10 Days in the Philippines

10 days is just not enough time!  There are 7000 islands to explore and with the limited amount of time we had we could barely scratch the surface.  We flew into Manila and then straight to Cebu to begin our adventure.  We went from Abu Dhabi on an over night flight (we got a cheap upgrade to Business Class – so worth it!), by the time we checked into our hotel near the harbor we only had the energy to grab a bottle of sangria and call it a night.

The next morning we caught a bus down to Oslob to check one more item off of the bucket list – swimming with the Whale Sharks.  There is a separate post and gallery + small video that we shot with our new GoPro camera.

One of the highlights from this trip has to be the lunch we had with 10 Catholic priests, the owner of the resort and a roast pig in a box on a tiny little island off the coast of Bohol.  A really great time, who knew priests in the Philippines could be so funny!  It was really nice to meet such a great group of guys and the hospitality was amazing.  The whole trip was a lot of fun and sun and amazing beaches with crystal clear water.  We would definitely go back and try to see some of the remaining 6995 islands!