OFF to Bantayan Island

After our family bonding in Camotes Islands, we all agree to continue our white beach hunting in Bantayan Island. This time around, we made it sure that we will be staying in white beach and never on rocky shores again. This is not going to be an issue when you are in Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island. Just look at my background photo (in case I have not change) or the photo above to know why or you can check this link:

 https://plus.google.com/photos/109618088330370070492/albums/6141982422181194913 .

Around 6:AM in the morning, we were already waiting for a bus to ride. The family has been very excited and was looking forward to see the most beautiful beach of our home province. They were all smiling in spite of not having any breakfast yet. After our series of travels (Bohol and Camotes), we observe that they have no appetite of food right before our trip. But once they are on the ride, they will be asking for food and their mothers had always been ready. Mothers are masters of anticipating their children's need indeed!!

After two hours of bus ride from home to Hagnaya Port, we settled ourselves in a "RORO Ferry Boat" ready to depart towards to Bantayan Island. Big smiles are all over our faces while joking at each other. There were no dull moments when a big family like ours were altogether travelling and sharing some fun and adventures.

It took another hour to ride the boat and land to Sta. Fe, Bantayan. While on the boat, as expected the children started eating. After that, they roamed around the boat looking for a space with a perfect view of the vast sea. They loved watching the sea during voyage. They were actually waiting for the flying fishes to jump and fly over the water. They wanted to see the dolphins and even sharks as we passed by. Well, it seemed that these fishes were the ones passing us by because the boat moves so slow that without them the travel would be super boring. 

The port is a long walk (Sorry, I cannot find a photo of it.). After that we need to ride a "trisikad" (three-wheeled manual vehicle) to reach the chosen resort. They were charging twenty pesos per head which is very expensive. If not for the bags that we were carrying, we would choose to walk the distance. Our's is only five minutes away and most resorts are within fifteen minutes walk from the port.

                                     

The municipality of Bantayan is still thirty minutes away from Sta. Fe via tricycle. If you want to see their famous dried fish, you need to go there to get it cheap. Although the vendors were also wiser. We noticed that they offer separate prices for locals and tourists. For tourist, the price is high that you would wish not to buy at all.