out of mactan

it started with moal boal, then olango and finally bantayan - got out of mactan and around cebu.

moal boal
this was suppose to be a production department outing but other people from bigfoot decided to join us. in all were around 20 people and two kiddies.

we stayed at quo vadis resort and their beachfront isn't sand. it's coral! from the shore til it drops off and the water is very blue and very deep.

got the chance to take in 2 dives and the highlight of it all? the chance to see a turtle! wonderful!

but the best thing about it was getting to know my officemates a little better. at least now when i'm walking around the grounds i know the names of people i say hi to! :-)


olango island
a bird sanctuary reachable by ferry from mactan. memorable coz this is where i sprained my ankle!

a quiet island that's really peaceful and simple. can't wait to go back next month and see the migrating birds!


bantayan island
with this trip i really got the chance to learn more about Butch and Tamara...that i'd really like these two people to become friends of mine. we had fun just talking, joking and taking in the sights of the island.

the group was much smaller this time around - me, butch, tamara and the ftv peeps steven, daniel and rebecca.

saturday was when the sun was out so we all got a tan. spent a couple of hours on the beach of kota resort. then we went to the marketplace and tamara wanted to drive the pedicab. and she did that and worked up a good sweat going around the town of Sta. Fe. the thing was is when the driver took over the wheel of the pedicab broke and he charged us for it.

one of the funny things that happened? the ftv people put on a little show for us! no wonder they had big bags with them. they were in costume and did some skits. it was hilarious!

come sunday we were left behind while the ftv gang headed back to mactan. we decided to visit another resort to go to the ogtong cave.

ogtong cave is partly underwater. butch and i went swimming in it's warm water. and of course took some pictures. surprisingly the pictures came out nice with the little light that we had to play with...

and the resort was nice, their beachfront was partly rock with a pretty view of the ocean. too bad it was over cast, i'm sure if there was sun the beach would have been even more beautiful.

the food was good at bantayan! it's famous for it's seafood. i got my wish and was able to wolf down two crabs for our first lunch. then the seafood pizza at blue ice resto...sarap! breakfast was at a portugese place where the pancakes were very yellow, with a cake consistency and yummy. the best was at white beach resto! tons of seafood and they served the food with an assortment of dipping sauces. well worth what we paid!

even if i was limping all over the place because of my injured ankle, i was super glad i went! that was a great weekend ;-)