January 22, 2008

you want it, you got it : the wrap up post!

by popular demand (and i do mean DEMAND... anna), here is one last "vanilla in manila" post with some photos from my amazing, lovely, relaxing, delightful, delicious three-week holiday in paradise, filled to the brim with fun, sun, sand, mangoes, snorkeling, friends, and laughing.

first category : wildlife!
some sort of pretty lizard. apparently they are a delicacy, but we didn't test that theory.

imagine finding this little guy (approximately as wide as your hand!!) in your shower.... like i did. thank goodness there was a tiny filipino girl with an equally tiny piece of tissue to squash it for us.

monkey!
monitor lizard!
next category : transportation.
we traveled by boat.... a lot!



but sometimes we traveled by motorcycle...
or jeepney...

or bus, which was especially fun when it rained and the roads were like this:

and now onto.... beaches!
quite honestly, if you have a chance to go to sabang - do. it's a teeny slice of heaven on earth.

port barton, where we spent possibly the most fabulous christmas ever. (hello, snorkelling on christmas day?? fabulous.)

in the bacuit archipelago in el nido.

more el nido.
cute little starfish island in honda bay.

so, yes. it is with no small amount of regret that i am closing the books on my adventure in the philippines. it was absolutely the experience of a lifetime and i'm so very very happy that i had the opportunity to do this. and now, as my good friend dana would say, on to the next adventure!