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Boracay-Iloilo Trip

June 7, 2007

Yeah, yeah, it's already rainy season and it's schooltime once again (hmn, bakit ba kasi tuwing tag-ulan ang pasukan?). Summer is over but I still would like to share with you how my trip to Boracay and Iloilo went. This is a late post.

I know a lot of you guys have been to Boracay. By plane, it's just an hour ride from Manila. But my friends and I were in the mood for a more adventurous trip to the said prestigious tourist spot before April ended. So we took the road less traveled by, literally. We traveled through the "roll-on, roll-off" (RO-RO) system. The trip itself was an adventure. It entails getting on and off various modes of transportation. I have to give the government some "pogi" points for putting up the Strong Republic Nautical Highway. This highway serves as an alternate route to some major tourist spots. Also, it facilitates transport of goods, especially farm produce, from Luzon to Mindanao and vice-versa.

If you are curious how we reached Boracay via RO-RO, please read. You might also be in the mood for a more adventurous trip next summer. Make sure you allot more time because the whole trip took us 17.5 hours. Here's our itinerary.

April 27

12:30PM - left Quezon City onboard Alps busline

4:00 PM - reached Batangas port and took a small ferry to Capalan, Oriental Mindoro via M/V Beatriz (yes po, Beatriz ang pangalan ng ferry and no, I don't own it lol). Our bus also transported by the ferry along with other buses. Napansin ko lang ang isang pangit na ugali ng mga kababayan natin sa point na ito. Maraming nakatayo yet we could see may mga upuan naman na mga bags lang ang nakalagay. Nung tinanong namin ang mga tao na andun, ang sabi may mga nakaupo daw dun at naglilibot lang sa ferry. I have observed that during the three-hour trip, tanging mga bags lang talaga ang nasa upuan at walang tao na dumating para umupo. Meaning, talagang pinaupo ng ibang mga pasahero ang mga bag nila kahit na nakikita nilang napakaraming nakatayo. Hmp, nakakainis lang.

7:00PM - arrived at the port of Calapan and traveled by the same bus

8:00PM - reached Barangay Sta. Rita, Pinamalayan in Mindoro and had dinner

9:00PM - traveled by the same Alps bus to Roxas, Mindoro

10:30PM - reached the port of Roxas, Mindoro and waited for about 1.5 hours before getting on a bigger ferry

4:30AM - arrived in Caticlan. We waited for 1.5 hours before the ferrywas allowed to dock because there were other ferries which got head of us. We had to wait for one or two ferries to leave the port before we could dock

6:00AM - took an outrigger boat and arrived in Boracay island after 15 minutes

Boracay Island which is 7-kilometer long is blessed with spectacular, clear waters and powdery, white-sand beaches. It's a busy island with so many establishments. I've read in a magazine that there are over 300 resorts in Boracay. Each year, it is visited by thousands of tourists who have come to love the place.

I enjoyed Boracay's sun, sea and sand. I spent more time not swimming but lazily lounging at the beach with a Selecta drumstick and pinipig crunch hehehe. I tried the banana boat and had fun. At night, I passed by a beach front resort where Sitti was performing.

April 29

1:00PM - left Boracay for Caticlan

1:15PM - left Caticlan on a bus to Iloilo

6:30PM - arrived in Iloilo City and booked in Fine Rock Hotel

April 30

The whole day was spent touring Guimaras Island and Iloilo City. Flight to Manila via Cebu Pacific was at 9PM. That was a great 4-day vacation. Medyo nakakapagod ang byahe but enjoy naman. Next stop? Cagayan de Oro siguro. Or maybe Banaue, or Sagada, or Lake Sebu. Hard to keep my itchy feet from lakwatsa hehehe.

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Previous Comments

A beautiful blog design.
I also love your title. I see you have been blogging for more than a year now! Nice work!

Posted by Sally at June 8, 2007, 1:33 am

ano ba yan parang ang byahe eh nag mula sa amerika papuntang pinas ah!

pero bea sinong binabayaran mo pag nagsakay ka ng ferry dahil diba sakay ka na nang bus? do you pay the bus company or the ferry? is it a package?

ano ba naman yang words sa ilalim enema daw! siguro kailangan ko na ngang magpa enema lol

Posted by diwatangbyaning at June 8, 2007, 3:31 am

salamat po sa pagbibigay lakas loob.hehehehe.haba nun ah.sarp nman ng bakasyunista….ganda ng mga dahon talga.

Posted by germs at June 8, 2007, 11:03 am

Hello SALLY,

Thank you for the visit. I appreciate it. Yeah, I’ve been blogging for more than a year now mostly just to share some happy, simple things.

Posted by bea at June 8, 2007, 11:21 am

I tried the RO-RO in camiguin and the one for oroquieta.. im not sure if the spelling is right. 17 hourssss?? ang tagal.. natatagalan nga ako sa Iligan eh.. mga 12 hours.. pano na 17.5 hours? sabagay… 5.5 hours lng ang difference. hehe.

im sure that was fun.. since you were with your friends. hehe

Posted by tina at June 8, 2007, 11:22 am

hi DIWA,
hehehe medyo matagal nga ang byahe but if you have more time naman, enjoy din yung byahe.

may mga bus companies na package na. isinasama na ang bayad ng ferry sa bayad sa kanila. bibigyan ka na lang nila ng ticket for the ferry.

yung ibang bus companies naman, bus lang ang babayaran mo. pagdating sa pier, dun ka magbabayad for the ferry.

hehehe pasensya na sa sikyu codes ko. i have no control kasi over it hehehe.

Posted by bea at June 8, 2007, 11:35 am

hi GERMS
walang anuman. sana nga ay nakapagpalakas ng loob mo ang mga pinagsasabi ko hehehe

Posted by bea at June 8, 2007, 11:37 am

hello TINA,
andito ka uli! super natutuwa talaga ako sa yo. salamat ha?

wow, you’ve been to camiguin na? i’m saving for a cagayan de oro-camiguin trip.

yeah, i enjoyed the trip because i was with my friends— 53 of them hahaha. ang dami namin!

Posted by bea at June 8, 2007, 11:41 am

i like road trips especially when with plenty of friends or family. =)
pics Beyyy of the blue blue seaaaa hehe
btw, napansin ko.. na link mo na ang bagong bahay ko! thanks ha!

Posted by Daisy at June 8, 2007, 1:49 pm

DAISY,
sige, post ko ang pic of boracay. medyo nagmadali lang ako sa pag-post nito kasi nakisingit lang. my computer at home isn’t working. it won’t start up

you’re welcome. pero may kasalanan ako. i.ph pa rin pala ang inilagay ko. ngayon ko lang yun narealize. i was thinkig all along that what i’ve put in the link was a dotcom and not i.ph. tsk, tsk, nasanay na kasi ao sa i.ph eh. edit ko na lang. soweee uli.

Posted by bea at June 8, 2007, 3:34 pm

17.5 HOURS?! HOLY FREAKING HANDSOME GUY!!! That’s like flying from Philadelphia to Tokyo (12 hours! the remaining hours is me checking out some handsome men! he he he!).

Nga pala, it’s CALAPAN, indi CAPALAN ano?! Gusto mo bang makurot sa singit?!

*tuloy basa*

You mean mga engkanto ang sakay nang barko dahil puro bags ang kaluluwa nilang nakaupo?! Wow!

*tuloy basa*

Uh! buti naman at naging Calapan ang daong. Akala ko, Capalan.

*tuloy basa*

*dai!

Me and Chuva and another friend went to Boracay before Magellan discovered Mactan. We flew from Manila to Roxas and bus to Caticlan which was about 3 hours. Sa akin 24 hours na byahe yun! Malokaloka ako at masuka suka sa takbo nang bus!

We stayed at Fridays and we had a great time! Eto pa, sa totoo lang ang mga kachika namin sa bar? Mga Canadians at Europeans! Para ko nang palayasin! As in NATIVE ang hanap ko noooo!!!!

Posted by reyna elena at June 11, 2007, 9:28 am

that was indeed an adventure, taking the RoRo, and being in a lot of places in 4 days. that’s also informative–an alternative for others to consider.

Posted by SexyMom at June 15, 2007, 2:22 pm

Buti naman you had fun adventures. I need to view the pictures kahit sa tingin man lang nakarating na ako dyan…lol

ATE AGRING,
hello! salamat po sa pagbisita uli. sige po, will post some pics. edit ko na lang yung post ko, i’ll insert some pics.

Posted by Agring at June 15, 2007, 6:00 pm

i enjoy reading ur posts!

btw, how much nagastos nyo? i hope u can give a breakdown …parang gusto ko rin itry yan! hehe!

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http://boracayspot.com/

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Posted by hector at January 8, 2008, 3:02 pm

Boracay is just one of the beautiful places here in philippines. try visit palawan, for sure you will enjoy there. no wonder why boracay is so popular to many, because of its geographic location and atmosphere. i went to boracay last summer and i really enjoyed the beach.

Posted by Boracay regency at July 27, 2009, 11:59 am

hi there… nice blog…
anyway - just wanna ask if how much po ang bus fare from Caticlan to Iloilo? Im planning to celebrate my bday kasi sa bora this July and para makatipid - I wanted sana to take a bus from Caticlan to iloilo nalang… may bus po pa bah kaya yan sa gabi? thanks po

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