My Puerto Galera Travel last 2015 was not in my bucket list honestly, we just found a great price online for our accommodation so we grabbed it.
Imagine 500php for 3days 2 nights stay at Blue Water Lodge. (later I will post the picture of the hotel.) plus, the place is very accessible to the white beach (30 seconds to 1 minute walk distance)
That April I started to search things about Puerto Galera, it was a 4 months preparation.
I searched for tips and some guides but found few information that will guide us, so I just brought the things that I think most important unluckily, I over think that I brought so much than what I really need.
6 pairs of clothes, Rash guard, small bag, toiletries, sunblocks, towel, camera, sandals, slipper, cellphone and money.
some of what I have prepared like towel, slipper and extra shirts aren't that needed in my opinion it only adds up the weight of my backpack unless, you are the meticulous one then it is okay to bring those.
Towel was provided by the lodge, sandals can be use as slipper in the province (I am wearing sandugo sandal, 2in1 ), and pair of shirts and clothes might be lessen if I already have the expected activities.
Well, no regrets. moving forward......
It is better in someways we experience the feeling of survival of where to eat, what to do and where to go in the island. hihihih
we tried restaurants and eateries nearest where we are which some of them offer an affordable food while most are bit pricey.
I still recommend that you choose food that will be good to share.
It was my first travel by sea with friends, and it was pretty awesome!
I was able to compare to travel in a peaceful sea against the wavy one.
we gone to PG (Puerto Galera) late August and that time the typhoon Lando wasn't fully out in northern Luzon but thankfully going back to Batangas Port was a sunny weather and the travel period shorten.
back on travel....
on our 1st day was only to explore the area of where we stayed and choose who to contact between the packages offered to us for activities on our second day.
so on our 2nd day, we face the waves and fears with no choice. :)
Puerto Galera is not the place with good food I mean they have no specialty that will get you excited to try on but the Islands that will absolutely their precious.
We did Island hopping supposedly 5 islands but unfortunately only took 3 because of hardship for the boat due to waves,so we decided to end it,
please do not get me wrong, those 3 islands was so WONDERFUL!
the caving, white sands,
and only our group was in the islands so a little special treatment from the locals.
great side seeing was one of incredible experience.
and only our group was in the islands so a little special treatment from the locals.
great side seeing was one of incredible experience.
we spend almost 600php for that.
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| my bestfriend Josh in the small boat |
including the small boat which can accommodate only two passengers that took us to much lower part of the island to see more corals and fish.
we took advantage of the place for photos.
in fairness tour guides has a great talent in taking photos.
even our tour guide going to Tamaraw falls which what we did on our
3rd day.
we went to Tamaraw falls to experience the mountain view of Mindoro.
we met our tour guide at the pier after our island hoping, he was the tricycle who send us to white beach so we rented him for our falls experience and he's kind he let us took pictures as many as we wanted and let us dip and enjoy the falls and view up hill.
the great thing about our travel was because whenever we go we are the only group in place, there some but in few places and not too crowded that is the good thing about weekdays travel especially Tuesday to Thursday.
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| Blue Water Lodge, Puerto Galera |
I think that would be all for now. see you on my next travel.
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