day 2 of our puerto princesa trip had us up and ready at 7am for our honda bay tour.
the honda bay tour is an island-hopping tour. literally, in a span of around 2 hours, we hopped from one island to another! some of the islands, though, are closed to the public for "hopping" either because it's a protected area or owned by a famous male TV host with political connections. nevertheless, we managed to visit three islands - starfish island, pandan island, and cowrie island. the islands were best for snorkeling but we were not equipped for that so we were there taking the usual "touristy" route of taking photos instead. but, at pandan, i couldn't resist and took a dip in its oh-so-salty waters! we also had fresh buko to quench our thirst.
we left honda bay around lunch time and passed by kuyba almoneca, a meditation garden. the cave in this place prepped me for the bigger cave i would be witnessing the following day. :)
we quickly went back to our hotel famished. we decided to have lunch at hap chan, just across our hotel. i missed going to hap chan the last time i was in manila so it was such a welcome treat to be having their steamed fish fillet in garlic after a long time!
we took a rest at the hotel only to realize that we had an early dinner reservation at the famous ka lui resto (strictly by reservation only). we had to be there at 6pm or no later than 630pm, otherwise, our reservation will be cancelled. still full from our heavy lunch, we trekked to ka lui (some 15-min walk from the hotel) instead of taking the tricycle. the place is amazing! it has a filipino vibe with an indigenous feel to it. palawan is home to the tagbanuas and bataks and ka lui embraced its local culture to the hilt! be prepared to take off your shoes or slippers upon entering the resto. it's very clean and even going to the bathroom is such a visual feast so no worries. they even have a small shop selling local bags and wallets from rurungan sa tubod (artisan crafts). for our dinner, we had the ka lui special, catch of the day, and tubbataha salad. seafood galore! i focused on the salad and loved the combination of assorted fruits with fresh tuna strips and its signature palawan dressing.
(still looking for the photos from another camera, will post soon!)
we were planning to go to sabang beach the next day in lieu of our supposed trip to the PP underground river but what do you know....sometimes, things really do go according to plan!
what lies ahead in day 3?
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