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One down, more to go

We just finished with our first trip (technically).
It was a success and the fears quickly dissipated once the taste was realized.

We will be having another trip this Holy week, this time with a bunch of 'overnighters' and simultaneous with other travel groups. Let the ecklabu begin!


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Calaguas Island Trip, March 23-25 '10

Tara Na!!!

We're organizing a trip for my friends to Calaguas this March 23-25.
...and this is an open invitation.


It's approximately P3,000 - 3,500 for everything:
-5 meals
-tent accomodation
-boat ride, to and from the island

Itinerary:

March 23
10:00 am - early lunch at Daet
11:00 am - Boat ride to Calaguas from Paracale/Vinzons Cam Norte
01:00 pm - island arrival (set-up camp)
06:00 pm - dinner

March 24
Whole day of paradise
(breakfast, lunch and dinner)

March 25
10:00 am - leave Calaguas
you have all day to enjoy Daet (you have the option to visit Bagasbas to learn basic surfing)
* bus to Manila leaves around 7pm to 9pm

HOW TO GET TO DAET:

OPTION 1 (via plane)
March 23
-morning arrival in Naga (depends on airline; you can check CEBUPAC, PAL, AIR PHILIPPINES, ZEST AIR)
-take a van from Naga to Daet P145 (2hrs)

OPTION 2 (via bus)
March 22
leave Cubao Ali Mall @ around 9pm, arrive in daet early morning around 5 am

*3 days 2 nights
INCLUSIVE OF
Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast
tent/cottages
boat ride back and forth from Daet to Calaguas

- P3,000 - 3,500 (amount would vary depending on the number of beach bums joining)

Get yourself to CamNorte and we'll take it from there :P

NOT INCLUDED:
plane fare or bus fare to Daet or Naga
van fare from Naga to Daet (if coming from Naga)

you can invite your friends to join this trip...

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you can visit some of my Calaguas post for added information....

My sombrero in Sombrero

I went there with a group of friends. As I am currently studying in the Bicol Region, our jump off point was from the Naga City Bus Terminal. It was hell of a long ride; we took a van, a wooden ferry and a small boat to get to that small quaint island. Being with friends in this journey made the entire long, inconvenient and definitely rocky boat trip worth the while, one of my female companions kept spilling her guts outside the ferry amidst the beautiful sunshiny August morning, and it was literally her guts since we did not have breakfast when we started our early morning trip.

I would definitely put this beach island several notches down compared to the other beaches I’ve been to before. Don’t get me wrong, this can definitely be in the "beautiful island" range, with clear blue waters, seagulls by the shore and the sands were pearly white; I just personally didn’t like the grainy pebbly feel of the beach shore.

There were barest of bear necessities in the island and we of course had to bring our own food. We roasted mallows and hotdogs on our little bonfire and extended our stay to three days. We just enjoyed the serenity of our stay and had a blast talkin’ bout our near death boat ride experience and the little drama along the way when you’re with old friends ;p I'm glad I didn't go solo on this one.

GETTING THERE:

Starting point --> Naga City

Take a van (near SM Naga) from Naga to Pasacao port (around P50)

Wooden Ferry to the Island of Masbate(around P150)

Small boat to Sombrero Island (we rented it for about P1500-2000, back and forth)

*fare is but an estimate since I went there August of ’09 and really forgot the rates ;p
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beautiful Coron, Palawan

jump

Aaaah… where do I begin?

Should I describe Coron as an Island Paradise waiting to be discovered [more], or do I say it's one of the finest beach islands there are in the region, or better yet the best beach weekend for me this year perhaps? I guess I already started and I would definitely say that it’s all of the above.

I started my journey by booking an online ticket for Super Ferry last May 9 "from Manila to Coron and back (4pm Friday) and Coron-Manila (11pm Sunday) for about $70 all in inclusive of meals inside the ferry (taking a plane from Manila would cost about $100 one way).

The whole trip took about 10-12 hours; It was a pleasant ride, although I wasn’t booked in a cabin, we were in an a/c (tourist) accommodation with decent bed bunk, bed sheets and a pillow. I still had a goodnight’s sleep even if it was my first time catching zzzs on a moving biiiig boat.

We arrived 4 am the following day and met with the tour group at the pier, we then took a tricycle to Sea Dive Resort where we were booked for the duration of our stay.
*I found an e-group on the web that organizes tours for Coron; the purpose is to have as many people in a group so we can save by sharing the payment for the boat and the food while island hopping. They charged us about $80 per person for the 2 day trip inclusive of island entrances, a hearty lunch (big fish, pork, bananas and mangoes) and the boat ride… We had to pay another $15 for a 1 and a half days stay in a fan room at Sea Dive (which was clean, I personally liked the simple room).

beach and beer

Overall, the island hopping was an amazing experience. We went to several beaches and lagoons where we snorkeled most of the time. One island where we ate lunch had a Japanese shipwreck near the shore, do couple of wading, look down and you could clearly see the wreck. It was just surreal with all the pristine water that surrounds you and the vast rock formation in between the hops and the bumps. All of the islands have beautiful corals and a rich variety of fish even in shallow waters. We went to Kayangan Lake located inside an island, and the water was so clear you can see rock-bottom 50-100 ft. deep--and it was fresh water... fresh water! in an island surrounded by salt water--again, simply amazing!

I’m planning to go back there again, but this time I want to do my own organizing and I plan to do an overnight stay in one of the islands�"Malcapuya; where the white sand is as fine as flour (i have one shot where I hold the powdery sand of Malcapuya)… hmmm hopefully this July or October after my SEA tour, and you are all invited :-D

...just give me a holler!!! (said in a shrill screachy voice)