Foot and Fire

TWO DAYS IN EL NIDO El Nido beachfront is inviting especially that we reached the place just before sunset. We swam just a little after sunset which starved us and sent us searching for a good dinner thereafter. We want to have dinner in the beachfront but it is full house and for a company of nine, we have to be waitlisted. We found a Thai-inspired resto that we chose because they can accomodate us right away and we seem to like the reggae band on the resto next door. The discomfort of town's regular brown-out from 6 am to 2 pm and limited water supply which we woke up to in El Nido kicked our patience out. But once we started the tour and as we approached the karsts and the same got clearer and clearer, our memory of the discomfort also got blurry. We started the day with Tour A. We rented the boat for P2,500 for the whole day, mask and snorkel (P75 each) and two kayaks (P700 each). We started the day with the secret lagoon, then the small and big lagoon which ...

Tour C is a must tour. It gives one an overview of the karsts up close and personal as well as enjoy the white sand beach of El Nido. We started the day with photo taking before the giant karst in Secret Beach which also has a small cave. Then we went to the Matinloc Shrine where we had a nice time touring the abandoned hotel and climbing the karst. We then had our lunch at Talisay beach. We then headed to the Hidden Beach where we entered a small entrance in a big karst, only to be welcomed by a small beach inside. After that, we capped the day in Helicopter Island which is also a white sand beach but we did not enjoy the waters as it was windy and the waves are big. This is a picturesque part of El Nido too. Matinloc Shrine *** My father inside the Matinloc Shrine *** Sto. Nino inside the cave in Matinloc Shrine *** Giant clam shell *** Above the abandoned hotel in Matinloc Shrine *** A beautiful Karst in the entrance of the sh...