CARAMOAN (1)

I presume you have read all there is to know on how to get to caramoan islands, camarines sur, philippines. Instead of telling you all about the human carrying porters (haha) and the horrendously long outrigger boat ride, sigh and the cramped seats with no backrest oh well, ill start with day 1 of our trip. After having a hearty lunch courtesy of our tour coordinator Genaro Galang, we proceeded to bikal port. Unfortunately, it was low tide, and there is no other way to get to our bangka but to ride this smaller bangka. I am laughing right now as i remember myself screaming whenever someone would shift their butt from one side to the other, any movement rocks the boat, i was so scared to get all wet and fall on the murky water. I was quite surprised we did not sink, we were so heavy, only 3 quarters of an inch of the boat was floating :)

This was taken from our first island stop. The sand is colored black, but so powdery you can rub it on your face. This looks like a dried up coral and very prominent in the entire island.

And then there was Lahos island, allegedly owned by the Bichara clan of Albay. Of course we had to do the jumpshot. This island is not so ideal from swimming, its so rocky!

And then there was my favorite, Matukad island. The view from this island is amazing. Powdery white sand and uber clear waters. There are some rock formations a camwhore would love. I love swimming in the beach of this island. We arrived there nearing sunset so the lighting wasnt so good for picture taking. I would suggest going to this island earlier or come back later when there are a few tourists around. It was so lovely lounging in this island. BTW, there is a lagoon in here but you have to climb and hike which we didnt want to do since weve already seen beautiful l

agoon and lakes at Coron, Palawan.

So we headed back to our homestay, the Arcilla residence, which is divine. It has a large master bedroom that can sleep at least 6 people comfortably. A king size bed and large plasma tv. It also has its own toilet. After showering, we then had dinner again courtesy of our tour coordinator. BTW we were assigned a tour guide who not only accompanies us to our destination but serves as a butler too. He brings the food, prepares the table and wash the dishes. Oh we were treated like princes and princesses. I so love going on a packaged tour. I would strongly advise you not to DIY in caramoan because there are very few places to eat in Caramoan. Here is one of the mouth watering dishes we were served: