Sailing Palawan, Day 1
It all started with an article in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/travel/an-aimless-sailing-trip-off-palawan-in-the-philippines.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0) about sailing around the islands in the Philippines. It wasn't long before we were inquiring with Tao Philippines about booking a trip for ourselves. We sort of cheaped out and selected the jungle and island tour. This tour is actually operated by a fellow named Gener under his Palawan Sailing outfit.
We arranged for a 4d/3n tour down the Babuyan River to Honda Bay. It started with a trek through the jungle and then a lazy float down the river to a farm house. The next day was down the river to the sea where we sailed out to an island that we essentially had to ourselves. We opted for a second night out on the islands and it was a great choice.
This section of photos is from the first day, and a bit. Part of the tour advertises that you stay with a local family. We stayed with a 78-yr-old man Ador, and his eldest son (his wife was away in town visiting the clinic). Ador grows coffee, so naturally upon our arrival we were greeted with a cup of coffee. A few cups of that during the evening and it's perhaps no surprise that we didn't fall asleep easily. But we attribute the rest of the night's poor sleep to the dog who snuck into our cabana and proceeded to chase his fleas all night.
Read MoreWe arranged for a 4d/3n tour down the Babuyan River to Honda Bay. It started with a trek through the jungle and then a lazy float down the river to a farm house. The next day was down the river to the sea where we sailed out to an island that we essentially had to ourselves. We opted for a second night out on the islands and it was a great choice.
This section of photos is from the first day, and a bit. Part of the tour advertises that you stay with a local family. We stayed with a 78-yr-old man Ador, and his eldest son (his wife was away in town visiting the clinic). Ador grows coffee, so naturally upon our arrival we were greeted with a cup of coffee. A few cups of that during the evening and it's perhaps no surprise that we didn't fall asleep easily. But we attribute the rest of the night's poor sleep to the dog who snuck into our cabana and proceeded to chase his fleas all night.
