Anda! Bohol's Little Paradise

Before going to Bohol, one of my friends texted me that if we have enough time, we must try to visit Anda Beach because of its white sand. Anda is not that popular yet for tourists but since we were also curious, we decided to visit it once we reach Bohol. 

On our second day in Bohol, we first went to a nearby beach in Guindulman and later in the afternoon, we rented a small boat that would take us to Anda. As we had our sightseeing, we were really awed by the beauty of nature. Looking at the sea, you can really see what's underneath because of the clear water. My friends even saw some turtles! 

It was low tide when we arrived at Anda so the long stretch of sand welcomed us! I was really beaming because it was really beautiful. The place where we docked our boat was in front of the town hall so it was just a public beach but even though it was public, the sand was really something. It's powdery white sand is really fine and just amazing! I was even thinking of bringing home some of it. haha

Anda is truly a beauty to behold. I hope that one day, when I return to this place, it will still be the same. :)

Related blog posts:
* Bohol Escapade (1st day)
* The Buzzz Cafe
* Loboc River 
* Zoocolate Thrills
* Sevilla Hanging Bridge
* Tarsier Conservation Area 
* Man-made Forest 
* Butterfly Conservation Area
* The Shiphaus
* Chocolate Hills
* Bohol Escapade (2nd day)

Bohol Escapade (2nd day)

Hello there! I've finally finished blogging about my Bohol Escapade (1st day). After the day tour, we headed to Guindulman, kuya Jun2x's hometown. From Carmen proper, we waited for a bus going to their place but since it was a holiday that day, we had a hard time catching a bus. We waited for about two hours and because of that we had no choice but to take a bus going to the town of Pilar. From Pilar, we were able to get V-hire going to Candijay. It was really dark that time and we were not really familar with the place. Good thing, after a few minutes of waiting in Candijay, some relatives of kuya Jun2x arrive and we headed to Guindulman. Whew! 

We are very thankful to Esquilla family for accommodating and taking care of us when we were there. Their family is really fun to be with! 

And so after eating dinner, we were able to sleep. 

Day 2 

The following day, we planned to go the beach. We went to a public beach just a few minutes away from Esquilla's residence. 

We opted not to swim that time. We just went there to ponder on some thoughts and enjoy the beauty of nature. :D

After some time, we then went back to kuya Jun2x's house and ate our lunch. In the afternoon, we then went to Anda (I'll be writing a different blog post for this). Stay tuned! 

Related blog posts:
* Bohol Escapade (1st day)
* The Buzzz Cafe
* Loboc River 
* Zoocolate Thrills
* Sevilla Hanging Bridge
* Tarsier Conservation Area 
* Man-made Forest 
* Butterfly Conservation Area
* The Shiphaus
* Chocolate Hills

Vaño Beach

It's still the first month of the year but the heat of the summer is now on! So last Saturday, my family together with Richard and some of our friends hit a local beach in Lapu-lapu City. At around 9:00 o'clock in the morning, we departed from Country Mall and headed to Mandaue Public Market. There, we haggled for a jeepney that would take us to Vaño Beach located in Marigondon.

Once you arrived at the place and you have a vehicle with you, you will be paying a toll fee of Php 20.00 and when you reach the entrance for the beach, you have to pay of course the entrance fee. Since we were 14 people all in all, we got one cottage which was Php 500.00 good for 10 people and the remaining 4 people would have to pay Php 50.00 per head.

Vaño Beach is not a new place to me anymore. I have been here for quite a few times already and I was really having second thoughts of going back there again because the image that painted my mind was not that pleasing. haha But then when I looked around the place, it definitely had some changes (well, not really that major though, but at least it's different now).

So we settled in our cottage while the boys cooked our lunch. After the food was devoured, we rested for a while and hit the water!

We also rented a motorboat for Php 25.00 per head and we went to a "secret island" according to the man who manned the boat. It was not really that secret, but at least we were able to see a new place. Took a lot of pictures and enjoyed swimming for about an hour. Then we headed back to Vaño Beach.

At around 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon, the jeepney that we negotiated came back and our little Sunday escapade ended. :D