beneath that rock is a small cave and one of the highlights when island hopping
I wanna change the tone a bit on my usual topic. Now I want to write what we experienced on our recent trip to Puerto Gallera in Oriental Mindoro.
I and my friends and colleagues decided to take a couple of days vacation right before the christmas season rush, so we booked for a tour package bound to Puerto Gallera last December 9-11.
I know that many of you have already gone to the place maybe not once but twice but I still want to share my personal experience.
Prior to us going, we had an expectation that the night life was going to be the highlight, with a lot of tourists to meet and all. But..there’s a big but. It wasn’t the peak season and we didnt appreciate the so called night life in the numbers of bars lined by the sea shore.
Let me tell you what we enjoyed and appreciated the most. First, we liked how respectful the locals were, from the children to our tour guides and the store keepers, and the owner of the place we stayed in. They were accomodating. My friends Jaqi and her sister Dina also appreciated the fact that their tricycles are, as Jaqi joked, big people friendly. Second, we loved most of the activities, highlighting the snorkeling and the walk on the mangrove conservation area.
Personally, I have fear of being on boats let alone going into the water, because I don’t know how to swim ( as I always say, I grew up in the mountains and didn’t really gave much time to learn how to swim 😆). But I had a great time when we had an island hopping, and definitely a great time seeing the underwater up close and personal.
We only wished that there were fresh seafood to eat but to our dismay, there were none. But then again, the most important thing is that we had a good time unwinding with great companies.
Lastly, it was this only time that I’ve known that Puerto Gallera means ‘The port of Galleons’.
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