We finally made it to the beach! Thursday evening I walked Kona to Edi’s
office and we continued to Pup Culture where Kona would spend the next four
nights. We opted for Mexican food at
Salud for dinner – what a great way to begin our vacation weekend.
We flew Cebu Pacific, so we took a taxi to Terminal 1
(domestic airport) at 6:00 A.M. Smooth
sailing is what it was. We got there in
plenty of time, checked our luggage and had a muffin and some coffee at an
airport café. We boarded and were in
Bohol one hour and fifteen minutes later.
Now, that is my kind of flight!
After retrieving our suitcase, we were guided to the South Palms Resort
van, hopped in and enjoyed the forty minute ride. Our driver was very knowledgeable and pointed
out points of interest. We drove by city
hall and one of the historical churches, both of which had been badly damaged
by the October earthquake.
Arriving at the resort was a breath of fresh air. It is absolutely beautiful! The lobby is open air; Oceanica Restaurant is
also open air as well as the Palm Coast Pool Bar which sits next to the
infinity pool. Led to our room, we got
settled and then suited up for the beach.
The aquamarine water, the white sandy beach, the nice beach chairs,
tables, and umbrellas lined for our use…exactly what we needed after being in
the city for so long.
We had a late lunch at Oceanica Restaurant and enjoyed the
delicious food, excellent service and gorgeous view. More time just beachin’ it made for the
perfect day. After a beautiful sunset
and late evening on the beach we had a couple of Corona’s at Palm Coast Pool
Bar and then headed to our unit for showers.
Not really wanting to get ready, we opted for room service for dinner –
another delicious meal.
Saturday morning after a yummy breakfast we meandered around
before heading back to get sunscreened up.
We set up camp and did some reading, snorkeling and sunbathing. We had to call it a beach day early because
we were scheduled for dinner at Bohol Bee Farm and the firefly tour up the
Abatan River. Our tour guide, Jessica,
met us in the lobby at 6:00 and we drove about five minutes down the road to
the bee farm. What a unique place it
is. It began as an organic farm and has
turned into an inn, restaurant and store.
I felt like I was in the top of a treehouse overlooking the sea. All the food was organic and most was grown
on the farm. It was quite the spread –
everything from soup, bread, squash muffins, colorful salad, seafood lasagna,
chicken, spare ribs, fish, and lemon grass water to drink – delicious! For
dessert we had ice cream, a scoop of ube (purple yam) and a scoop of malunggay
(horseradish). Yum!
The firefly tour was next.
We boarded the boat and were off down the river. The fireflies are drawn to a particular type
of tree in the mangroves. It was amazing
to see hundreds and hundreds of fireflies lighting up these trees.
After a fabulous evening, we arrived back at South Palms
just in time to hear the band on the beach sing their last two songs. There had been a St. Patrick’s Day
celebration that evening.
Sunday we had coffee on the terrace and then breakfasted in
the restaurant. We spent the entire day
on the beach just hanging out – it was wonderful! Another beautiful sunset followed closely by
the moonrise sent us for showers and then to dinner at the Oceanica.
Monday morning we got up just in time to see the sunrise
enjoying every second before we had to head to the airport and back to Manila.
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