19. May 2008

Boracay Trip Part 1

We left for Bora last Friday via Seair as recommended by a friend because according to him, they have the fastest flights to Bora. And true enough, in 35 minutes, we were in Caticlan Airport. Planes were small, 35 seater only but surprisingly, the plane ride was not bumpy even with the bad weather. We were actually contemplating on re-booking the trip because of the bad weather but we decided to push through with it the last minute. And this was a good thing as when we reached Bora, it wasn’t really raining, just a little drizzle here and there but it was very windy. I was told that the weather Thursday and Friday morning was worst though.

We arrived Caticlan airport Friday afternoon and was picked up by van for the port. Here, Sophia had her first ever boat ride which she enjoyed to a hilt.

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We were then picked up by a small jeepney and was transported to True Home Hotel in Station 1. The boys - Jon, my twin bros and my dad went swimming right away while I, with my mom went around. Sophia was taking a nap with yaya in our room. By dinner, we ate at the hotel. Here’s Sophia before going to bed playing with her leappad.

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The next day, Sophia woke up so early and the first words that came out of her mouth were, “Mom, let’s go swimming!” At 6:30am, no way! I told her we have to eat breakfast first and she gladly obliged. Right after breakfast, the gang went swimming. Since it was still early and a bit windy, I made Sophia wear her wetsuit, a thermal swimsuit she uses for her swimming lessons as approved by her teacher. This way, I wasn’t worried that she’ll get cold at all even if it was quite windy.

Here’s the little girl, yaya, my cousins and the dad having fun in the sand.

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Where am I, you ask? Sitting in one of those beach chairs making chika with a friend I saw there. Several vendors kept offering us goodies from necklaces to wood carvings and even some nice vintage sunglasses lookalikes. I managed to buy necklaces and bracelets for Sophia and me after so much haggling. :D

Suddenly, it was already lunchtime. We headed to D Talipapa after. Kwento and more pics to follow.

9 Comments

1. tet commented on May 19, 2008 at 1:30 pm

hi jane!

like ko yung wetsuit ni sophia. san mo binili? :)

2. alpha commented on May 19, 2008 at 9:18 pm

inggit ako, promise :D

3. alpha commented on May 19, 2008 at 9:19 pm

thanks pala sa comment.. naku cute lang ako hehehe

4. pinch commented on May 19, 2008 at 11:38 pm

hi! i was going to ask where you bought the wet suit and was surprised someone had the same question. I’ve been looking for something like that for my kids, would you mind telling me where you got it? Thanks!

5. Nikki commented on May 20, 2008 at 1:49 am

wow, looks like you guys had fun! medyo natakot lang ako sa laki ng waves hehehe :)

6. stage mom commented on May 20, 2008 at 10:13 am

got it from speedo tet.

7. stage mom commented on May 20, 2008 at 10:13 am

naku alpha, go ka na din! im sure estong will have fun.

8. stage mom commented on May 20, 2008 at 10:14 am

hi pinch, got the wetsuit from speedo.

9. stage mom commented on May 20, 2008 at 10:15 am

hi nikki! they had fun. ako, im not a beach lover eh, hehe. yeah, the waves were big sa morning but nung afternoon, lumiit na. you’ll see sa next batch of pics later :)

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