0900 – Wake up late as nothing much to do as we also don’t
want to go to the Puerto Princesa Museum as mostly is the traded ceramics and
old artefacts. After breakfast, we went to NCCC again to bought some cup noodles
as I think the food in El Nido will be expensive.
1030 – Checked out the room and walked to the Jolibee there
to take the Jeepney towards the New Market Terminal (PHP13/person). After
reached the terminal, we was approached by many people and asked whether we
want to go El Nido. I walked away and towards the Van area. Since the next
departure time I checked for the Lexxus shuttle van is 1pm which had a long
time to wait, I decided to asked other company. Just not far from the van area
entrance gate, there were still many people approached us. Then I asked back
one company that have a good looking van. The price is only PHP400/person to go
to El Nido and it was departing at that time. So we just get on it which left the
last row seat which is a 4 person seats. The inner condition is better than the
Lexxus Shuttle van.
After departed, the van driver drove into a small bumpy road
which I think maybe he is taking shortcut. But he was actually taking his wife.
After, the van continue on the main street to El Nido and we’re sleeping again.
It was quite hard to sleep as the road is bumpy and curvy and we’re seating at
the last row.
1330 – The van stopped at a restaurant for 20-30 minutes for
passenger having the lunch. Initially, we just wanted to walk around the
restaurant. Then we saw the food in the shelf that had been cooked and put on
the plate. Then we tried to call one portion of rice with fried chicken and a vege.
It was PHP145 which consider expensive to us. But we saw locals able to eat
this standard of meal.
After 30 minutes, the van continued the Journey. We’re not
sleeping again this time but watching the show and news that I just downloaded
in the morning. Along the way, there were some people get off from the van.
When the another two last row passenger get off, the last row 4 seats was ours
and we can sit and sleep with wide space. There were also people get on the van
and luckily no one come to sit at the last row.
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| Van stopped here for lunch if you want. |
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| Rice with a chicken and vege. PHP145! |
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| Still use system barter?? |
1630 – Reached the Corong-corong terminal in El Nido. The accommodation
that I booked is Mikee Pension which is not far from the terminal. Then we
decided to walk as we didn’t see any jeepney but many tricycles. After reached
around the area, this hostel was hard to find. After we asked people, we just
saw the signboard which is just opposite the place we asked. When checked-in, our
room was free upgraded to family room with private toilet as the owner make a
mistake that our budget double room had been taken for a night. So we had to
move the room tomorrow. After left the thing, we went out and try to find the
cheap tour and bike. There are almost every shop and hotel provide the tour
booking. After asked for many shop, we know that some tour include the
eco-tourism fee but other don’t and other include the snorkel gear but other
don’t. So it is hard to decide which one is good. After had a ham burger as dinner,
we continued asked other shop. Finally, we booked our tour A at our hostel as
this hostel provide this boat tour only for those stay in this hostel. Hence,
it will be less than 10 people for a boat. We also got the discounted price
from PHP1400 to PHP 1200 include the Eco-tourism and snorkelling gear. While
other that should be include are the life vest, water and lunch.
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| This is El Nido! |
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| El Nido in night |
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| We had the ham burger as mostly the burger is beef in the town. The vege is another more expensive price :( |
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| The grilled seafood restaurant |
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| The red sausage is the chicken meat PHP20 and the satay is pork PHP10 |
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| The free upgraded room. |
After that, we walked and shopped something in the town and
eat some food. We went back to the hostel rest and prepared for tomorrow.
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