Boracay 2008 (Day 1)

Aaahhh.... Cool sea breeze, powder-like white sand beach, (not so) clear waters...My expectations of Boracay were met, including the high priced activities and number of tourists.Ü (I was a bit disappointed with the algae, though.)

We left Manila at around 8:20AM via Cebu Pacific Airlines and got to Kalibo Airport after 45 minutes. I guess I was so excited that I did not notice the time. We were lucky to have been able to get a room at The Club Ten because their price was so affordable (Php3,700 for 3D/2N) and it already includes transfer to and from the Kalibo Airport. Not bad for those who are on a tight budget and do not mind walking a few feet along a side street to get to the beach. The only trouble we had along the way was the bus ride going to the Caticlan port from the airport. The air conditioning inside the bus was not able to compensate for the heat that day. We got to Club Ten around 12 noon and had very little time for rest. Karen and I were already hungry and after we were done figuring out how we were going to unpack and spend the rest of the day, we went to D'Mall for our lunch. We ate at Mang Inasal because we were so hungry that we no longer tried to look for other places to eat. Besides, we were both getting cranky because of hunger and the heat.Ü

To cool our heads a bit, we went over to Jonah's where I got to taste their famous fruit shakes! I ordered banana mocha shake and Karen had vanilla milkshake.


It was so good that I almost finished the glass before I remember to take a photo of it!Ü


Karen enjoying her vanilla milkshake
Afterwards, we continued went for a leisurely wlak along Station 1 of Boracay and since it was also sunset, I was also scouting for a good place to take sunset photos. It was hard to find a spot with the least number of people because there were already a lot of tourists in Boracay that weekend. Luckily, as the sun went down the crowd was also getting smaller and I was able to setup near the grotto. It was also in front of Nigi Nigi Too where Jerome, Sol and Velvet stayed.



Some sky shots


Karen as Mari Mar Ü




Boracay Sunset


With Jerome, Velvet, and Sol


Grotto
After one bottle of beer with Jerome, Velvet and Sol, we had to call it a night because Karen has not had any sleep since she came from her shift.

That's it for today. I'll continue this tomorrow.Ü