"a caterpillar doesn't just grow into a butterfly. a caterpillar must undergo metamorphosis, and a cocoon is where a caterpillar risks it all: enters total chaos, undergoes total rebuilding, and is born to a new way of living. only in taking the risk of entering that inert cocoon can the caterpillar go from dormancy to potency, from ugliness to beauty."

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

puerto princesa and el nido, palawan adventure

last august 27-31, 2009, i was in palawan for a 5-day fun, fun, fun adventure in puerto princesa and el nido.

puerto princesa is about an hour (by plane) from manila. el nido is 7 hours away (by van) from puerto princesa.

glimpses of puerto princesa and el nido
http://kulitjr3.multiply.com/photos/album/495


puerto princesa and el nido adventure



27th of august 2009
thursday in puerto princesa
first day of a five-day adventure in palawan


from puerto princesa airport to sabang to the subterranean national river park...

una muna, puerto princesa!


into the big, dark cave -- to experience the subterranean river national park adventure -- and out again

the puerto princesa subterranean national river park is a UNESCO world
heritage site. the underground river tour requires tolerance for the smell of bat dung, ounces of imagination, and respect for nature's ways.

puerto princesa subterranean national river park


28th of august 2009
thank God it's friday in el nido
second day of a five-day adventure in palawan

day 2 in palawan: island hopping adventure day 1 in el nido

starts and stops: marina garden beach resort. small lagoon. big lagoon. island
where we had lunch (what's the name of that island?). island and snorkeling spot where a strong gust of wind sent us back to marina garden beach resort (i missed getting the name of that snorkeling spot in el nido, too).







el nido friday adventure
http://kulitjr3.multiply.com/photos/album/499

after our island hopping adventure, we walked around el nido town to get glimpses of the local life in this neat place.



walking around el nido
http://kulitjr3.multiply.com/photos/album/500


29th of august 2009
cloudy saturday in el nido
third day of a five-day adventure in palawan
day 3 in palawan: island hopping adventure day 2 in el nido





one, two, el nido!
http://kulitjr3.multiply.com/photos/album/502


we.got.sunshine.on.a.cloudy.day.yey!


starts and stops: marina garden beach resort. snake island. cudugnon island and cudugnon cave. cathedral cave. lagen island (we merely passed by). our coconut island.

ganito.kami.sa.el.nido.
malamang.sa.batanes.din.
at.kung.saan.pa.man.kami.mapadpad


coco el nido!


in this album:
~ how to do jumpshots and be not successful (laughtrip!)
~ how to compensate for unsuccessful jumpshots
~ how to optimize the usefulness of a resilient coconut tree
~ how to have fun with the tripod and the remote control: "thank you, tripod and remote control" shots

then.we.had.to.rush.back.to.el.nido.town.because.the.waves.were.starting.to.swell!

after our 2nd day of island hopping adventure in el nido, we explored el nido town again to get to know more about the place.




30th of august 2009
sunday in el nido
fourth day of a five-day adventure in palawan

day 4 in palawan: island hopping adventure day 3 in el nido

starts and stops: marina garden beach resort. miniloc island. snorkeling cove
(i forgot the name, tsk). matinloc island. helicopter island. 7 commandos.

woohoo, el nido!

helicopter island fun


why helicopter? from afar, the island looks like a helicopter!

after our 3rd day of island hopping adventure in el nido, we explored el nido town again -- we went to marber's resto along brgy. masagana's
beachfront to celebrate our last night in el nido.

our last night out in el nido


31st of august 2009
holiday monday in puerto princesa
fifth day of a five-day adventure in palawan

day 5 in palawan: back to puerto princesa after 3 days of el nido adventure

we moved out of el nido so early in the morning -- a little past after 2am
-- and braved the dark, bumpy, long stretch that led us back to puerto princesa.

we had some tire trouble shortly after we started our dawntime trip. we stopped over for breakfast at tawnsayt.

we were finally back in puerto princesa at around 9am and we had enough time to experience and see more of puerto princesa: the public market, ka lui, iwahig prison and penal farm, and the crocodile farm and nature park.










memories of a holiday monday spent in puerto princesa


personally recommended musts when in puerto princesa: (1) experience dining in ka lui and (2) visit iwahig!


2 comments:

  1. val, pila damage ninyo ani? basi adto ko September. pwede ngayo ko ug itinerary/tips?

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  2. bren, this was thr tour i joined: http://thetravelfactor.multiply.com/calendar/2009/08/27?view:calendar=day
    (i was covered by the PhP8000 deal. this excludes the airfare to and fro puerto princesa, night meals in el nido, and the iwahig & croc park adventure that my new found friends and i squeezed into the 5-day sked)

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