didn’t get any better. There were loads of sand sacks and sea urchins though it still look good in photos (just in photos)