Puerto Princesa: City in the Forest (Day 4)
After we had eaten breakfast, we rode the van to go to the mall. Then we waited for the bus to take us to the Honda Bay Wharf. Right after we got off the bus we stepped on the boat. It wasn't the same as the one we rode when we went island hopping though, and this had a name. Calypso 10. It reminded me of the girl that Percy Jackson met when he got lost and he almost didn't want to leave because of her. :))
It was a one hour boat ride. So I slept. :)) And then we got there, and the view was just so . . . awesome. The reason it isn't included in the island hopping is because it was a private island, and it was a really big one. It's a resort. We were just there for the day trip. Weeeee. These are the rooms that the overnight stay-ers will, well, stay.
Once we got off the boat we were given complimentary drinks. Awesome, eh? When we looked for the open huts, there were none anymore. Wew! Fortunately we found some tables and chairs near a tree shade. :) We changed clothes, and we headed off for snorkeling.
We don't have any pictures because we weren't supposed to use the underwater cases they sold at the wharf. But here's the story. So we rode that speed boat (yes, we're always riding boats! Isn't that fun?) and went to the floating snorkeling station in the middle of the ocean. I know, right? :)) It was pretty deep, but we were wearing life jackets while snorkeling. The water there was really deep, and in the water near the snorkeling station there weren't any corals. All I saw was some sort of dust, until I realize it's sand. I went a bit farther, and I saw them. There were a lot of 'em. It was sooo cool. It's like a whole underwater forest in there or something :)) It was truly magnificent. x]
Except for them jellyfish. :))))) I saw one and was just strolling right under me. I swam away from it immediately :)))) What else can I do? I might have stung me! It was little, but I know it's full of some electrical substance to paralyze me. HAHAHA JOKE that was OA. Still, though. We went back to the floating station. My cousin saw more fish under the station! They were in schools. It was awesome. :))))
And then we went back. Guess what we did? \m/
We went kayaking! \:D/ That was my first time to do it for real - because I always did that on the Wii. =)))) It was sooo friggin' hard! Because I was a lame-o. :))))) We stopped first because our arms started to hurt, and it was time for lunch. We went to the dining hall and then . . . I saw it. It was a beauty. A band set-up. I swear the whole lunch time I just wanted to go up there and sing.
After that we went straight to kayaking again. \m/ I went a bit farther this time!! :))))) It was fun! There were more sea grass on the far side of the beach. T'was cool. B-) But then the clouds condensed and condensed more and it became dark, so I stopped and went back to mom and dad.
That's when it started to rain. Wew!! We went to the main lobby of the resort. We asked if there was a karaoke bar, and there was!! When we went there, unfortunately, there were three people occupying the room, since it was a first come, first serve place. So we played table football instead.
Ahaha. It was fuuuun. :))))) And then, luckily, the family went out of the KTV room, and we stepped in. OH YEAH!! But we were only there for like 30 minutes because we should board the boat at around 3:30 in the afternoon :)) But still! It was goooood. B-)
Another one hour boat ride. When we got home, we prepared for dinner. We rode a tricycle going to Salo, a restaurant near The Legend Hotel, and guess what? It's a KTV bar!! We went to a room with a karaoke and we just started singing our hearts out there while waiting for the food.
We were mostly rockin' it out in the My Chemical Romance songs :)))))))))
We stayed there for three friggin' hours. When we got back at the hotel I was sooo cold and my arms hurt so bad my dad massaged them :)) But hey, it was one amazing night. :D
Labels: Puerto Princesa, summer
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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