Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Island Hopping in El Nido

Would you look at the color of that water!! Amazing


Big Lagoon


El Nido

After sadly saying goodbye to Alisa and Tessa, Paolo and I boarded yet another plane for Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Our final destination was El Nido, a 6 hour drive from Puerto Princesa and very expensive for 2 people. As luck would have it Paolo overheard a couple talking about going to El Nido, and the 4 of us were able to hire a car to get all the way up there together. Here are our new friends, Prisca, from Indonesia, and her fiance Sebastian. So fun!
Prisca!
That's Sebastian between Paolo and Prisca
You can't tell from the pic, but this car is DUSTY
One of many beautiful El Nido sunsets

Boracay Dance Crew 2008

Boracay, and no the pictures are not blurry because I was drunk the whole time

We were over the weight limit so we had to repack all our bags on the way to Boracay

here is the church

Here is the steeple, open it up and....

Here are the people

aka, everybody who drank out of that huge tub of alcohol

Cebu in 2 hours

A truck carrying a flower adorned cross

SO many MANGOS!!!!!

Magellan's Journey Around the World (A slightly longer version of mine)

The site where Magellan planted his cross for Spain upon arriving on Philippine soil

Candles at a Catholic church in Cebu. Apparently they are red because of the Chinese influence there.

The Bohol Bee Farm

organic lettuce that they grow and use in their delicious food!

Us with Vicky, the ever so humble owner of this fabulous place, and textiles

How precarious does his grip on that beehive look?

Bee Farm Tour hats

Tuesday, January 27, 2009