PHILIPPINES: Sem-break is more fun in Palawan! Day 3 (ft Island-hopping: Honda Bay, Pambato Reef, Luli Island, Cowrie Island)

Puerto Princesa continued to amaze and impress us during our last day there in 2012. Our itinerary: Island-hopping in Honda Bay, snorkeling at Pambato Reef, fish-feeding on Luli Island, and lunch on Cowrie Island. For sea-lovers, this could be the highlight of a 3-day vacation. And so, we started boating from Honda Bay to Pambato…

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12/05/2015

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Puerto Princesa continued to amaze and impress us during our last day there in 2012. Our itinerary: Island-hopping in Honda Bay, snorkeling at Pambato Reef, fish-feeding on Luli Island, and lunch on Cowrie Island. For sea-lovers, this could be the highlight of a 3-day vacation.

And so, we started boating from Honda Bay to Pambato Reef, a part of Palawan Sea teeming with water creatures! We put on our snorkeling gears and dived in. Sea aides were always there to help.

The floating quarter next to the Pambato Reef

Snorkeling is one of the best sea-related experiences I’ve had so far. I felt like a litte mermaid.

After the Pambato Reef, we hopped on to Luli Island. The term Luli came from the words “lulubog” and “lilitaw”, meaning to disappear/sink and to reappear, respectively. This name was given due to the fact that the island has the tendency to sink in, or disappear, during high tide.

On this white strip of sand, we fed some fishes and just relaxed for a couple of hours. So awesome!

At noontime, we had to leave Luli Island. It started to partly disappear into the waves. Our next island was Cowrie, where we enjoyed some lunch and some swimming.

So, what’s the story behind the name “Cowrie“? Cowries — that’s what we call the group of large to small sea snails, those marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae. They usually have porcelain-like, shiny shells that serve a variety of purposes, like in making ornaments, jewelry, currency during ancient times, devices in astrology, charms, dice in gambling, and an ancient symbol of social rank. I remember collecting these shells when I was a child.

Walking along the small island's coasts — Walking along the small island’s coasts

I found myself dancing with the waves!

Lovely Philippine island! ♥

My flipflops had found its soulmate <3 — My pair of flipflops had found its soulmate ❤

There you have it: my 3-day vacation in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Too short a time, but the impact lasts forever! ♥ And I got all that for only Php7k. How cool is that? Please, don’t forgot to put sun block on your skin! You’re going to be literally toasted in the island because of its hotness!

Last pic in the island — After all the swimming and the sunbathing

I can’t wait to visit Puerto Princesa again! Or maybe see the rest of the region. Meanwhile, landing in Manila has always been creepy. So many houses surrounding the airport. Salute to the pilots!

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