okey. here it is. My very first OUT OF TOWN BEACH GETAWAY WITH MY BABY. Actually, im also with my TEAM at work. After winning the CSAT quarter championship, we were rewarded a 7k pesoses. We are only about 17 on that team but the total head count that went on the island is 35 people because some friends tagged along...
I was the coordinator, and to tell you guys frankly, i was so stressed out id die! good thing im with my baby...wheeewww...then, everything is now alright.
I just want to share an updated DO`s and DONT`s. The Island is really fascinating and beautiful BUT for the people who are so used to good life and everything -is-automatic does not belong here. First of! NO ELECTRICITY, so bring flashlights, mosquito repellent is not really a must because i never had any mosquito bites but just to make sure, bring some (my baby and I didnt bring a tent, we just brought banig and a blanket....waaalllahhh...we made it through the night). star gazing, him drunk, me exhausted -- a good night sleep.
Lets start from the beginning, since I am the budget officer, food officer, people officer --- you can call me THE EVERYTHING OFFICER that day because we never had the time to plan, we only want it to happen that we didnt even think about getting some committees for each task and its "I" - "my fault", not them.
Orayt...First, going there is really a long drive maximum of 6 hours. We had a jeepney and a sportivo for a ride. NEVER - NEVER use jeepney, its really uncomfortable, back aching, head aching, ass aching experience. Bringing a van, car, or anything that you can choose how to sit up, use aircon or not is a must (and i assure you, all kinds of position sitting up will be done because of the endless drive!) but actually, the scenery is so nice but if youre in a jeepney, youd definitely have a stiff neck. hahahaha
Second, If you`re not staying overnight, its much better to BE there in THE ISLAND in the morning. Boat ride is 700php - 7 person max on the boat, when you reached Potipot, 100 for entrance. Dont forget to bring enough water, food etc. etc. ... and NEVER forget that! because theres no store, or anything.. money is useless. Then, Enjoy the rest of the day.
Our team decided to go on overnight, some brought tents, i bought groceries, liquor and had 2 gallons of water. Since one of my wave mate, Wil resides from there, we had a discount for the boat ride, 50php per head. When we got there, its 200php entrance fee per head, cottage is 500 (optional), if you want your overnight camping to be realistic and wants bonfire, thats 500 for the bonfire (awtz)..we called off the bonfire..no more hotdogs on stick with marshmallow. After building our tents, we changed to our swim suits and swam while drinking matador.. nyahahahaha!!!!
We forgot about dinner time, good thing one of our bosses initiated to cook rice while we where starving our selves doing some laps on the ocean. Had rice and canned tuna then drank the whole night away, they, actually drank the whole night away..i was so sleepy and tired, i didnt bother, besides..i want to see the sunrise and needs to cook breakfast.
So i went to my banig, put my big bag as a pillow, called my baby and ask him to stay beside me and put me to sleep. He always leave everything just for me..hehehehe... (i love my baby!!!)
5:30am, sun is not yet up but some light are giving bright on the island, me and my baby decided to explore the whole island, the island is not that big that you can finish and explore everything in 30 - 45 minutes.
It was low tide! lots of sea weeds..hehehe...i saw a big driftwood...soo coolness...then, suddenly i saw a big ball of hairy thingy..its larger than me and my baby!!!!! "is that a sea urchin!!!???" i asked Aris, "lets go closer"..."NOOOO!!! it might kill me!!" i said..
then Aris laughed out loud to death! yeah right ..a sea urchin coming from the root word urchin are supposed to be smaller than your palm and so impossible to grow so big like that, it turns out to be a driftwood with too many sea weeds on it. duh! what a dumb ass me. hahaha
so almost half of the island, youll see other creatures, like that little white crab running side ways (my favorite!!!)
, and starfishes, i didnt know that starfishes had different colors..the ones i saw are blue.. i thought theyre supposed to be pink (but it was patrick..the only starfish i knew..) 
some of my teammates saw more exotic sea animals like some jelly fish, snake looking fishes etc etc.. nice! i love it!
time to cook breakfast, I am planning to cook eggs with tomatoes and onions, rice, tuyo and noodles. With my baby, we took all the things for cooking, pans, kalderos, charcoal, and all that. Theres a cooking area, you cant just pick a place and cook your meal. It should be on that particular place. So, after 148 years, we managed to have fire to cook our food with, there also change of plan for the breakfast menu. Because of lack of the cooking thingys..
we decided to just cook rice, fried tuyo, fresh tomatoes to go with it and boiled egg. Thank you to our Boss Ed and Tim for helping us out, another pointer! BRING SUPER KALAN OR ANYTHING TO COOK WITH if you didnt excelled on your girls/boys scout camping days because youll die of hunger while trying to bring some fire. hahahaha!BREAKFAST IS SERVED!!! btw! no more water!!!!!!!!! wahhhhhhh....everbody is so thirsty but no drop of water left, there are manongs who are selling ice cream but we dont need ice cream!!! WE NEED WATERRRRR!!!!!!! pointers number two, ask your manong bangkero (the guy who will fetch you via boat to bring water in the morning just to make sure - negotiate ofcourse). Some went ahead and tried the water from the deep well, it was tasteless but what the water did to them was so hilarious, everybody went looking for a place where they can poop a million times..even riding home? they had to stop over and poop their selves out. nyahahahahah!!! the lesson?: NEVER DRINK THE WATER FROM THE DEEP WELL.
Me and my baby decided to go off from the island, some friends went along, some decided to stay behind to enjoy the remaining time on the island. So goodbye Potipot island! a boat ride again, Good thing Wil saw us and called our designated bangkero to fetch us because if we are going to hire another bangkero..the 50php per head will not apply. After being on the other side of the island again, we immediately bought some drinking stuff.. Coke for my baby and we did a second roung of Sparkle...so thirsty..this is really refreshing...this time, we hired a tryke to go back to Wil`s place, took a bath and went in to the van, we had a flattire so we need to go somewhere to fix it. The nearest place is charging 900 for the tire (that sucks!) so we decided to go to the other place -- the other place is the next barrio, the tire is 425 plus labor for 80 -- i hate that first guy!
Time to go home on the way, we did so many stop overs to take pictures mostly in Subic area.
We even went Go karting that the people who are onboard from the jeepney died of envy.
It was a great experience and a lesson for me.
So guys, if your planning your vacation on POTIPOT ISLAND. Its up to you if youll go for my pointers and enjoy your stay!!!! :)
and again..i love you baby.. :)
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2 comments:
Nice pictures! I've been there in Potipot we went there last year around September. We choose to go there on a none peak season month so we can solo the island. Yes it's true there are drinking no water to buy there or any services in the island and supplies are really important! For the jeepney part getting an air conditioned ride is not really that necessary we also used a jeepney going there, the ride is windy and you won't sweat. As I look at the picture it looks like there are too many of you in the jeep and that might be the factor your backs are aching. In getting a ride in going to provinces whats important is to make sure everyone have enough space to seat on. The entrance fee was to much!! 200Php per head?! Cottage for 500 Php was ok, But making a Bonfire for 500 Php?!? When we were there we made our fire camp with NO charge. Are they taking advantage of the peak season?
Thanks Lorie I stole those pictures to my team mates, i was planning to use my cellphone for picture taking but then again, no electricity, phone is lobat (its a torture! you cant take a picture to what you want to capture.)Anyway, Yeah, i think they`re taking advantage of the peak season, i also found it too expensive specially for the bonfire, well, its private property. We cant really complain. :p
The jeepney ride? hehehe..I didnt experience it, luckily im with my baby at the sportivo and yes too many of them are in the jeepney, and thats the first lesson for me. hahaha.. kawawa naman mga friends ko :(
You guys are so lucky, we were dreaming about the bonfire thingy when we where still planning the outing, but because of the rate we found it unnecessary. Weve lost the hotdogs anyway. nyahahahahah. :)
Well, cool experience. 1 thumbs up! (one lang ha!!!?? hehehe)
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