Beautiful Boracay Part 2

Apart from lazing on the beach with a mojito in hand...

...or doing cartwheels....

...there are other things to do in Boracay.  Just motor further out into the ocean and do stuff...

...like para-sailing.

 This was the view from the speedboat.

...and this was the view from the top!

Helmet diving.  No experience necessary!  You put on these heavy helmets that have air continuously pumped into them, basically creating an air bubble around your head.

Then dive down about 4-5 metres and get to see lots of fish!  Extra bonus: You get to keep your eyeglasses on!

You could rent a sailboat too!

To those with insatiable appetite to shop, there is D' Mall ("The Mall").  It's a collection of many small shops and restaurants.

This place must serve authentic submarine sandwiches!  :-)

Turn onto one of the little alleys and see more handicraft items.

These were real frog skin purses.  Did they really have to be that literal? :-)

Fresh tropical fruit shakes.

Out of the mouth of babes....
From an excited 8-year old: "Look!  The houses here are just like those in George Of The Jungle!"  Pure wonder. No malice. It was her first time to see the traditional Filipino houses with nipa palm leaf thatching on the roofs.

One reminder: By law, it is prohibited to take sand and seashells out of the island.  So forget about that bottle of souvenir Boracay sand and those seashells you've collected....unless those shells are attached to something that helped the local economy! :-)

Boracay, I hope to be back again some day.

Did you miss Part 1? It's here.

Beautiful Boracay Part 1

A trip to the beach was in order.  Boracay, a tiny island north of Panay Island has the most beautiful beach in the world....at least for me.



We took this little plane to Caticlan, the port on the northern tip of Panay.  It has to be a small plane because the Godofredo P. Ramos Airport has a very small airstrip.  Flight time from Manila: 1 hour.

The airplane, by the way, is a Canadian-made one.  The DHC-8-300 was originally made by de Havilland Canada...now manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace.

After a short boat ride from Caticlan, we arrived at Boracay!

The most beautiful beach in the world! :-)

The sand was like baby powder.  You could walk on bare feet at high noon without your soles getting scalded.

Hang on to that hat!

I had actually been here about 25 years ago.  The place had been more "bare bones"...simple huts, no air-conditioning, a few bamboo tables and chairs on the beach that had passed for a restaurant.  This time around, more comfortable accommodations could be had.

I wasn't complaining.  I liked the beach side bar. he! he!

25 years ago, nobody took selfies either. :-)

Lifeguard hut...er, tower.

This enterprising kid makes a bit on the side building sand sculptures.  I happily gave him a tip for his efforts....and for letting us take a group photo with his masterpiece.

So is there anything else in Boracay apart from the beach?  Watch out for Part 2!