Four days and three nights may be perceived as long or short for staying away from home. That depends on a lot of things like company foremost, weather and budget of course.
The trip started on a shaky note, basically on one key aspect, which, to my circle was quite amusing. I was noted to be nonchalant where they were so concerned. I was quiet when they were rowdy. They were crowding to have their photos taken while I avoided the same. In short, I was just being myself. Lol!
Getting help from a certified traveler with many connections was a delight. Instead of having to endure long queues and necessary transfers, land trip was comfortable especially when I didn't have to worry about who sits next to me for the long haul. It was, however, a long and silent trip with my seatmate having said nary a word (yet ironically confident about not being shoved-off awake in the middle of r.e.m.) to me the whole time.
This is my fourth trip to Boracay and I had very little expectation this time. My only goal is to get as far away as possible from the things that I am so busy with for the rest of the year. And I got more than I bargained for.
I knew that for the majority first-timers, the popular choice was to stay close to the white beach. My obstinacy, however, made me choose isolation if only for the first night. Therefore, I got the group booked at Zoe Mei, a hilltop resort close to the very exclusive Bluewaters. As expected, we were the only guests and therefore assured of transportation to and from civilization. And that is beside the fact that it is only a 30-minute walk to Puka Beach, which to my memory, would cost P150 to visit from Manoc-Manoc (Now, trikes charge P550. That would get you to the depths of the sea helmet-diving already).
Light was already waning when we arrived at the Cagban port where we waited a good half hour for transportation. It was another half hour before we reached the resort where we spent only a few minutes to get settled and off to Station 2 for dinner and, sight-seeing and supplies. Breaking away from the group, I had pasta for dinner and shopped for cheap slippers.
The trip started on a shaky note, basically on one key aspect, which, to my circle was quite amusing. I was noted to be nonchalant where they were so concerned. I was quiet when they were rowdy. They were crowding to have their photos taken while I avoided the same. In short, I was just being myself. Lol!Getting help from a certified traveler with many connections was a delight. Instead of having to endure long queues and necessary transfers, land trip was comfortable especially when I didn't have to worry about who sits next to me for the long haul. It was, however, a long and silent trip with my seatmate having said nary a word (yet ironically confident about not being shoved-off awake in the middle of r.e.m.) to me the whole time.This is my fourth trip to Boracay and I had very little expectation this time. My only goal is to get as far away as possible from the things that I am so busy with for the rest of the year. And I got more than I bargained for.
I knew that for the majority first-timers, the popular choice was to stay close to the white beach. My obstinacy, however, made me choose isolation if only for the first night. Therefore, I got the group booked at Zoe Mei, a hilltop resort close to the very exclusive Bluewaters. As expected, we were the only guests and therefore assured of transportation to and from civilization. And that is beside the fact that it is only a 30-minute walk to Puka Beach, which to my memory, would cost P150 to visit from Manoc-Manoc (Now, trikes charge P550. That would get you to the depths of the sea helmet-diving already).
Light was already waning when we arrived at the Cagban port where we waited a good half hour for transportation. It was another half hour before we reached the resort where we spent only a few minutes to get settled and off to Station 2 for dinner and, sight-seeing and supplies. Breaking away from the group, I had pasta for dinner and shopped for cheap slippers.
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