Moalboal is the first destination we repeated since we liked our stay so much last November. So when I went on leave 2 weekends ago, we went back to the same place, same resort, for some sand, surf, and lots of RnR. I didn’t get to take as many photos as I’d like because we ended up sleeping and snorkeling most of the time. It was probably the longest I’ve been in the water. I was just soaking until ALL my body parts were pruney (some more then others).
I really tried to take as much pictures as I can, but we were so activity-based the whole time that I hardly had time to lug my trusty camera along. On the first day we just lounged around and ate and napped and did nothing. The second day we basically stayed in the water pretty much from sun-up to sun-down. And on the third day, the most hectic of all, we went to Kawasan Falls (which I will write about next post), squeezing all that before going home lunch time. It was pretty much a pocket-vacation. If our holiday was a person, he’d be a preemie, it’s all over even before it started.
On our first night, I even attempted to shoot star trails for the first time. It was an abysmal flop. All the shots were noisy and they didn’t look like star trails at all. Plus, the Sunday we were there didn’t have as many beachcombers as the last time. Locals explained that the day before was Valentines Day, so most people had all-nighters at various discos (yes, that’s what they them), as they romanced their paramours till the break of dawn. So few people would still have the energy to romp around the sandy shores as they usually would on a weekend.
We even heard there was a shooting at the other beach, Panagsama, which seemed like a rubout. Apparently, the guy had a lot of enemies, and at the entrance to one of the discos, someone was waiting for him and he got 2 slugs pumped into him at close range. Incredibly, he survived, but won’t for long unless he gets surgery asap, which he couldn’t since budget was a problem. The small town was abuzz with the news. At every turn our tricycle driver would stop and either receive or deliver the latest on the shooting.
This vacation felt way shorter than the others. It’s like we still wanted to do so much more. They way to go is 5 days, 4 nights, but with only 10 leaves in a year, I need to be thrifty with my vacay days. Anyway, tell you about Kawasan Falls tomorrow.
Great shots.
Chris
hi chico. my family was suppose to go to palawan this coming summer but some news reached us that it’s quite dangerous there so we need to change our destination. i was thinking of cebu since you’ve been there and i can see that the place is a beauty through your pictures. i have some questions, what are the different places you can suggest in cebu? are there some tourist destinations like underground river and honda bay of palawan? i mean places we can tour, not just the beach. thank you and God bless
… nice shots chico
ohohoy!! cool shots
hello chico,,
your pictures are great–
you and delle really make my mornings always,always fun…
this morning was just really bad and i dont know why?. but you guys still makes me laugh my head off…
when delle played your 1996 goodbye song it makes me breathe a sigh of relief
i really like those goodbye songs… for weeks now i’ve listening to it over and over
also your “Friends for Life” song its really great!….
and pls… tell delle that her so called “blog” will be the most visited blog(and will likely crash) “if it ever made it to the web”
cause it’s been a buzz since when eons ago!?!(I’ve been listening to blue ritz podcast and it seems like it was mention everyday!) but seriously her thoughts, opinions and whatever she’ll write to her blog
)
can be of help and worth the read.
(this would’ve been one of her thousand comments if she ever started her own blog
thank you and more power to you both…
Nice shots chico. Can’t wait for the Kawasan falls batch. I have been there myself. The falls was glorious right? And the water — cold and crystal clear! Good thing, I still have my pictures of myself with my, then, barkadas on board a bamboo balsa. Wish i could go back there…
coz of you, Chico, i booked a trip to Moalboal on March! yey! thanks for the influence!
thanks chris!
athena, palawan is dangerous? maybe not the tourist areas because we’ve been going there for the past 3 or 4 years and its absolutely safe! but anyway, there are many nice places in cebu as well. but personally, i’ve only been to malapascua and moalboal, and both are more for divers and beachlovers specifically. not so sure about the other tourists spots.
akling, junus, ayem, thanks a bunch!
boknoi, it was loads of fun! i felt like a kid again splashing around under the falls. i want to bring my barkada there next time.
we decided to go to palawan
but the problem is we might need to choose between underground river or island hopping (honda bay, i think). which do you think is better?
I’m one of your gazillion fans and just found out that you visited my hubby’s province, moalboal..=) hope you really liked your stay there coz i love it there. I’m from cebu too but grew up in manila and considered that place my second home..=) sana i could catch you there one day,,hehe