The Bohol Experience Part 1

I'll be writing this in parts, since I know, this will reaallly be a long kwento. LOL.

The Bohol Experience - Part 1
Getting There and the Bohol Countryside Tour

We left the house early last Friday , Sept. 14 for our 6:50am flight via Cebu Pacific. Our tickets were courtesy of my MIL as her gift for Gelo's birthday. We had no problems with checking in at the Manila Domestic Airport. It's a good thing too that they have a kiddie Lounge where Joaquin spent most of his time playing, and yes, it's for free :) What I don't like lang, was during the boarding time, they didn't let the babies and the elderlies to board first. This is what I like with the Centennial Airport. I was waiting for the announcement on who to board first, considering ang dami ng kids in our flight. I don't think why there is such a rush for others to board , eh we all have our seats naman diba?

Anyway, the flight was okay. Take off was good. Joaqui slept a few minutes after take off till we landed. Oh, and Cebu Pac doesn't have inflight meals anymore. Not unless you are willing to pay 100 bucks for a cup noodles, and 100 bucks for a sandwich! Wow! It's time everyone flies with an empty stomach.LOL. Good thing Abie informed me about it. The landing was a different story, Gelo and I felt and heard the touch down ( is that how you call it?) . Quite shaky huh?! Still, nothing beats PAL with that. But overall, the flight was good enough. We arrived at Tagbilaran 25 mins ahead of time. The Tagbilaran Airport is just a small one, no luggage carousel at all, but its clean one, and the people are so friendly.

We started with a tour upon arrival. We rented a car from the airport at 2K, including driver and gas na.The driver would provide you with the itenerary, and would give you a short intro about the tourist spot. He is accredited with the Dept. of Tourism. It's cheaper this way and we are incontrol of our time. Something we can't do if we are in a group tour. At 8:30 am, we were already hiting the road towards the Blood Compact Site. Had a few pics taken, then we went to the Baclayon Church. There's a museum at the 2nd floor, but we decided not to see it na lang. Next stop was the Tarsiers! Super enjoy ako! But I was so afraid to that they might hop or jump at me.. in the contrary, behaved sila. One tarsier was placed at Gelo's hand. As the locals said, the biggest tarsier is about 5 inches in height, thats the tallest already see?! It was just 10 am then, so we headed first to the Chocolate Hills. It was an estimate of 55 kms. travel distance, it was quite a long trip. But since the road is clear, bilis lng naman. We passed by the Man made forest where mahogany trees are planted for a long time. What a nice place. Completely covered by trees!

After a few minutes, Sorry, I wasn't able to track the travel time, we were already at the Chocolate Hills. You can already see the hills from the grounds, but it would be best to see it from the top. So we climbed 214 steps all the way up to the roofdeck, Gelo carrying Joaquin, and me holding the camera and the videocam..haayy, we had to stop in the middle to grab some air. Nakakapagod. It's sunny at the same time windy up there. Personally, it's satisfying to see the choco hills after studying it in grade school. LOL. We didn't stay long after taking some good shots. We have to be on time for the Loboc River Cruise with Lunch buffet. At Php280 per adult, the food is good enough, nothing fancy though. Music was provided too during the cruise. It was a new experience for us. We don't have pics during the cruise , I was busy taking videos, I forgot to take pics hehehe. The last stop after the cruise was the pasalubong shoppe. It is better to buy there, as it is an outlet store, so they offer discounts, and some items are on sale.

Haayy tiring talaga, but we had so much fun with the tour. It was 1:45pm when we arrived at The Panglao Island Nature Resort. Just in time for the check in. See, this is why I opted for a tour upon arrival, than having the tour on our 2nd day. Sulit ang time and bayad namin sa resort diba? Than spending the whole day of the 2nd day just by having the tour.

Check our pictures here.

Soon to be posted.. the Panglao Island Nature Resort Experience... :)