Boracay Twists

I thought we would get a late afternoon glimpse of the beach after a 4-hour sailing from Roxas, Oriental Mindoro but we were almost near the port of Caticlan when the captain announced that the boat could not dock because there was no available space. We had to wait for the departure of another ferry boat and that took one and a half hours of waiting. It was past 8 p.m. when we checked into the resort. All of us were too hungry and we ended up eating in a fast food restaurant noted for its eat-all-you-can rice. Going back to the resort much as I wanted to stroll and check what was new in the place, I finally called it a day.

The following day after breakfast, we immediately hurried to the beach for the early morning swim. It was low tide but I was disappointed to see the shore lined with algae. Algal bloom? Nutrient enrichment of a water body? Where did the nutrients come from? Uh oh. We walked several meters to select a spot to dip and that was a quick one because the algae remained even as the tide began to rise. Enough for that.

Good thing we decided to hire a multi-cab to check out two of the most expensive resorts on the island as recently featured in "Ang Pinaka". I liked the contemporary structure of "DSB" and the serenity of the "Shang". And these are the places that I could not afford to stay in. At least, I was able to take a peek.



The last stop was at Mt. Luho which is the highest point on the island. The view deck is made of bamboo poles that could accommodate 20 pax at a time but it was so windy that time and our fear of height was truly aggravated. The sisters were "pegged" on the platform tightly holding to the railing and the youngest of us just kept on screaming every time the wind blew. Despite the fear, we truly admired the bird's eye view of the beautiful island of Boracay.