After ilang months ng pangungulit ko kay Stephen, at last, pumayag din siyang magtravel kami. Sa isang kondisyon, sa Bohol dapat kami pupunta, dahil mas gusto nya don over Boracay.
We searched for the cheapest air fare. Mura lng ung airfare sa PAL kaya lng goodluck naman, 7Am ung flight. So we chose Cebu Pacific. Our travel date is Nov 13-16, 4D/2N itech..yey!!
So I filed for a VL (vacation leave), I filed for Nov 13 and Nov 16. Bago dumating ang araw ng bakasyon ay nakabisado ko na yata ang lahat ng pwedeng puntahan sa Bohol pati na rin ang mapa nito .. hehe..at hindi lang un...alam ko na rin ang history ng bawat lugar don at pati na rin ang mga pangalan ng resort.
And that day came, after shift ay sinundo nila ko sa office, diretso na kami sa airport. Our departure was at 12n, so may time pa kami mag late breakfast and early lunch *winks*
At syempre, dahil we chose Cebu Pacific, delayed a flight namin..haha pero ok lang kse less than 1 hour lng naman ...(toinks!)
At habang wait ng flight, piktyur-piktyur muna:
Papa and AndreiAt salamat, aalis na kami :)
Tagbilaran Airport (My Mom and Stephen)
Bago kami dumiretso sa resort ay nagpadaan muna kami kay manong driver sa grocery to buy something like, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, milk ni andrei, plastic cups and plates, coffee, chips, biscuits at kung anu-ano pa.
And then we headed straight to the resort.
Alona Pyramid Resort
Yan ang pinili naming resort. Isa sa dahilan ay dahil ito lang ang may malaking space ng room that can accommodate all 5 of us with 1 chikiting.
Yan ang pinili naming resort. Isa sa dahilan ay dahil ito lang ang may malaking space ng room that can accommodate all 5 of us with 1 chikiting.
We rented for one cottage which is right beside the beach. So beachfront ang drama namin hehe.
Their cottages are 2-storey. So ung ni-rent namin, good for 4 pax lang, since 5 kami, extra bayad nalang for extra pax :)
Sa first floor, nandon ung sala set, ref at toilet and bath with hot and cold shower. Sa 2nd floor may 2 double-sized bed, closet, cable TV, safety deposit box and a very beautiful veranda overlooking the beach with 2-kawayan beachbeds (huh?)
At free wi-fi connection pa, so magagamit ko ng bongga ang laptop ko na di na kailangang gumamit ng Globe tattoo kong bulok..hmft!!
It was for PHP6300/night if I'm not mistaken and 500/night for extra pax. Free breakfast din pala kaso for 2 persons lang. One way transfer is also free and part of the package. So we just pay for our transfer to airport from the resort na lang for PHP700.
Ok naman sya, ang babait din ng mga staff at masarap sila magluto *winks*
Wala akong tulog, kaya madali akong nakatulog :D. I woke up at 7pm. Nagising ako kase nagugutom nako. So baba muna kami ni Stephen para tingnan kung san masarap kumain. Ganon pla don pag gabi, daming nagtitinda ng mga seafoods paluto.
Ung price nya is per kilo at sasabihin mo lang kung anong gusto mong luto. Halos lahat ng resort ganon ang gimik.
Infront of Alona Pyramid
Ung price nya is per kilo at sasabihin mo lang kung anong gusto mong luto. Halos lahat ng resort ganon ang gimik.
Infront of Alona PyramidPero we still chose to eat at Alona Pyramid grill. After kumain ay naglakad-lakad muna kami. Tapos akyatan na ulit para magpahinga..haha
Beautiful Sunset at Alona BeachGood morning!!! ganda ng umaga sa Alona. Ang sarap ng simoy ng aircon..este..ng hanging dagat (meganon?)
Shots taken from our veranda
Good Morning Alona :-)
After mag breakfast, Stephen and I decided to walk. Uhm..medyo exercise ng konti.
This picture was taken infront of Alona Tropical resortAfter maglakad-lakad ay bumalik na kami sa resort to take a bath. Kase 10am ang usapan namin ni RJ. Sya ung tour guide namin. He offered us PHP2200 for city tour.
Inclusions:
- driver's fee
- gas
Tourist spots:
- Trasier sanctuary
- Loboc river cruise
- Chocolate Hills
- Butterfly Farm
- Man made Forest
- Baclayon church
- Blood compact shrine
- and Aproniana Gift Shop
RJ's contact number: 09077119727//(038) 4114170
We paid for our entrance fees. Maganda ung sasakyan nya. Brand new innova :-)
Exactly 10am, tumunog ang cellphone ko. nagtxt na si RJ, so punta na kami sa Alona kew dahil don lang may daan palabas.. Alona Kew is like 3 resorts away from Alona Pyramid.
And then, there was RJ. Bata pa pla tong si RJ, uhm...kaedad ko yata....(so bata pa ko?)
Super nice nya. He took us first to tarsier sanctuary. Ang cute naman pla talaga nila. Walang entrance fee but you can give a donation *winks*
Ate Dulce and AndreiAfter tarsier sanctuary, diretso na kami sa Loboc river. PHP300 ung fee dito for Buffet lunch and of course river cruise. We paid of course for RJ's lunch :)
Kahit di pa nag sstart ung cruise, pede nang kumain. Sayang wala akong pictures nung mga food na nasa buffet table. Pero karamihan mga seafoods. Buffet ung food pero sad to say limited and softdrinks.
You need to choose from bottled water or bottled softdrinks. I chose bottled water.
My Life
And My Favorite Photographer
successful panning!
Busai Sabi ni Rj, falls means Busai daw sa mga boholano, so when you say Busai falls, you are being redundant *winks*
May nagpe-perform din pla sa Loboc River. Wala silang bayad pero syempre may donations. Ang galing galing nilang kumanta at sumayaw :D
Nalaman ko din kay RJ na may Loboc river dinner din pla..hehe..kaya lng parang di ko feel, kase puro ilaw lang naman makikita eh. Pero same price, so there...
After ng Loboc river cruise, we headed to Chocolate hills. Napakalayo naman pala ng chocolate hills. More or less 1 hour din kami nagbyahe at nakakahilo ha. Zigzag road kse.
While on our way to Chocolate hills, we passed this so called man made forest. Sabi nila ung mga locals daw ang nagtanim ng mga mahogany dito to prevent land slides and floods..tama ba?
Ang ganda-ganda, tapos ang lamig pa ng hangin, napaka-fresh :)
We also went to Butterfly farm. Entrance fee is for PHP10 only. Libre ung kids. Ang ganda, they are assigning a tour guide for each group. Very accommodating ng mga staff.
Ang sarap din nung tindang polovoron, 5 pieces yta un for PHP15 only..yey!
Burtterfly on my hair yay!
And there the chocolate hills. Akala ko di ako matutuwa dahil nakakapagod ang inakyat naming 200 steps yata un. By the way, entrance fee here is PHP50 yta. Not sure.
Ang cute ng chocolate hills. Ung iba color green at yung iba kulay tsokolate talaga. Nakakatuwa.
Ang cute ng chocolate hills. Ung iba color green at yung iba kulay tsokolate talaga. Nakakatuwa.
After chocolate hills, we went to Baclayon Church. Ang ganda ng church nato. Sabi nila ito yta ung pinakamatanda or isa sa pinakamatandang church sa Pilipinas. Ang ganda wala akong masabi.
Baclayon Church
Do you see Father Pio?
Itinuro sa min ni RJ ung wall nung church. nagulat ako. OMG Father Pio??? ang galing. Nakakakilabot. Sa kabilang wall naman ng church, makikita mo ung parang reflection ng mother and child.
After Baclayon church, pumunta na kami sa Aproniana Gift shop. Di na kami bumaba sa Blood Compact Shrine kase di naman kami interesado don :D
Wala kaming pictures sa gift shop, wala namang dapat piktyuran eh *winks*
Mga past 7pm na kami dumating sa resort. I gave RJ a tip for being so nice to us. So pagdating ng resort. Pahinga lang sandali. Di na kami bumaba. Nagpadeliver na lang kami ng food. Pwede naman mag pa room service eh :D
By the way, foods there are soooooooooo cheap, cheap in a way that they are very affordable. Sobrang fresh at sobrang sarap yet very affordable.
Maaga kaming natulog kase we have to wake up early for our Island tour yey!!!
We woke up at 5am. kase sabi nila kelangan maaga for dolphin watching dahil may call time sila *winks*
Si RJ din ungnagbigay ng contact para sa island hopping. His name is Dante. He offered us PHP1800 for Dolphin watching, Balicasag and Virgin Island tour. Very affordable. May isa pa syang kasama, un ung nag ooperate ng boat. Ok ung boat, medyo malaki.
Past 5am na nung umalis kami, so saktong nagliliwanag nakikipaghabulan na kami sa mga dolphins hahaha. napakahirap naman palang habulin ng mga dolphins. I called it Dolphin WAITING not WATCHING.
Past 5am na nung umalis kami, so saktong nagliliwanag nakikipaghabulan na kami sa mga dolphins hahaha. napakahirap naman palang habulin ng mga dolphins. I called it Dolphin WAITING not WATCHING.
Pero once na may makita ka,, nawawala ung pagkabwisit mo sa tagal ng paghihintay dahil napaka-cute talaga nila!!
DOLPHINSSSSS!!!!Mga 8am, we proceeded to Balicasag Island. Wala na rin gaanong dolphins at excited nakaming mag snorkeling :)
May isang resort sa Balicasag, Balicasag Dive Resort ung name if I'm not mistaken. Di ko alam ung rates eh, kase don sya sa kabilang side. Sa rocky part ng island kami nag stay. Palapit pa lng ng island, kitang-kita mo na ung napakalinaw na tubig.
Rocky part of Balicasag island
Ang galing, kase Dante reserved a cottage for us. I guess, lahat ng nagrerent sa kanya don nya dinadala sa tindahan na yun na nagtitinda rin ng mga fresh seafoods paluto.
Ok din dito. Mura din ung mga foods. Uhm..mas mura ng PHP50-100 compare to seafoods paluto at Alona.
Pinili namin ung ulo ng lapu-lapu for sinigang, chicken and pork adobo for breakfast sana kaso naging pang-lunch na rin, at buttered shrimp at isa pang klase ng isda na pina-grilled namin.
Pinili namin ung ulo ng lapu-lapu for sinigang, chicken and pork adobo for breakfast sana kaso naging pang-lunch na rin, at buttered shrimp at isa pang klase ng isda na pina-grilled namin.
Kasama ng 10 kanin and 2 1.5 coke, ung total nung kunain namin is uhm... PHP1600..nagulat ako..ang mura nya. Kase sa dami ng inorder namin un lang ung bill. Kasama n adyan ung PHP300 bayad sa paluto.
Habang niluluto ung food namin, we decided to go for snorkeling. They are offering PHP100 for shoes, di ko alam kung anong tawag don (kelangan daw para di masugatan sa mga corals), PHP100 for tour ride and PHP100 for mask and snorkel.
Habang niluluto ung food namin, we decided to go for snorkeling. They are offering PHP100 for shoes, di ko alam kung anong tawag don (kelangan daw para di masugatan sa mga corals), PHP100 for tour ride and PHP100 for mask and snorkel.
They also let us rent their DICAPAC for PHP100 for our digicam so that we can use it underwater. Ang adik lang dahil nakalimutan naming ibalik ung memory card, naiwan sa laptop ko sa resort waaahhhhh!!!
Buti na lng may internal memory sya, kase di pede gamitin ung memory card nung DSLR ni Stephen don sa digicam ko. So 12 underwater shots? Not bad *winks*
My mom, dad Ate Dulce and Andrei decided not to join us, pero sabi nila Dante they can feed those fishes for PHP100/pax with 1 tour guide. Libre na si Andrei.
So go pa rin sila, 2 boats kami, sa isang boat nakasakay si Andrei, my mom and Ate Dulce. Sa isang boat kami ng papa ko at ni Stephen.
And WOW!!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! wala akong masabi sa ganda ng marine sacntuary. Tama ung sinabi ni RJ, para syang mushroom na mababaw lng pero ung bandang duo as in open water na. Sobrang lalim na.
And I saw lots of fishes. Ang bait ng guide nila Andrei dahil inihuli sya ng NEMO, nilagay nila sa bote ng 1.5 coke na pinutol sa gitna. Pero ibabalik din syempre ung fish bago kami umalis.
enjoying the Balicasag Marine Sanctuary
After more or less 2 hours na pagbababad, we decided to go back to our cottage. medyo masakit na sa balat ung init at pupunta pa king Virgin Island after lunch.
Pagbalik namin ready na ung lunch. Bongga!! daming food!! After kumain, pahinga ng konti and then go na sa Virgin Island.
More or less than 30 minutes din ung boat ride from Balicasag to Virgin Island. Habang papalapit kami, kitang-kita ung napakagandang sandbar. Korteng letter C ..actually parang letter U sya..ahhh basta!! :)
WOW!! sabi ng tatay ko, "ganda ah"
enjoying the beauty of Virgin island
Virgin Island
Nyii...katakot, di nga ko bumili...
Ang ganda ng Virgin Island. clear water, white sand. Ung sands dito di kase powdery ng sand sa Alona, pero para syang sugar, makintab..parang sands sa Potipot Island.
Ang ganda ng Virgin Island. clear water, white sand. Ung sands dito di kase powdery ng sand sa Alona, pero para syang sugar, makintab..parang sands sa Potipot Island.
After more than 1 hour ng pagka-amazed sa isla, bumalik na kami sa resort para magkapagpahinga. Ang iitim na rin kase namin. Hehe
After maligo at magpahinga, natulog muna kami. Sila lang pala, kase nag uupload ako ng mga pictures.
Mga 3pm I decided to bought pizza. Dahil katabi lang namin ung Hayahay resort and I've heard masarap daw ang pizzas dito.
We ordered 4 seasons ba un..4 seasons seafood?? meron ba non? Basta un.. meron syang shrimps, squids, etc. PHP300+ lang sya. very affordable. Masarap kse crunchy. Parang biscuit lng LOL
After maligo at magpahinga, natulog muna kami. Sila lang pala, kase nag uupload ako ng mga pictures.
Mga 3pm I decided to bought pizza. Dahil katabi lang namin ung Hayahay resort and I've heard masarap daw ang pizzas dito.
We ordered 4 seasons ba un..4 seasons seafood?? meron ba non? Basta un.. meron syang shrimps, squids, etc. PHP300+ lang sya. very affordable. Masarap kse crunchy. Parang biscuit lng LOL
After magpa room servoce for dinner, naglakad-lakad muna kami.
Last night in Island ParadiseAng bigat ng pakiramdam paggising ko. Wala akong sakit ha..mabigat lang pakiramdam ko kase uuwi na kami :(
After 3 nights of sleeping in Island Paradise..hayy, it's so hard to leave Bohol. Pero bago ako umalis ng Alona Beach ang nasabi ko na lang.
I Shall Return
..And I heared Andrei sang, ♪ Balik sa Bohol Balik ♪
Bye Bohol
