The Red Sugar Philosophy: May 2011

Last May 23, 2011-May 26, 2011, me and my sister together with her friends went on a trip to Coron, Palawan. Sayang hindi nakasama ang buong pamilya, it would be a lot happier if we were all there and enjoyed the majestic and enchanting beaches and sceneries. I wish i could capture the sceneries the way i saw it through my eyes. It's better when you're there.

At the Airport..

Me, My sister Anna and Nevs @ NAIA Terminal 3


Nineveh and Me, we both don't know who's being photographed. :P

Its my first time!

FLT 5J 531


My fat face @ Arrival Area, Busuanga Airport

CALAMIAN ISLANDS TRAVEL & TOURS
Coron, Palawan
Email: coron_islandstravel@yahoo.com

Welcome! :) with Manong Guard.

Let me take you for a short trip...

Day 1 - Coron Tour.


My sister Anna, i took this photo, she's pretty!


The tourists @ Reclamation Area, Coron Bay.

Getting full @ Centro Coron Bistro. Not so good service. :(

Mt. Tapyas trekking about 724 steps high.

They are weak! Hehehe. Tired rather. =D

Our 700th step. A boy said while they're on their way down, "Dad, Can you remove the stairs? =(" Ahahaha i wish we could..

Coron's "Sleeping Giant", on our way up.

Almost there!

Ta-da! We reached the top!

Wanna be on top? Na na na na na na! I should also have my solo pic. ;)

On our way down, rain is coming..


Maquinit Hotspring, so relaxing.


Maquinit na Maquinit.

Day 2. Island Hopping.

Breakfast @ Mt. Tapyas Hotel

The Boat Ride. Ready for some Island adventure! :P

Coron's version of Hollywood. :)


I sleep here :P

First Stop: CYC Beach -- i had THE Best snorkeling ever!

A lot of sea urchins gave me slight panic attack.. i can still reach for the sea bed..

Skeleton Wreck -- Snorkeling again, spotted WW1 Japanese Ship. This is deep.

Fish Feeding!! with paa :D

Feeding of fishes thriving at the skeleton wreck.


Banol Beach for lunch :)

Munching Banana. He owns the island. Hehe!

Sugpo, Pork Chop & Ensaladang Talong. Crabs & Fish not included in the pic. YUM!

Manang and the sand :D


Can't wait to EAT hehehe bulaga!

My WOW "CORON" picture :) @ Banol Beach.

Called my Ate, and told her how beautiful Coron is..

Picture Taking :)

Trying to do JUMP SHOTS!

Check out the faces.. LOL :D

Third stop: Twin Peaks / Twin lagoon. Super deep! Can't even see whats down there.. I'm kinda SCARED!!

Our fourth stop and last stop is Kayangan Lake, -- Didnt have pictures here, :(

We did easy trekking. about, 150 steps high high! HIGH! Snorkelling and swimming in the lake, where there might be some Crocs. :) (Kidding!)

Here are some photos grabbed from the net so you can picture out Kayangan Lake..

This where we were drop off going to Kayangan Lake*

After few minutes of trekking, you'll reach the lake.. *

Here's the lake, It has pathways on the side so you can just dip your feet and relax *

So relaxing, water is cold and deep. * This is where GMA's Dyesebel was shot.

There are lots of big stones where you can stand in the middle of the lake, there are also small fishes, Dulong Fishes, they say. *

Disclaimer note: I don’t own the photos.

Day 3 Calauit Safari Trip

Our day 3 started around 4am, we had 4-5 hours boat ride to Calauit Islands. We first headed to the Zoo, we did viewing and feeding of African Animals , Palawan Endemic Animals while on tour truck.

A lot of Mangroves at my back.

This is the truck we use to reach the land of the animals He he..

A giraffe.

\m/ we feed them with land mangrove trees.

Ang taas magpakain. HAHAHA

Sinong takot? HAHA.

Manang with Rudolph Hahaha Sino ulit takot?

Zebras.

US & the Zebras

Lovely. they own the place they can move freely in the area.

My palpaking shots by Anna Tanya

A family. They are hiding a baby monkey in between them. So, adorable.

A turtle. ;)

Porcupine. Came for Mickey Mouse Clan. Scientific Name: Thecurus Pumitus.

Bearcat.Scientific Name: Arctitis Binturong Whitei.

The original camouflage, which is a tree, locally it's called Banato. COOL.

A snail courting a flower.

It's feet looks like a horse, it looks like a cow but it's an Antelope.

Crocs. :D

The mating of giraffe only happens in a split second, we seen that happen while we we're in the area, i thought the male kick the other one, then the tour guide told us, they mate just like that. HA HA HA! Faster than a bullet strikes. :)

Back2Back.

Limestone cliffs @ Calumboyan Island, lunchtime, 2hrs boat ride from the Safari Island. We did snorkeling in the coral garden, i saw blue star fish, wish we had an underwater camera or a camera protector.

Black Island's Cave. Survivor France shoot here. COOL!

This is 12ft high. Believe it or not! Clear water..

There's a heart shaped rock up there.. <3

The Cave

CaveMan. :)

Limestone cliffs. Wonderful!

This is where the Balinsasayaw Birds kept their nest, inside the cave, the locals harvest them and sell up to Php120,000/ Kilo (USD3000.00) depending on the quality of the birds nest. Its the main ingredient for Bird's Nest Soup or popularly Nido Soup, the "MOST expensive soup" usually in Chinese Restaurant.

This soup consists mainly of the bird nests that abound in the area. Edible-nest Swiftlets (or Collocalia fuciphaga) found in El Nido. The nests of these birds are found in the crevices of the limestone cliffs and are the main ingredient of the health enhancing bird's nest or nido soup. It is these nests that gave the place its Spanish name, El Nido.

Im fascinated with that Balinsasayaw Bird & Nido soup. I love Nido soup (The one that is in pack). I wonder if it taste the same with the real REAL Nido soup... :D

After that we we're drop off to another island for another snorkeling activity, there's a lot of skeleton ships sink in the area another ship has been spotted, bigger and has been a habitat for fishes. We did fish feeding and im surprised that i saw a big fish, COOL! its like a big Bangus (Milk Fish) and kinda looks like a Bisugo.. Too bad our camera's battery were drained we didn't got the chance to take pictures.

Back @ Mt. Tapyas Hotel, updating my Fb. ;D

Day 4 Farewell Palawan

The last day, we spend it by visiting the town on our own, we went to the Souvenir shop and bought some "Pasalubongs". Walk walk walk.. to find somewhere to eat.. :) etc...