FINALLY! We planned. We pushed. And we conquered Peurto Galera!

It was a bum that it was just the three of us who got to be there but the heck, I knew we'd still have the best summer ever!

We haven't even got out of Manila yet, we were already laughing our asses out with our inside jokes; doing what we do best. Indeed, happiness is everywhere when I'm with these goofs!

@ the bus station; beating the heat like yeah :bd

It was a long wait inside the bus station and the heat was a definite reminder that we're out on a summer. It was about 10am when we got into the bus and had a two hour drive to the Batanggas Port.

@ Batanggas Port; more than halfway to the promise land :bd

A man fetched us at the very door of the bus and walked us through the ticket station for the ferry. Well, that's what they call it, I, on the one hand, call it a BOAT... a big boat but still a BOAT.

Then we set sail! ...and the sailing was nauseating! It was my first time ever to get into a ride like that. I could feel the waves right under my feet! It was a bit of a discomfort... not even mentioning the heat of the sun but still made it through. An hour later, we've finally arrived!

@ White Beach Resort; Minolo Shipping line

And the sail was definitely WORTH IT! We got all excited the moment we got out of the "boat" and felt the sand on our feet! We were advised to book our sail back to the port the next day and so we did. Booked our trip back at 5:30pm. Soon as we're done, we went down straight to business.

First on the list... FOOD TRIP!

@ Food Trip sa Galera; Late lunch.

Next on the list, GET  A ROOM!

We checked in at the same rentals that my friend Jaika had the last she was there. She still has the number of the owner so it was kinda convenient for us. We rest for a while, took our time to freshen up a bit, put on our suit at sunset and went out to experience Puerto Galera!

@ Aurios; Indulging the view and the weather with some cocktail shake.

Chillin' by the beach.

Both of my company went for an afternoon dip. I wasn't really in the mood for a swim so I decided to spend some time alone with my thoughts. The place is a miracle made visible. The scenery, the color, the sound of the sea brought me in a trance of realization.

It was a perfect time to get lost in my thoughts. It was very refreshing!

Night fell and we all got ready to party!

@ Aurios; heating the night up with some booze.

Getting ready for the big DRINK. We were all dying to try Puerto's bestseller, MIndoro Sling but the night was still young and we all wanted to last til sunrise so we decided to chill with light beers for the mean time.

Bucket down and we are set to PARTY ALL NIGHT! Finally we got to have the big talk of the town when it comes to booze, the Mindoro Sling. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. It was an OK drink and didn't actually do damage to our night.

@ Cafe de Paris; set up the stage for some fire dancing

And there she goes, the muse of my night. She's hot as fire and that night I was sure I wanted to marry her.

Had few drinks more and we decided to call it a night. Well, we did because one of us is already lying, back flat, by the beach already. She was kinda drunk, she didn't even get to shower! She went straight to bed with her rash guard on and quite an amount of sand all over her body. It was like she brought the beach into our room!

Next morning, we weren't able to witness the sunrise since we were all dead asleep, enjoying our cold, cold room. We got up to get a brunch and prepared for check out.

@ White Beach Resort; having fun for brunch

The clubhouse I had was definite delight! And it was worth all my dime! We planned our day and set to buy our "pasalubongs" before we go home. It was an endless walk and laugh trip, going here and there.

We chilled some more since we still have lots of time left, with nothing more to do... no thanks to the serious heat going on by the beach that we can't bear walking on it for a second. We took our chance and see if we can get on an earlier trip to the port and we did! 30mins earlier than our scheduled trip. HAHAHA. Still earlier! 'Nuff said!

While on board, I got to experience the wonder of the place once again. It was definitely a sight to see and I could get lost in it forever!

Back to the port, getting a bus was an easy task for us since there was already one in there that seemed to be just waiting for us three. We hopped on and enjoyed our ride back to Manila.

What a way to spend the weekend with my friends! It was a length of a day but we sure as hell made the most out of it.