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 ...

The charm of El Nido beachfront is enticing. One can see the giant karst that appears to serve as wall of the El Nido beach front and immediate vicinity extending to the side of the market. The view is constantly moving, with the boats being perched there from time to time... Enjoying the morning El Nido breeze *** The beachfront view.. *** A View of the Karst on the side of the market and just behind the beachfront. *** another beachfront photo. *** We stayed for a night here...and transferred to Northern Star Lodge the next night.  We took the Tour A and Tour C and I highly recommend the same tours... El Nido has limited electricity as it is available only from 2pm to 6 am...  The water is also not abundant.... But the moment one steps out and escape tot he island, all the inconveniences are gone in seconds... The side of the beach guarded by the karst that seems to serve as wall too. *** Another p...