...Feels like we're back in highskul days when we used to have fieldtrips.. Nov. 28,2009, finally our very first highskul kada out-of-town trip. I've invested so much effort and lots and lots of patients ang "kakulitan" just to make this trip possible. But it was all worth it..
..Meeting place is at Siesta (Victory Liner bus stop here in Tarlac), 5:30 am, but we got on an ordinary Five Star bus bound to Alaminos at around 6:40 am..We got delayed because we waited for our friend who eventually was left behind..(hehehe)..It was a 2.5 hour trip, and all through out the trip we were all making kwento and laughing and all.. It was our first time to go to 100 islands so we are all so excited.
...Finally, at around 9am we arrived in the town of Alaminos.There are plenty of tricycles offering service to brgy. Lucap where boats are for rent for 100 island tour, but we headed to the nearest Mcdonalds first to have a quick breakfast. We then hired tricycle to bring us to Lucap. It was a short 15 minute ride, and we were already with several boatmen offering island tours. We availed the whole day boat service rental instead of drop-off pick-up service. We've also rented lifevests and snorkels here.
...Just about 10 mins out in the sea, our boat started to slow down..Our engine stopped, so we waited for another boat so we could transfer...
...Our first stop was in Governor's island. There is a toilet area here, just enough space to change clothes. We headed way up to the view deck.
...It was not easy going up, since we are all used to just sitting 8 hours a day in our office desk..We were all sweating and complaining, but it was all worth it, the view is breathtaking..
...There are several way points to reach the view deck. When we headed down, we tracked through the other direction and found a cave here, not sure though of the name or if there is even a name for this cave..(hehehe)
...Then we headed to Quezon island. We ate our lunch here. We made the right decision we we decided to brign our own baon instead of just buying, because goods are here are way too expensive. We bought a 1.5Li coke for P80 with free ice,that's twice the price on the market. Right after we ate our lunch we headed to the beach, and tried to snorkel. Unfortunately there is nothing to see here. So we decided to try kayak. It was my first time, and its hard to paddle and manouver, but I enjoyed the 30 min. kayak.
......It was past 2pm when we decided to go to the coral island and try to snorkel. We didn't even had the chance to swim or even take pictures of the white sand in Quezon island because we were more excited to snorkel. So we headed to coral island which is just beside the Quezon island.
..There is this platform floating in the middle of the sea where we would set off for snorkelling. Unfortunately, there is nothing to see in this area, the best part is in the coral island, where we have to swim our way if we want to go there. We were so unlucky that the waves are stronger than normal, so the boatman said that he can't bring us near the coral island. So we just enjoyed ourselves floating, picture taking, and trying to see very few fishes under the sea. After several picture takings while floating, we decided to head to our next destination, another cave which unfortunately I forgot the name..(hahaha)...
...This was our last stop, then we headed back to Lucap, because it's already almost 5pm and the waves are getting a bit stronger. Come to think of it, we had only few destinations. Maybe some other time we'll be able to visit them all..And besides we are already tired just the whole day. Back in Lucap, there is this store where you can take shower for P20 per person. Just before we headed back home, we stopped by Lucap lighthouse and bought some souvenirs.
....We left alaminos at around 6:40 pm via five star bus...It was a fun filled tiring-yet exciting kada out-of-town trip...
HIGHLIGHT OF TRIP: 30 min Kayak at Governor's Island
CONTACT PERSONS: HINP- +6375.551.2145
TRIP EXPENSES:
Bus Fare- P147 (one way)
Tricycle- P60 (one way)
Boat rental- P1,500 ( 6-10 persons capacity)
Life vest-P50 each
Snorkelgear-P100 each/ P50 each (older snorkels)
Park Entrance- P20 /person
Kayak - P250 /hour
Food - P1,300 (packed lunch and snacks)
