PART 1: Six hours north of Manila is a small town called San Juan, popular with surfers from all over. We stayed at Billabong San Juan Surf Resort owned by pro-surfer Luke Landrigan. We had paid for 4 days of lessons, but you can't control mother nature- there were only waves for one day. We kayaked and paddle-boarded instead on the other days. Sorry we didn't get any surfing pictures though because we were out in the water!
PART 2: El Nido
We took the 5 am bus trip back to Manila to catch our flight to El Nido. The traffic was really crazy so we barely caught the flight. In El Nido, we took island-hopping tours, snorkeled and swam in the ocean for hours. We met some amazing people and made some life long friendships. El Nido was more beautiful than any place I have ever been. The island only had electricity from 6 pm- 2 am. Below are the photos of El Nido, Palawan.
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| Jarrett ordered a "boku juice" (coconut) and a boy actually climbed the nearest tree and harvested a coconut for him! |
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| Jarrett relaxing in the shade because of his terrible sunburn. |
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| Touring the Lagoons and snorkeling was the highlight of our trip. Fantastic! |
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| The tour guides bbq'd fresh fish right on the beach for our lunch! |
The Philippines are not only beautiful but incredibly cheap! Meals in a nice restaurant cost 5-6 USD, beers were about a dollar. Island tours were 15-20 USD per person!
