The first stop they just let us jump off the boat and snorkel around. I believe it was Pangulasian Island. There were a lot of jellyfish here, but it was a good snorkeling site. There were a lot of fish and coral. I did feel like I was getting stung though but I didn't think I got near a jellyfish, maybe it was all in my head.
The second location was Snake Island; this is also where we had lunch. There was a little trail you could take up to the top of Snake Island. It took about 5 minutes to get to the top. The view was so pretty.
Then we walked back down and got in the water. There wasn't much to see, it was very clear but mostly grass and rocks. After swimming around for awhile we had our lunch. The island was really beautiful.
The next stop was Cudognon Cave. This was very cool. We started out by going through a small opening into the cave.
Once inside there were some really cool rock formations. I think there were bats but we didn't actually see them...
After we came out of the cave we were able to snorkel. We saw a lot of fish here.
The 3rd stop on the tour was Cathedral Cave. We didn't actually stop here we just floated by in it the boat very slowly. Unfortunately I didn't get very good pictures of the interior of the cave. You could see it open up into a big room from the boat, but the pictures did not turn out.
We were able to see the the Lagen Resort on the way to the last stop. It is very expensive to stay here...maybe someday. We are more budget travelers right now...haha.
The last stop was Pinagbuyutan Island. This was probably one of the most beautiful islands/beaches I have ever seen. There were palm trees every where and some of the softest white sand I have ever seen and felt.
The island looked very cool. We were able to do some snorkeling here and there were some pretty cool fish. The snorkeling was pretty good and maybe my favorite spot in El Nido. It was a great way to end the trip to El Nido.
This fish was very aggressive. I followed it around for awhile. If I got too close to whatever it was protecting it would come at me. It was funny.
I loved this island....
I got a good photo of our resort, Stunning Vistas, on our way back.
They left us a nice design on our bed...
Tonight we decided to watch the sunset. I don't know what it is about watching sunsets...I've never really done it or had an interest in it, but we did it in Santorini and Mykonos and it is quite relaxing. I think the sunset at El Nido was probably the most beautiful one we have seen...
While we were watching the sunset we talked with Alex and Yan. We talked about all the things we had done. They had rented a kayak one day and kayaked to one of the near islands. Yan snorkeled while Alex laid out on the beach. Later there was a man pointing a gun at her telling her the island was private. She got Yan's attention and they told the guy the didn't want any trouble. He said it was fine they just had to leave...they got a picture with him and left! hahaha crazy. They did recommend a place in El Nido town for dinner. It was a pizza place. Yan said it was some of the best pizza he ever had. Now we had ate pizza in the Philippines and it had been absolutely disgusting so I was skeptical. Although it sounded really good by the way they were describing it.
So Don and I walked along the beach looking for a place to eat. After no success we decided to go into town and give this pizza place a try. We had some idea where it was so it wasn't too hard to find. You could see them making the pizza dough right in front and you had to take off your shoes in the restaurant. We left our shoes downstairs and went up to the restaurant. It was awesome looking. Nice wooden floors, a good looking bar. A great atmosphere, unlike anything we had experienced in the Philippines. The food around us looked amazing. People were just ordering whole pizzas for themselves so that's what we did. I ordered a Margarita Pizza. Don ordered the Prosciutto Pizza because Yan raved about it. We also got a calamari salad for an appetizer. It was so good! The pizzas were amazing. I think it was probably the best Italian style pizza I have ever had. Amazing...great way to end our stay in El Nido. The place was called Altrov'e. If you are in El Nido and craving pizza this is the place.
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