Boracay Virgin no more! - Day 2

We don’t know what we were going to do on this day. No sun, but there’s no rain either. After breakfast and nap (we were like pigs I know..hehehe), we started to walk again on the beach. It seems like we were enjoying walking on the beach barefoot. The sand was so fine! It was like walking on milk powder! It’s really nice on the feet. I wouldn’t mind walking all day on the beach even without slippers.

fine sand

high tide every morning

We ate lunch at Smoke restaurant. It was fairly cheap and the food is delicious also. Total bill was 500 php. After lunch and some walking (again!), we went to Diamond Water Sports and booked a parasailing activity. After some minutes, the service came to fetch us. The activity will be held on the other side of the beach. I believed it is the bulabog beach. All activities was transferred there because the wind and the waves on the white beach were too strong and to avoid any accidents.

We paid 1K php each for 15 mins. then proceeded to the area where parasailing would start. I was getting nervous when I saw how high it would be on parasailing. I was really afraid that the rope might disrupt and we would flew all the way to nowhere! So before being “thrown in the air”, I told the bangkeros to take care of us! Hehehe

The bangkeros

I was always shouting when the ropes were moving and we’re going sideways. We didn’t even finish the 15 mins. time! But it was the longest 10 mins. of my life! Hahahaha! But we enjoyed it too much! It was fun and scary at the same time. Now I know how it feels like to be a kite.

Afterwards, we just spent the whole afternoon walking barefoot again. We took our merienda at Jonah’s fruitshake (BF loves mango shakes). Mango shake + grilled hotdog + lazing on the beach = LIFE! We really enjoyed that merienda and the view of the beach that time. BF also took a picture of me in the famous Willy’s rock.

I look like one of the Koreans here

at Willy's Rock

Mirienda at Jonah's fruitshake

Dinner time came and we ate at Tilapia & Chips. The food was so-so but the ambiance of their restaurant was nice. It was clean. It has pictures of old Boracay (no hotels and restaurants). The staffs were really attentive and nice. Also, the owner was there and greeted us. I find it nice of him to actually greet their customers. By the way, our total bill was 600 php as I remember.

Boracay Virgin no more! - Day 1

Every year, BF and I plans to have a getaway. It’s for the celebration of our anniversary and at the same time, to relax and rest from stressful work.  For this year, we decided to just visit Batangas. As usual, I already planned where we will stay. But for some reason, when a seat sale came up from cebu pacific and PAL express, I just found myself booking a flight for two going to Boracay. Thank God I was not able to reserved and pay a downpayment to a resort in Batangas!

Unlike our other trips, this time, all I booked in advanced was the accommodation. I didn’t even bother to research too much about Boracay. Me and BF thinks the place is overrated and too crowded. Surprisingly, I was not even that excited! But I regularly visit Boracay thread on Female Network and Pinoy Exchange, just to get an update and to also know how to go to Boracay from the airport. Thank you for this thread, I found out we will not get lost upon arrival.

We arrived at Caticlan airport at 7AM, thank you to Cebu Pacific because it was on time. The roads were wet that time. From the airport, we took a tricycle (130php, good for two, including boat fare) going to Tabon port. On tabon port, we rode a boat going to tambisaan port. And from there, we were picked-up by the staff of Blue Waves Beach House.

on our way to Tabon Port

for Boracay Mandarin customers only

Located at Station 1, Blue Waves Beach House is situated beside Ambassador Hotel. Actually, this Beach House is surrounded by some of the most expensive hotels in Boracay. It was high tide by that time and no sun plus we were sleepy so we didn’t appreciate the beach that much. We settled our belongings in one of the room and took a nap. We woke up lunch time and upon opening the door, the sun is all up and the beauty of the beach amazed us!

our room is on the right

This is the hard part; we don’t know where to eat! All I know was the restaurants are located in Station 2 and we just need to walk straight ahead in the beach. We passed by Willy’s rock, jonah’s fruitshake and many other hotels that I saw upon browsing on the net before arriving. We were really so tired walking, indeed our hotel was really located in the far end of station 1. After about 40 minutes of walking, we reached station 2. 

Willy's Rock

We ate at a Chinese restaurant that served Filipino food. I actually forgot the name, but it was near the carousel. Because we were so tired walking, we ordered a meal good for 6. Hahaha. Our bill was 1200php. Not bad.

yum yum sinigang na hipon!

We just slept after lunch, and on the afternoon, had our first swimming on the waters of Boracay. The waters were shallow so it was not hard for me to swim. But the waves were too strong, we were swayed by the waves.

Our first day in Boracay ended having dinner at Jonah’s fruitshake. I actually liked their carbonara. We also had our first taste of their famous shake. It was delicious but I think the taste of their shake was the same with all other shakes. Hehehehe. Our bill? It was 500php.

Probably you’re thinking why on Earth we decided to eat dinner at Jonah’s fruitshake?? Well, we tried to order in Plato de Boracay located in D’ Palengke, but their staff were busy attending the group of Chinese tourist. We just wasted 30 mins. of our night there. Please spare yourself and don’t eat here.