Travelogue XXVII: December 2007 Vacay in Boracay Day 1

So far, this vacation of ours is the most relaxing and refreshing of all. Not that the other vacations we’ve had at this wonderful piece of paradise are not. It’s just that our itinerary wasn’t so full of activities as compared to the other vacays we’ve had which you will realize once I post my 2005 Bora entry.  Compare it also with our 2006 and 2004 Bora getaways. Our flight was last Nov. 30 at 8:40 a.m. Cebu Pacific was right on time. The only surprising thing was that they made us wait a few more minutes for this one passenger who was running pretty late. I never knew that was allowed. To think we’ve been in the airport since 6am that morning. Bah!

The flight went smoothly and after an hour, we landed in Kalibo. I got pretty worried coz it was cloudy and drizzling a bit. But I kept crossing my fingers and hoped that the weather will be nice in Bora.  

While we were getting our bags at the arrival area of Kalibo Airport, one of the porters approached me and offered me a ride to Caticlan. I immediately said ok so we can reach the resort by lunch time. The van ride cost P175 each. If boat ride is included, it would cost P200 per person. I was hoping to hire a special boat all the way to Panoly which we always do every time. It would just cost us P600 max for the whole special trip. Apparently, starting this year, the rules have changed and we were in for a surprise.

The pavilion at Cagban Port. The men in blue were the multicab drivers.
 

Hiring of special boats are no longer  allowed. But we still tried our luck. The van driver helped us get some sort of a colorum boat. Unfortunately, it would cost us P2000. No way, man! That’s way too expensive! So off we lined up for the ecology fee (P50.00), terminal fee (P20.00) and ferry boat tickets to Cagban Port (P19.50). No, ferry boats no longer ply the Caticlan Station 3 & 2 route like last year.  From Cagban Port, I called Panoly if they can pick us up. But it would cost us P600 so we asked around for cheaper rides. You know me, the cheaper, the better. Good thing that we found drivers at the pavilion and we were able to rent a multicab all the way to Panoly which only cost P450. Hehehe. Pewede na. That’s still P150 savings.

 
We checked in a little past 12 noon. And my golly! What a wonderful room we had! 

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An Official Date

Dinner at Carlo’s Pizza, MOA branch 

As you all know by now, I’ve been staying at MOA (Mall of Asia) for 2-3 hours, waiting for Peter to pick me up before heading home. Sometimes, I’d eat somewhere and read a book like when I tried Carlo’s Pizza for the first time then went to Kopi Rotti.

Reading my book at Kopi Rotti
 

This week, it’s a good thing that there were errands that needed to be done so I was able to use my time doing more productive things like grocery shopping, getting our MTV Summit tickets from Smart,  inquiring about Smart Bro’s Internet Cafe promo, blogging, etc. Yesterday, Friday, I didn’t have anything else to do and Peter was still in the office. So I ended up dating myself. Hahaha! It was fun! After some window shopping (nothing in the boutiques’ display windows caught my attention which is a good thing), I bought myself a fruit shake and tuna wrap then headed to the cinemas and bought a ticket for The Golden Compass…

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