✈ tRaVeL tHe StAbLe RoAd ☼: Traveling to Coron, Palawan

Monday, October 17, 2011

Traveling to Coron, Palawan

I've been to Palawan twice. First was in the summer of 1998 with my colleagues in Puerto Princesa, the province's capital. I was mesmerized by its beauty so much that I vowed to go back in the future. Almost a decade after, I went back with my husband in 2009. I admit that I became to adventurous that I added El Nido to our itinerary aside from visiting Puerto Princesa. You can read about it here. To date, it occupies the top spot in my most memorable local trip.

My husband would go back last year with his photography group, this time in Coron. According to wikipedia, it is the largest town in the island of Busuanga famous for its World War II wreck diving and listed among the top diving sites in the world. It was actually more than a photoshoot than a vacation(imagine, he didn't even get to swim!), so he wasn't reluctant at all to go back.

We booked our flight again this year through Cebu Pacificair to Busuanga. At first we dilly dallied in proceeding with the quick vacay since Typhoon Quiel was still in the country's area of responsibility. It didn't help that it was raining incessantly for almost two weeks here in Manila. I even thought of doing the sun dance for a reversal in terms of weather conditions. Yet, I didn't expect much. Surprisingly, rains stopped a day before our scheduled trip. Good thing, I did some minor preparations ahead of time, well, just in case. We hurriedly fix some domestic concerns and packed our essentials for the trip. These would mean outfits, toiletries, sunblock, cameras, chargers, tickets and moolah!

It was also an advantage that it's my husband's second time. We didn't reserve for any accommodations or even draw up an itinerary beforehand. Yes, not advisable for first timers.