Great Expectations

Delayed as Expected

It was sunny when we boarded our flight to Caticlan. Despite the good weather condition I was already anticipating delay in our flight schedule - madalas naman mangyari to sa kahit anong domestic flight. And so it happens, the eventual 0930AM was delayed for an hour.  To kill my boredom, I  borrowed Po and Master Shifu from my kids for the weekend getaway. Just did some practice shots while waiting for our boarding time. You can tell by my pictures below that I'm really bored. :p

Master Shifu: One must first master the highest level of Kung Fu,
and that is clearly impossible if that one is someone like you.
Po: Someone like me? Look at me balancing in the edges of this seat!

Master Shifu: This is just plain stupid!
Po:  Everyone's doing it, so why can't I?

I wasn't able to sleep during our flight since we were seated in the back and the propeller was so damn noisy. Looking around most of the passengers are foreigners as expected. After running through the pages of AirPhil's inflight magazine, me and the wife we're just contented gazing through our window.  There isn't much to see but just a bunch of clouds. Until we spotted these tree shaped island..

Touchdown! Caticlan 

Malay Island

It was a good short  45min flight going to Boracay Airport. We booked a shuttle and ferry service from Southwest Tours to avoid dealing with various parties upon arrival in Boracay. .  Cost is  around Php 350/pax but it's hassle-free and stress-free so its worth it.

Godofredo Ramos Airport

From Godofredo Ramos Airport it's a 3-minutes drive to the Caticlan Jetty Port.  We were assisted by the Southwest personnel as we arrived in the port. Take note that the ferry service between Caticlan and Boracay is continuous and in short intervals. The first trip in the morning is at 0530AM while the last trip is at 0900PM. Crossing from Caticlan Port to Cagban Port takes about 10 minutes. Southwest also provided the multicab going to Hey! Jude, our accomodation. And just like that we're in Boracay.

Caticlan Jetty Port

Pure Shores

Hey! Jude

We arrived in at the island just in time for lunch. After we've checked in our baggage  we walk around D' Mall looking for a good place to eat. I think we strolled too far that's why we just settled in Hawaiian BBQ cause we're so hungry that time.

Quite expensive but it was good

With excitement on what the island can offer to us, we stroll straight to the beach and I was completely stunned and amazed! Boracay's white beach blew my non-existent expectations out of the water.

The place is simply amazing. Being there you can just enjoy the bright sun, lay down on the chair with your book all day long. Call it overrated but Boracay has to be one the best beaches not just in our country but of the world. For every unspoiled  beaches like Calaguas ,San Vicente  or any other beaches waiting to be discovered. Boracay no doubt remains the best beach of the Philippines' many beautiful islands.

As compare to the other places in the country, there are a lot of things to do here . By day you can do all the activities like island hopping para-sailing, reef walking, diving, go kart, ATV, etc. Going there wouldn't be complete without experiencing the epic Boracay nightlife. You can sing, dance and booze the night away.

The only bad thing about being in there is that sometimes it can be a bit stressing to see so many people around, specially when you are supposed to be getting a rest. After meeting up with our friends, we spent the afternoon with our one and only activities for our trip, Paraw Sailing. The day ended and we were rewarded with this awesome sunset.

It doesn't take a day to realize sunshine.

A Fine Frenzy
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