I am hesitant to write about this trip because I want to keep this island to ourselves. :) It's like a paradise.
It's Pandan Island in Mindoro, Philippines and no one is supposed to know about it. :)
We had a blast.
The trip to Pandan Island Mindoro is a serious adventure. From the airport, we boarded a van that took us to a bus station, which initially seemed harmless, but my memory flashes a 2+ hour night trip along very dark (no electricity!) roads. As the late afternoon closed into night, the trip became a ride into the unknown, and my imagination started entertaining the chainsaw massacre with vampires and white ladies. Imagine this rough, bumpy ride in the middle of nowhere, and had we not brought our son with us, I will easily turn into a sissy chicken. And yes my sister tagging along kept everything under control. :) So I braved it like an adventurous diva, and the driver was so kind to drop us at one tricycle driver whom he asked to bring us to the 'marina'.
When we finally got into the marina, the water that will bring us to Pandan Island is 'out of service'. It was low tide and the driver brought us to this nipa hut, with a couple advising us to stay for the night, until the water comes up high and the boat can transfer us to the island. err..uhh..err.. this is so getting to be like the movies. Fortunately I do not need to do much thinking on what to say, my husband vehemently said NO (of course, I can sleep on any surface, he cannot). Turns out, this driver brought us to a competition banca, and Pandan Island's owner, Marina, came out of nowhere and scolded him for not bringing us to her service. All's well that ends well, err again not so I mean, we had to soak ourselves to the bank, literally walk on the wet sands to the water to reach the place where the small boat can float.
So much for adventure, my son got loads of it with this Pandan Island Trip. :)
The trip to Pandan Island Mindoro is a serious adventure. From the airport, we boarded a van that took us to a bus station, which initially seemed harmless, but my memory flashes a 2+ hour night trip along very dark (no electricity!) roads. As the late afternoon closed into night, the trip became a ride into the unknown, and my imagination started entertaining the chainsaw massacre with vampires and white ladies. Imagine this rough, bumpy ride in the middle of nowhere, and had we not brought our son with us, I will easily turn into a sissy chicken. And yes my sister tagging along kept everything under control. :) So I braved it like an adventurous diva, and the driver was so kind to drop us at one tricycle driver whom he asked to bring us to the 'marina'.
When we finally got into the marina, the water that will bring us to Pandan Island is 'out of service'. It was low tide and the driver brought us to this nipa hut, with a couple advising us to stay for the night, until the water comes up high and the boat can transfer us to the island. err..uhh..err.. this is so getting to be like the movies. Fortunately I do not need to do much thinking on what to say, my husband vehemently said NO (of course, I can sleep on any surface, he cannot). Turns out, this driver brought us to a competition banca, and Pandan Island's owner, Marina, came out of nowhere and scolded him for not bringing us to her service. All's well that ends well, err again not so I mean, we had to soak ourselves to the bank, literally walk on the wet sands to the water to reach the place where the small boat can float.
So much for adventure, my son got loads of it with this Pandan Island Trip. :)
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Will you stay in a beach without electricity? Why yes and why not? :)
Will you stay in a beach without electricity? Why yes and why not? :)
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