Hot Sunny Day at Canyon Cove, Batangas

Last May, we had an opportunity to tour our Japanese bosses who came to see Philippines for business purposes. And as a member of our team, they chose me to be one of their companions in the out of town tour. Maybe because they already know that I am a frequent traveler.

Subic Beach & Tikling Island of Matnog, Sorsogon

After enjoying the fishes at the fish sanctuary, it's now time to go beach bumming and the destination for that is Subic Beach and its famous pink sands. Who would have thought that there is hidden gem on the southern most part of Luzon.

Subic Beach is found on Calintaan Island, which is the southern part of the town of Matnog, Sorsogon. There are actually two stretch of Subic Beach, the one you could reach first was called by Manong Eddie as Subic Small beach and the other is Subic Big Beach. From the Juag fish sanctuary, it would take the boat around 20 minutes to reach Subic Small Beach.

Bicol Trip Day 2: Matnog, Sorsogon - The Edge of Luzon

Our 2nd day was mainly beachineering. It was supposed to be Whaleshark watching in Donsol, Sorsogon, but then, there are change of plans that happened the night before and so our group had to be divided. 2 of them went to Caramoan, which was not our plan, so me and my buddy still went to Sorsogon. But because we were just 2, we thought that it was out of our budget to shoulder everything (boat fees and etc for whaleshark watching) with just the 2 of us, concluding that there will be minimal tourists and we are unsure if they are willing to share expenses with us plus the fact that we were not sure if there will be a chance to have a sightings of these butandings(whalesharks). So we have back-up plan though, and it was to just go beachineering at the far end of Luzon which is Matnog, Sorsogon.

Where to stay in Bolinao: Bing's Beach Resort

We were actually supposed to stay at one of the cottages in Patar Beach but Patar Road is just so bad, it's not paved, it's dusty, and filled with sharp rocks, that we felt that the vehicle we are using might give up long before we reach Patar Beach. So just as we were about half way to Patar Beach from Bolinao town proper, we saw Bing's Beach Resort which spans on both side of the road where the one facing the beach is the resort and on other side is the hotel.

Full Day Blast at Hundred Islands National Park

As a continuation of my Pangasinan adventure, we are now headed to the town of Alaminos which houses the very famous Hundred Islands National Park. We left Bolinao at around 8AM and we reached Alaminos after some 30 minutes. We spent time on the town proper shopping for supplies and by around 10AM, we were at Lucap Wharf which is the main jump off for the boat rides to go island hopping on Hundred Islands.

Patar Beach, Bolinao

Abrac Beach also known as "Patar Beach" is located at Brgy. Patar, Bolinao. It is one of the top beaches in Pangasinan. It has a strong waves coming from West Philippine Sea and a lovely sunset to watched for.

Burot Beach - Almost Perfect

Planning a beach trip mid-August doesn't really bode up well due to rains and typhoons hitting the country and we had a first hand experience about that thanks to typhoon Maring and the southwest moonson (Habagat) it brought upon.

Anawangin Cove On A Rainy Season

 Last spurt to Anawangin cove before the summer season fully ends! But apparently, summer ended too soon for us. Two weeks before our planned date to Anawangin, we have reserved an all-in package to Nagsasa Cove including boat transfers, camp equipments, and van transfers from Manila to Zambales and back for P1600/head. Kuya Alan Arlantico is our contact and you can you can find his contact details here. But since it was already June and rainy season is just around the corner, Luzon is hammered with thunderstorms, and a typhoon just passed by Luzon.

Potipot Island, Candelaria Zambales

Really wanted to go for this adventure before so when a friend invited me about this, I answered YES right away. Potipot Island is somewhat being called as little "Boracay of the north", maybe because of its pristine clear blue - green waters and almost fine white sand beach. 

Camayan Beach Resort, Subic

 

It was so long ago when I had a chance to dip my feet on a beach, I can't remember exactly when it was but as far as I know, that was when I was still a little. My parents are strict. When I was in highschool and up to college, they seldom allow me to go out of towns with my friends or even to have an overnight trip with my colleagues. They will just allow me if its related to my thesis. So now I am a fully working gal, I now have the chance to explore the world and I think this is the start of something new..

We just planned to have a day tour on Ocean Adventure, others asked me if we will be staying at a beach after, as I dont have any idea with the outside world, I don't know the plans after that day tour on Ocean Adventure. And I start searching... googling.. browsing the net and found some blogs about this Camayan beach resort. So we planned that after Ocean Adventure, we should head to this resort.

BEACH AT LAST! :)

The rocky side of Camayan Beach Resort, near the entrance.

The sand is not as fine and very far when compared to other beaches like Boracay, it has a hint of black and grayish at most parts.

Enjoyed the beach with my friends. Will have more beach travel soon.

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