You might be surprised but it's my first time riding a motor boat. I think the only boats I rode before were those swans in Minesview Park and the Jungle Log Jam in Enchanted Kingdom (if that even counts! Haha!). So being a not-so traveller myself, these things got me nervous but excited at the same time. It was a 40-minute ride from the shore to that place called 'The Vanishing Island' which old folks called 'Wara-Wara' ('wala-wala' in Bicol dialect). After 20mins in the boat and noticing that the water became deep blue (which means we're really far from the shore and water now is super deep), I became anxious. I dont why but my mind started imagining those movie scenes when worst things happen. Basta alam nyo na yun. Haha. Then, I began praying and talking to God. After a while, as we started seeing islands nearby, my mind shifted to amazement - thinking now how amazing our God is. How did He made such beautiful islands? Where did those trees come from? Galing noh? From anxiety to amazement. π Finally we arrived at the place and swam there (by that time, it's high tide). Surrounded by big waters, I felt like I'm already swimming in the middle of the ocean! Haha. After researching, we were only like in the corner of the Lagonoy Gulf (west of the Philippine Sea). π Means the ocean is still sooo far out there! Anyway, what's cool is that while we're swimming, boats were just meters away passing around us. If you will visit here and you like the island to still be dry, go by early morning since it's still low tide. But if you want to swim here, go around lunch time so it's high tide. π Overall, I definitely enjoyed this adventure!! β€οΈ It wasnt only a #BicolTrip2019 #nofilter P. S. Swipe left to see the videos where the color of the water changed from greenish to deep blue. (at Vanishing Island, Malilipot Albay) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByM1LlkDxqf/?igshid=1oqrrot1zh899
