Honeymoon in Palawan: EL NIDO TOUR C

El Nido: Tour C (Travel Date: April 22, 2018)

It was our second day in El Nido (Read our first day here) but we woke up too early for our tour, so we went to beach front first to enjoy the beautiful morning sun. I have always loved mornings at the beach, and I loved it even more now because of El Nido. "It's gonna be a marvellous day," I said to myself. Indeed it was marvellous much.

This is one of the several posts I made about our Trip to Palawan. Here are the links to other posts for your convenience:

Beach hair, sunkissed skin, amazing view... more of these please

EL NIDO TOUR C

Still hungover from our Tour A, we head on to Tour C on our second day at El Nido.

I haven't said this before but I think I enjoyed Tour C more than Tour A. The amazing islands included in the tour were just too mesmerizing including Secret Beach, Hidden Beach, Star Beach, Helicopter Island, and Matinloc Shrine. If I would suggest one tour amongst all the other tours in El Nido, I would say do not skip Tour C ever.

Also, I think I enjoyed it more because in our boat, we met this group of Filipino barkada with a couple of foreigners (whom they also met along the way.) Most of them were locals in Palawan, and they were such a friendly, jolly bunch and since most of them are Filipinos, we clicked right away.

They brought a basket full of green mangoes with bagoong in our boat. #VeryFilipino

During our lunch, I tell you, there was a time there when I was sitting in the sand, having a little rest from all the island hopping that we did, and I was just admiring the whole scenery. I couldn't believe how majestic the place was. I remembered when Astronaut Howard from Big Bang Theory was asked "How's space?" and he said, "Beautiful, beautiful, same old same old." - That's how I felt on our second day. I started to become more immersed into the beauty that is El Nido, that it felt like...-. Like when people asked me "How's El Nido?" and the only answer I can give is "Beautiful, beautiful, same old, same old.". You see, there's no way you can say the place was ugly- or even mediocre. Nope. The place was so grandeur. It's almost paradise. You can be at ease with it, be used to it, sometimes you don't notice it anymore because you've seen it quite often enough, but still beautiful.

This is us during our lunch break. Such a nice feeling to meet new people during travels. We still keep in touch up to this date.

Our hearty tropical meal composed of fresh seafood, fruits, rice, roasted pork, etc. Empacho was on the way, but who cares?

At the end of the tour, hubby and I were too drained and exhausted, given that the last two days were spent in travels and island hopping. Also, we needed to head back to Puerto Princesa for our Underground River Tour. Still, I felt sad thinking it was our last day in El Nido. Our body may be tired from all the kayaking, snorkeling, swimming, and other beach activities that we did, but my heart was full with all the memories El Nido has given me.

Before we went back to Puerto Princesa, I whispered to El Nido a little thank you for allowing me to see her beauty. For once, I thought she was just a dream, a fantasy. But I was so thankful fate brought me to see her. I guess dreams really do come true. You see, I just got married to this beautiful man, we had a wonderful wedding, and then we were able to have our honeymoon in an amazing island called El Nido. Just like the song said "Almost paradise, how could we ask for more?"

But I did ask for more-- that in time, if fate permits again, I wish to go back. Hopefully. And I know I will go back. Someday.

(Next post will be about our Puerto Princesa Tour)

See you in a bit,
Love

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