Boracay Vacation Recap

We're about to go on another exciting vacation and I just realized I never told y'all about the last one.

December 7-10, 2007 - Boracay Island in the Philippines


Since we arrived in the Philippines, we kept hearing that we should go to Boracay because of the beautiful beaches and the nice resorts. So, of course, we decided to try it out. We don't know if we'll ever get back to this side of the world again so we're going to see as much of it as possible.

Boracay is on one of the smallest islands in the Philippines. On the map, it's just a dot you wouldn't even pay attention to. We had a wonderful time there. The water was nice and clear like in the Caribbean. The sand was almost white but it was the softest sand I've ever felt in my life. It was like cake flour after it's been sifted. While there, we chilled a lot.



Laid back on the lounge chairs by the beach.


Played in the sand with the kids. At least I did. Daddy didn't want sand all over him.



Slept.


Ate.


Chilled some more.


Dwayne rode a jet ski while the kids and I floated on a raft in the China Sea. We all rode on glass bottom boat called, and painted like, Finding Nemo. Dwayne and I took turns snorkeling. We tried to convince Danae to get in but she's a bit scary. The boat captain went to find cool things for us to look at. So, the kids touched starfish and crabs and other stuff I don't really remember right now. For some unknown reason, we didn't take our camera on the boat ride so we don't have pictures.

While there we stayed at Friday's Beach Resort which was really nice. Dwayne took one of the following pictures. Can you guess which one? His excuse was that he was trying to take a picture of the Friday's sign but those women were in the way. Yeah, right. We stayed there so he could have easily taken a picture some other time.



They had shows during dinner. Dwayne and Danae got a certificate for learning how to do the Tinikling Dance, which is the national dance here. There are several resorts in Boracay but you don't really see them. Here, they have small resorts that are still five star. You don't see the skyscrapers. So, you get to enjoy the natural beauty of the environment while living in luxury. Perfect! Also, there are very few cars in Boracay. You ride around town on tricycles, which is a cart attached to the side of a motor scooter...you know the little motorcycle type things.



Funny Stories:

• We spent quite a bit of time shielding our kids from a certain sunbather. A middle-aged lady with very saggy boobies was trying to get an even tan. Not cute!

• For some reason, the hotel didn't have a tub, only a shower. So, one evening Brayden decided to run out of the shower, poop on the floor, run out of the bathroom, poop on the floor some more, and then run back in, and pee on the floor. I couldn't catch the sucka in time to stop him. Not cute!

Getting there:
We had to fly 45 minutes to Kalibo, ride in a van for an hour (or something like that)to Caticlan, and then take a 10-15 minute boat ride over to Boracay. Getting on the boat was not fun. We had to walk on a plan about a foot wide with no guard rails. I was scared to death. At the end of the vacation, when we rode the boat to Caticlan the tide was low. So, some locals waded out to the boat, hoisted us on their shoulders and arms and carried us to shore. I am not lying! I am only upset that we don't have pictures to prove it. I was too nervous to take pics of anything.

The trip was a lot of fun and very relaxing. Dwayne and I usually take vacations that are action packed so we have to rest when we come back home.