Relaxing in Boracay

We left Bohol and Alona Beach, looking forward to the next part of our journey with the island of Boracay next on the itinerary. To get here, we first caught a flight from Panglao island to Manila where we only had a short turnaround before we were on our next flight to Caticlan.

Here we still need to take a ferry across to the island of Boracay, however to save us the hassle (and because we can afford to treat ourselves) we booked a private transfer through the resort we’re staying at, The Paradise Garden Resort Hotel. And it sure was a treat to exit the airport and seeing their sign, jumping into a private van to the pier where our private boat awaited us and finally onto another private van which took us all the way to the reception of our hotel, and at no point did we have to carry our own luggage, we could get used to this.

After checking in, we made our way to the beach with its powdery white sand and crystal-clear waters. After a late lunch we all had a well deserved swim in the ocean before we walked back to the resort where Xander and Eloise discovered the large slide into the pool which they made well use of (and even made both of us take part in it as well).

The next morning, I left Suz and the kids behind and together with Wicked Squid Divers, left to see what Boracay had to offer in terms of diving. As I hadn’t dived in over a year, I decided to just do a normal dive with no more that 18 metres depth, and was taken to a dive site named “Fridays Rock”. All was going well however as I jumped into the water, I had a bit of buoyancy issue as I couldn’t sink. A few more weights strapped to my equipment and I was soon well underwater. I love the feeling of being underwater and this was no different. I didn’t see any large fish or turtles on this occasion, plus the visibility was pretty poor, however I still enjoyed the dive and it was a good way to get back into it again. I’m next hoping for some diving in the Palawans but we’ll see what happens. 

During our stay on the island, we made sure that we made our way to the beach every afternoon to take in those amazing sunsets right off the beach, watching as the sun dipped below the horizon and leaving behind amazing colours in the sky. It was always a beautiful sight and swimming and being in the ocean watching it, made it even better. 

On our last afternoon we took part in a sunset sail cruise where we had a beautiful calm trip, sailing south along the island before turning back and watching the sunset just as we were making our way back into land, a truly magnificent experience that we all enjoyed.

Boracay was absolutely beautiful with its powdery white sandy beaches, although a very busy island where every two seconds someone came up to you asking if you wanted a massage, braids, tuktuk or happy hour, we still really enjoyed our time here!

Next, onto the Palawan Islands and El Nido!