We just boarded our boat.
On our third day, we decided to take the offer of the tricycle driver again (Mang Lito - 09184397471) for the Honda Bay tour. Because there were four of us (Peachie and her sister Marichit were with us), instead of paying Casa Linda P900 each, we only paid the driver P400 for transfers from Casa Linda to Pier and back again, then paid P1,100 for the boat that will bring us to three islands - Pandan, Snake & Starfish. Solo namin ang boat and kami ang bahala sa time. Unlike if we were part of a package tour, nakadepended sa tour guide ang sked namin. And since it was not a package tour, it was up to us to prepare or buy our own food. It’s a good thing that the driver of yesterday’s Underground River tour, Kuya Nervon (09059681215), was very nice to us. He knew someone who caters and so we were able to order food for P200 each consisting of 5 dishes (fried shrimps, fried chicken, squid, kinilaw na tangigue, chopsuey, rice, softdrinks, water and fruits).
In the middle of the sea, we saw the mangrove forest on our left and this lone native house on stilts on our right.
By 7am, Kuya Nervon dropped our food baskets at Casa Linda. By 7:30 am, Mang Lito was already outside waiting for us. By 8am, we were the first batch of tourists to arrive at the pier and so we were able to get a nice boat exclusively for our group only. Our first destination? Pandan Island.
Pandan Island from afar…. Arriving at our first destination…
Welcome to PANDAN ISLAND…!
Pandan Island is the biggest among the three. It has cabanas and kubos where visitors can rest and eat. The sand is white, fine and solid. And the water was crystal clear. We saw a lot of fish swimming around and we couldn’t wait to snorkel. Farther away from the beach are seagrasses and starfishes. It was kinda scary at first but we were able to manage.
We immediately hit the waters and played with the starfish we saw lying around…
Below are Peter’s fantastic underwater shots:
Next stop was Snake Island. This island is indeed shaped like a snake. On its right side are mangrove trees and to its left is the deep blue sea. We noticed some tourists playing with their kites only to find out after a closer look that they were KITE BOARDING. Awesome!!!! Too bad buying that kind of kite board cost more than P100,000! Over! It was fun to look at it, though.
Welcome to SNAKE ISLAND…!
On our left is the deep blue sea while on our right is the shallow waters where mangroves thrive.
Burn, baby, burn!