Adventure Accounting

It was a very early morning flight going to Batanes. I've read that rides can get bumpy. Fortunately, my flight to Batanes was pretty smooth, minimal bumps. The place was bigger that I expected.  Stone-building airport. Cool. Accommodations: I stayed Palangud House, which is also managed Ate Fe of the famous Marfel’s Lodge. Palangud House was cheaper at Php 350/night for a single-bed room, common bathroom. It has its own honesty shop, where you can buy food (instant noodles, coffee, junk food). Prices of this in-house honesty shop is actually quite reasonable. Humble rooms Pretty basic type of accommodation. Ate Fe charges minimal fee if you cook something complicated like rice or viand. Since I just heated water and fried eggs, she didn’t charge me at all. Water is available during certain hours of the day so there are drums of water for storage.  I also left most of my stuff when I spent a night in Sabtang island. I...

Or Vuhus Island. Whichever. I learned about Vuhus Island from a forum. I decided to check it out instead of pushing a day in Itbayat. And because I am a solo traveller, I had to fork money to get in that side of Batanes. I’ll go back to Batanes someday.   After lunch and resting in Morong Beach, Kuya Michael brought me to Nakanmuan Village, the jumpoff point for Vuhus Island. Had to pay an additional Php 500 from Morong beach to Nakanmuan, then take me back to the Tourism Office. He said he had his contact here. Better contact him for boat rates Michael Hornedo – 09184370551.   Took a break going to Nakanmuan to take a photo of the view     No signal in Nakanmuan village Took us around 15-20 minutes via a slow motorized boat. Low tide during the afternoon, so we had to walk.     Vuhus Island is one of the uninhabited islands of Batanes. Uninhabited by humans, inhabited by cows. According to Kuya Michael, ther...

Batanes greeted me with a wonderful weather.  'Twas sunny with just the right wind chill to start off a 5-day adventure. The beauty of Batanes cannot be captured in photos alone. Kahit super DSLR and super photographer pa yan.  You will have a very difficult time choosing which photos to upload. My standard number of photos in a Facebook Album is around 50-70. I choose not to upload everything. Your Batanes Album will test that patience. I got Dale as my trike driver/tour guide. He is the same guide recommended by Chyng Reyes. North Batan Tour costs Php 1,000. Contact #: 0929-341-0941 All the pics in one blog post. North Batan Tour After brunch and a restful nap (it was a really early flight going to Batanes), we started the tour.  Tukon Church. Mass here is held once a month. Fundacion Pacita was impressive. Secluded. I liked this s tone church accented with a motorcycle. Nagpapaka-Santorini. I look really good with Mount...

Sabtang is one of the islands of Batanes.It is truly a piece of paradise. Maybe this will be the nth blog post you've read about Sabtang, so you've read that it is a "heaven on earthy", "jaw-dropping" and etc idiomatic expressions. I ran out of idiomatic expressions while writing this post. I peppered it with a lot of my solo shots instead. It was very time-consuming to choose which photos to include here. Brace yourselves. I repeat my poses. :P The day started early. I joined forces with a travelling mother in daughter also staying in Palangud House. ‘Twas 5am when I hopped on a tricycle on the Sabtang Island. I sat the the back and it was cold. So this is Batanes winter. Port of Ivana San Jose de Obrero Church We arrived the Port of Ivana after 45 minutes. I left most of my stuff back in Palangud house and just packed the essentials for an overnight stay. To my surprise and display, I LEFT MY MEMORY CARD IN MY LAPTOP. HOW S...