Pretty Good in Puerto Galera (Sept 2016)

[katie23]

^the water is clear & good for snorkelling. I didn't go on a snorkelling trip, though, just swam at the beach. Yes, there are touts who will offer boat tours w/ snorkelling to nearby islands. A lady that I talked to (a guest at the sister resort) mentioned that they went on a boat trip, w/ snorkelling & exploration of a nearby cave included in the package.

At Sabang beach (I went there on day 3), many ppl go there for diving. I don't dive, so can't comment if it's good or bad. Maybe Davis or Crocman knows. Accdg to Sabang's post, the reef was once very high in biodiversity, but some parts have been destroyed by dynamite fishing.

[katie23]

Will post a few pics... saw more kids just being kids...


I liked the mountains in the distance

[katie23]

The right side of the beach is still pretty wild

[beerlaodrinker]

Keep em coming Katie, really digging this thread, brings back a lot of memories

[katie23]

^Thnx for the greet, BLD.

Parasailing in the distance

[katie23]

The dragon boats on their way home

[katie23]

Sunset pic

[katie23]

This boat is homeward bound

[katie23]

Time for a last pic on the rocks.. yay!


End of the beach... no swimming beyond this point

[katie23]

Walked back to the center of the beach. Saw another volleyball game...

[katie23]

These gals were checking out henna tattoos

And that concludes Day 1 of my Puerto Galera trip.

[katie23]

Time for sunrise of Day 2... One day more...


Another day, another destiny...

Kudos to those who will recognize the song

My body clock woke me up at my usual time (which was ughh, since I was on holiday), but as I was awake already, I got up and took pics of the sunrise. It was beautiful.

[katie23]

I went back to sleep after taking a couple of pics. Then saw these at mid morning.

[katie23]

For Day 2, I went to Tamaraw waterfalls, which is along the highway going to Calapan city, direction is SE of Puerto Galera. But first, I needed my tapsilog breakfast. Banana & tomatoes are not included in the package - I bought those from a nearby sidewalk vendor. I didn't eat at the resort resto but at some streetside canteen. They cooked it for me while I waited, and asked me how I liked my egg. For this time, I had it scrambled.

[katie23]

While waiting for my tapsilog brekky to be cooked, I took a few pics of the 'hood.

This is the resto of the resort. It's managed by an American guy, Danny. Great guy, very personable. Badladz Resort is owned by a Filipina-Canadian couple, but Danny operates the resto at the Dive Resort. There's a sister beach resort, which I went to later in the afternoon.


This is the way to Badladz Dive Resort, from the street. There are trike drivers and boatmen who will offer you rides.

[katie23]

These guys were having their morning coffee (or beer? lol)


These boatmen were just chilling

[katie23]

Boat at Muelle pier waiting for passengers to go to Batangas


More boats at the pier

[katie23]

These ppl were buying their tickets to go back to Batangas. You don't need a reservation - just buy the tickets there (esp if low season).

[katie23]

So after my brekky, I went off to see Tamaraw Falls. It's ~17 km SE from the pier, accdg to the driver. Since it was a holiday (Eid al Adha, feast of sacrifice), the road was deserted. Saw some ongoing road construction...

[katie23]

I asked the driver to stop here bcos I saw these great views

[katie23]

I was glad to see that there are still mangroves in the area

[katie23]

Hmm, seems the mangrove pic didn't load... will diagnose later...

Anyway, I'll end here for now. Will leave a pic of a goat that I saw later that afternoon.

[terry57]

The para sailing pic was a cracker Katie. Nice one.

Great back ground.

[PeeCoffee]

Keep 'em coming Katie so many of us can continue to dream...as we may never make it to the nicer side in the land of San Miguel , Dalagang Bukid , Adobo and Bolinao.

[terry57]

^
I'll reckon I'll never go there so Katies and BLD's pics will be my only trip.