Foot and Fire

I ate Tamilok, also known as shipworm, but technically, this is not a worm. It is an elongated mollusk that grows inside the dead trunks of mangrove trees. *** Meditated on top of a Karst in Matinloc Shrine in El Nido! *** I zorbed! I crawled inside a water-filled big ball and allowed myself to be rolled down the hill together with the ball. The experience was actually exciting and fun but also anxiety-filled because one can actually land in the hole as one rolls up and down together with the rolling big ball. *** I ate lato and liked it! This grape-like shaped seaweed has some bumpy crunch in the mouth that goes well with vinegar. A great and instant appetizer as it will just be washed with fresh water and then serve immediately. ***  I flirted with Chao Long but the love affair didn't work out. The Chao Long I tasted must not be an enough representative of the popular Vietnamese-inspired noodle soup in Puerto Princesa City. The sto...

The initial dip of the body in this 40 C hot spring is a challenge but once one gets into it,  one cannot help but dip and take a plunge. ***  Enjoying the initial and challenging dip. *** Getting used to the hot waters for a while...  And everyone wished that this hot spring is just within our neighborhood access.  *** A welcome signage. it spelled Maquinit but I saw it spelled Makinit somewhere too... Entrance fee is P150 and it closes until 10pm. *** A welcome piece inside the hot spring.  *** A birthday celebration of Jess inside the Maquinit Hot Spring.  *** The lush mangrove just before the hot spring pool... *** *one* *two* *three* *four* Four shots of the rough and curvy road going up the hot spring... whooosh.  Tricycle hire is P300/4pax per trike. ***

The unstoppable nine. Before I ever proceed, Busuanga is the name of the island where the plane lands while the town proper is called Coron Town. It is apart and often mistaken as Coron Island where the Kayangan Lake is located.... We proceeded the day with our DIY tour. We rented a boat for a day at 2,500 and had our lunch prepared at P200/pax but on the next day, we bought our own food and the boatmen cooked it for us. From the Coron town, we left the wharf  called Gateway and headed to Siete Pecados where we had snorkeling and fish feeding, then we went up the cliff where the postcard photo of the Coron Karst can be seen and then down to the Kayangan Lake where we swam towards a small cave and had lunch at Banol beach. We headed to the Twin lagoon after lunch and swam in another white sand beach. We also went snorkeling at the Skeleton Wreck. (Note, Just prepare for the entrance fees for each place of destination since each place is managed by different cooperative/fou...