Behold Bohol Day 04: Aloha Alona Beach Panglao

Day 4

         I checked out early at 1Peace Beach Resort, at around 7:00 AM and rode a tryc going to Guindulman where I could get a van going back to Tagbilaran. There is a bus in Anda bound for Tagbilaran but I didn't want to wait so I went to Guindulman and got a van from there bound for Tagbilaran. When I told the conductor where I wanted to be dropped off they were not familiar with the street so they just dropped me somewhere in Tagbilaran and they asked me to get a tryc as they are more familiar with the streets there. I got in a tryc and went to Gerarda's for lunch. (Check out my restaurant review here.) I initially was thinking of hiring a tryc to take me to Panglao which would cost me Php 300 from Tagbilaran, but because of the staff from Gerarda's who taught me how to get to Panglao, I got there for less than Php 50. From Gerarda's I got in a tryc (Php 9.00) to take me to the Jeep terminal beside the Bohol Museum where there are jeeps (Php 20.00) bound for Panglao.

         This is the first time I've tried an "extension seat" in a jeep. I told the person that was getting people inside the jeep that I'll just wait for the next jeep and he said that it would take 30 minutes for another jeep arrive and insisted I get on the jeep and not to worry because the jeep still has space in it, he got my big backpack and placed it on top of the Jeepney. The space he was referring was the tiny space in the entrance of the jeep where he placed a small wooded stool called "extension". I hopped in and threw all the care I had in the air, Im going to Panglao ~local style! After a few minutes after we left and just when I thought that the jeep was already filled up since I was the one seated in the entrance, girls of all ages from teens to elders got in the jeep in front of me standing and made "sabit" 4 girls to be exact. Not a care in the world one was even texting. :) 

         I checked in at Bohol Coco Farm, again without any reservations, I got lucky to get in a room shared with 2 other female solo travelers. (Check out my Bohol Coco Farm review here.)  After checking in I got in a tryc and headed for Bohol Bee Farm to check out the place. I initially wanted to get coffee here and stay for a while but I was running short of time I still wanted to check out 2 beaches. So I just roamed around the place and got ice cream. :) 

Like the Bohol Coco Farm, the Bohol Bee farm is all about organic stuff. They have a cafe, a dining area, a store for wide array of pasalubong items, Bakery, they also have accommodations available and Ice Cream Parlor.

Dont Panic! Its Organic! :)

indoor pool

Tourista Mode. Too bad they didn't have the sili flavor.
I got to taste the Malunggay and Ginger Ice cream both were good but I prefer the Coco Rhum ^_^ Cheers!

         After Bohol Bee Farm, the tryc I hired to get here offered to wait for me and bring me to Alona Beach.

         Alona Beach is located in Panglao Island, Philippines. It is situated around 20 kilometres from Tagbilaran. It is one of the most famous tourist spots in the Bohol province, because of its white sand and the rocky cliffs surrounding it. They say this is the Boracay of Bohol. True enough there are lots of establishments lined up the shore of Alona Beach.

Aloha Alona! <3 Baymax

It would've been a beautiful scene if the Sun had come out. Its been drizzling since I got here.

I walked the whole stretch of Alona Beach in search of the most inexpensive seafood dinner
unfortunately it rained so hard I ended up getting a Seafood Pizza instead

  

Le Seafood Pizza ^_^

         After dinner and after it stopped raining,  I went to the tryc terminal to head back to where I was staying. I chilled for a while at the Bohol Coco Farm resto and got dessert.

Coconut and milk + Camote Top Juice

          At 9:00 PM I went back to my room and called it a day. Day 4: Success! :)



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Behold Bohol Day 03: A trip to Anda's Public Beach

Day 3

    
          I woke up really early for my Day 3, because I wanted to check out the public beach of Anda. I requested for a tryc to pick me up at 8AM from the resort to go to the public beach but I was told that it would be much cheaper if I get a motorcycle, Php 30 if I got one from the main road versus a Php100 tryc that would pick me up from the resort, and since I'm afraid to ride a "habal habal" (and didn't want to walk) I insisted for a tryc to pick me up instead. I woke up really early around 6:00 AM and nobody was up yet, I really wanted to get coffee but there is no nearby store, I just stayed by the shore to watch the sunrise. Then Kuya Ramil a tryc driver I met at the resort yesterday came by the shore, we chit-chatted a bit and he offered to take me to the Public Beach on his motorbike. I was thrilled because I was really getting hungry I forgot I was afraid of riding one! haha! Kuya Ramil was so nice to make the offer and he even showed me the Anda food center where I could get some food. He dropped me off at the Tourism Center. I went inside the tourism center and I asked what I could do around. There actually a lot of things you could do in Anda such as:

• Lamanoc Island Tour - I super regret not going here because I left my waterproof bag in the resort and I was just not comfortable to ride a bangka without it. Its a halfday tour with lunch included :(
• Chill by the public beach - FOR FREE! yep! :) 
• Cave exploring - one of the famous caves would be Combento where you can take a dip inside a cave. There's a lot of caves in here to explore!
• Diving and Snorkeling

          I got to the beach really early and there were not much establishments open so I decided to check out the nearby church and walked around the beach, Anda Public Beach is a long stretch of powdery white sand, It was low tide so it was not ideal to swim at this time, but it was good for strolling and soaking up some sun. For a public beach, It was a sight to behold, I loved it there! :)

Quinale Beach (Public Beach)

Ceiling design of Santo Nino de Anda Parish Church

Santo Nino de Anda Parish Church

Old Castles's Beach front

Anda De Boracay Beach Resort

Buffet breakfast at Anda De Boracay beach resort

          The breakfast buffet wasn't much, the usual pinoy breakfast and unlimited coffee for Php 200.00. I stayed here for a while I guess it was worth it. I was sitting beside an outlet and I was so happy to be charging my phone with a strong LTE signal from Globe and I had a beautiful view of the beach while I'm having my much needed caffeine fix... ahh the life! :))

Baymax and the low tide Quinale Beach <3

Baby Sea Urchin? Uniiiii <3

          I really woke up early for this! I thought there were people pedling this by beach I really wanted to try a fresh Uni. But there was none, I just found this baby Uni by the beach. I showed it to the kids trailing behind me and told them to be careful not to step on one.

Kids and Beach <3

"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things."

Chill at Quinale Beach Bar

          People are nice here Bohol, I passed by a table with a group of people and they invited me to join them offered me food. I politely declined and got a table of my own and just chilled by the beach :)

Me: "What?!"
Baymax: "You just had a buffet breakfast!"

Lunch time at Anda Food Center

Lunch for Php 75.00

          After lunch, I went to a mini grocery to get some snacks and hailed a tryc to get me back to 1Peace Beach Resort. After getting back to the resort, Kat one of the owners told me that we'll all eat out tonight because they won't be cooking in the resort and told me to be ready by 7PM. I just chilled by the beach again the whole day and prepped for dinner. We went to a small eatery owned by one of their friends. Unfortunately I wasn't able to take any pictures anymore from dinner but It was great meeting other people. Went back to the resort after dinner and dozed off. Day 3 was another success! :)

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Behold Bohol Day 2: Anda bound and Chillin at 1Peace Beach Resort

Day2

          After I checked out from Nisa Travellers Hotel, I hailed a tryc to take me to Dao Integrated Bus Terminal. I got in a Van bound for Anda but had to wait till its filled up with people, We had to wait around 45 minutes. I got so hungry and knowing that it would be a 2 hours travel to Anda,  I decided to get brunch from a Carinderia inside the terminal, best Php 45.00 meal I had :)

          Anda is a small peninsula in the Eastern Tip of Bohol, Which boast of beautiful beaches with great powder like sands. They also have different caves and is a great snorkeling site. I initially wanted to do a Cebu-Bohol Trip but decided to do a separate trip to Cebu in the future because I really wanted to check out Anda. Anda definitely didn't disappoint, I got my much needed me time (soul-searching?)there :) . Anda is not a popular holiday destination, I don't know why but this is a beautiful place to go to. Check out my Day 3 for the Anda's Public Beach adventure.

Super sulit meal of the day: Shrimp okoy, rice and coke sakto for only Php45

          After 2 hours, I finally got to Anda, Good thing the van I rode went inside 1Peace Beach Resort because it was a good 700 meters walk from the road to 1 Peace Beach Resort and with my big back pack and the fact that I'm too lazy to walk that was simply great! :) 

Finally 1Peace Beach Resort ^_^

          I chanced upon 1Peach Beach Resort in TripAdvisor, when I was scouting for a place to stay in TripAdvisor and again people were raving about the place and they were right, this place was awesome. Without any room reservations I got lucky there is still a bed available in the Dorm. This would be my first time to be staying in a dorm type accommodation and it was actually pretty cool. 

          I met the owners of the resort upon checking in, Kat, Olivier and please forgive me I forgot the name of the other guy. They were really nice, accommodating and hands on. I like how the place is so relaxed and has that very chill atmosphere. They have chill out tower which is my 2nd favorite spot in the resort,where you can just chill by the hammock, play music or read a book. Writing this makes me miss the place so much. I was able to do a lot of thinking in this place. I spend the day here just being lazy under the sun. They also host dinners for the all the guest which was a fun way of meeting other travelers and people in the resort. I regret that I was not able to join in the barbeque night on my first night here because I was still full from the yummy Pesto Pasta that I got when I got to the place. They had a long table set up for the barbeque night with beach house music in the background complete with a turntable set up, while I was just enjoying my stay in the hammock in the chill out tower. They have free WIFI in the resort, strong signal I must say :). You can do a lot of activities in the resort like diving, snorkeling, kayaking and beach volleyball is also available.

          One tip thought when visiting this place, there are no ATMs in Anda so make sure that you have enough cash for your activities and accommodation. They only take cash  at 1Peace Beach Resort and closest ATM would be in Jagna which is 25 kms away and believe me, because this happened to me when I went to Bolinao, there would be 1 or 2 atms in a certain municipality in far flung places and sometimes it doesn't work. So before leaving Tagbilaran make sure you have enough cash before heading for Anda.

          This is the very first time that I was able to try a dorm accommodation as I've mentioned earlier and it felt weird to be staying in a mixed dorm set up. But it was actually OK and it wasn't bad at all. For only Php 400.00 per night I must say I got a great deal. They have set rules inside the dorm and the place and people would usually go to the room to sleep.They also have safes available if you need to store some valuables. They have towels available!!!! ^_^ One of the things I really appreciate here is that it's available when you check in. I hate bringing towels when traveling.

          Check out my snapshot in 1Peace Beach Resort below ^_^

1Peace Beach Resort
My home in Anda for 2 days

The mixed dorm where I stayed, I got the upper bunk very left corner of the room.
No need for AC in this place as it was cool at night time.

My 3rd Favorite Spot  :)

Homemade Pesto Pasta <3
sooooooooo good! ^_^

Sunset

Good Morning ^_^

My #1 Favorite spot in 1Peace Beach Resort would be this.
Just chilling by the beach <3

I regret not bringing goggles because this is a great place for snorkeling. They have it for rent for a minimal fee.

View from the Chill Out Tower

Traveling alone was OK but I got tired from not talking all day long, Good thing a friend called me and I was able to talk --- A LOT! hahaha =)) So proud that I was able to get to this place alone safe and sound, haha. Well its not that hard to go here because It's just a 2 hour van ride away. Day 2 Wandering through Bohol Adventure! Success! <3

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