As I wake up early to ready myself for the last day of our Puerto Princesa escapade, I can't help but feel sad. I've been planning this vacation since February of the same year, I've been asking so many friends who have been there about the do's and don'ts, I surfed the net for reviews and blogs..and now..after my much awaited Underground River Tour, we'll be heading back home..:(
The third and final day is discovering the most popular tourist attraction of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. We will be heading to Subterranean River National Park where the Underground River resides. We woke up at 5:30 a.m. to pack all our things because after the tour, we'll go straight to the airport for our 5:30 p.m. flight back to Manila. We had longsilog for our breakfast, with our hot coffee and choc.
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| my breakfast plate |
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| fran pension cafeteria |
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| outside the cafeteria |
We took photos of the pension house, for remembrance. We went to the pool (i regret not dipping into it), and to the kubo infront of our room.
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| view of the pool |
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| way to the pool |
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| way to our room |
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| tambayan just across our room |
Kuya Peter (the tour guide) arrived at exactly 8:00 a.m. to pick us up.
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| bidding Fran Pension house goodbye.. |
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| inside the van, mga antok pa.. |
It was a rough 2 hour drive to the town of Sabang, the drop off point to the national park. On our way, we stopped by a breath-taking view from Buenavista View Deck.
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| View from the deck |
The boat used to sail the underground river is small, you have to balance yourselves inside the boat so as not to make it sink. Be advised that the entrance of the cave has this stinky smell of the bats' urine, who live inside the cave. There are these tour guides who'd paddle the boat and keep you entertained with their funny punch lines while explaining the limestones seen while you sail.
As we entered, limestones with different awesome shapes welcomed us. Its a bit scary inside, given that its a cave and its dark, (you only have this flashlight on the boat to light you), you'll also never know how deep the river is. But still, its applauding beauty will never fail to catch your attention.
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| unicorn daw yun e.. |
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| sabi ni kuya raffy (bangkero), mga sitaw yan..haha |
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| another well-formed limestone sa 'palengke' sa loob ng underground |
The tour lasted for about 30-45 minutes. Alas, I don't have (yet,hmmm..) this good camcorder or an SLR to record and capture the beauty I saw inside.
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| on our way out!! |
After visiting the underworld, we headed to Sabang beach for our buffet lunch.
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| view of the Sabang beach |
The place is astounding, of course, with its white sand and wide seashore. We enjoyed our buffet lunch by the sea. Then waited a little longer until the tour guide told us we had to go.
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| may 2 Korean nationals na raw na namatay kasi di sinunod ito |
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| a scenic view after a bountiful lunch |
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| ang ganda ng Palawan! |
As we entered the van, and went to the airport, my heart aches in lonely, realizing that we'll be living this precious place we longed to visit.
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| Fritz with Kuya Peter, and our ever attentive driver |
Sakto! We're 2 hours early for our flight, but then, our flight back will be delayed due to bad weather in Manila. So, while waiting for the flight, we chilled inside the Cafe and chitchatted about our trip.
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| with my mocha shake and chips |
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| ang lalim ng iniisip nya rito! |
Finally, after an hour of waiting, its time to go home. The escapade was far from what I have imagined. I did not just enjoyed it! I loved it! With all the great places we saw, (this is where I discovered the fun of snorkeling), all the bonding moments we had, the chismisan and laughs we had at the pension house.. its all worth every single penny we spent, its worth the vacation leave filed, and the time spent. I can't wait to visit Palawan again! I'm sure the next time, Puerto Princesa Underground River is already a part of the 7 New Wonders of the World!
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