The Call of Bohol.

First the photos.....

THE LOBBY

THE POOL

THE ROOM

THE FOOD

THE SPA

THE CAVES

THE BEACH

THE PROS

The rooms are clean, the pool has an amazing view of the ocean, the water is calm and shallow that kids would love. There's a cave where guests can swim in (water is cold though, but refreshing). The ala carte menu has a wide variety to choose from and all that we ordered were pretty good. The SPA is wonderful! The staff are friendly and helpful. The package that we got was very reasonable. P15,000/pax inclusive of 3 days, 2 nights stay, airfare, airport transfers, welcome drink, buffet breakfast and dinner. Not bad eh? BUT.......

THE CONS

Cheffie and I would always complain to ourselves about the 5 to 8 waiters just standing around chatting to themselves for hours by the pool bar while thousands of dead leaves were being left under the bushes instead of being collected and disposed of properly, the super slow service for the food and drinks (especially if you order by the beach), the buffet is very limited, especially to foreigners). They say it is free WIFI but despite numerous attempts, even with the help of their technician, we didn't connection so we weren't able to check our precious FACEBOOK accounts.

THE JUDGEMENT

Would probably try Amorita or Bohol Beach Club next time just to see the difference but I would still recommend PANGLAO ISLAND NATURE RESORT and SPA to you guys. Hopefully after my letter to the management on how they can improve their services, you might not have anything bad to say about it. Anyway, that's what friends are for right?

So when you decide to go to Bohol.....TAKE ME ALONG WITH YOU! By the way, I don't fly Cebu Pacific. On our way back to Manila, poor passengers of CP were delayed for hours. I pity the young children who had to wait in the shoe box sized airport. It's just NOT right!

http://www.panglaoisland.com/

Not so Blue in Bohol.

Blue Bohol....get it? (Bwa ha ha) Blue...? Get it now? (Haha) No? Hmmm, never mind.

April 26, 8:00 am.
We decided to take a day trip to Bohol and check out the Chocolate Hills, tarsiers and manmade forrest. But before we did that, we had our breakfast at Acqua, a poolside restaurant that has a great view of the garden. Continental breakfast is served with lots and lots of fresh fruits and a wide variety of breads. (1,307.25 inclusive of taxes)









We took the ferry which meant we had to go to the Pier 4 in the city. There's a shuttle from the hotel to SM so we took that (P100.00/person, round trip). At the pier, we had to pay P425.00 for a one way ticket to Tagbilaran, Bohol. While waiting for the Supercat, I saw this lady who was dressed to kill! I wanted to send it to Chikatime.com but I figure, they just post famous people.

Anyway, the Chocolate Hills is about 1:20 minutes away from the Pier. You will be swarmed with hundreds of taxi drivers and tour guides who want to show you around. There are about 5 keyspots in Bohol aside from great resorts. The hills, tarsier, old churches, Lobok River (floating restaurant) and man made forrest. Since we only had a few hours in Bohol (last ferry departs at 6 pm) we decided to skip the churches and the floating restaurant since we were still so full from the heavy breakfast.

After haggling, and to those who know me, you know I am so good at it, I was able to bring down the rate of 2,300 to P1,500 for a SUV. And so our Bohol journey began with the long trip to the hills shaped like Kisses, the chocolate. When we arrived, it was 218 steps to the top of the viewing site where you can see the brownish hills which are actually turning a bit green already. There were hundreds across the fields. But to tell you my honest opinion, I was not impressed. I have seen other works of Mother Nature that just takes my breath away. The 218 steps was the only thing that took my breath away this time.







On our way back, we stopped at the man made forrest which is spooky! As soon as you drive through, the light disappears because of all the tall trees up above. There were not much cars so we decided to stop and get our photos taken.








It started drizzling so we decided to end the Bohol WItch Project and head on to to our last destination.


Tarsiers are small animals with enormous eyes and very long hind limbs. Their feet have extremely elongated tarsus bones, from which the animals get their name. The head and body range from 10 to 15 cm in length, but the hind limbs are about twice this long (including the feet), and they also have a slender tail from 20 to 25 cm long. Their fingers are also elongated, with the third finger being about the same length as the upper arm. Most of the digits have nails, but the second and third toes of the hind feet bear claws instead, which are used for grooming. Tarsiers have very soft, velvety fur, which is generally buff, beige, or ochre in color





At 6:15 pm, we take the 1 hour and 45 minute trip back to Cebu where the night life awaits us.

Our tour driver: Rey Villacorta, 09265748655, STAREX

Info about Tarsier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsier