For Ike's 18th birthday we gave him SCUBA lessons in Moalboal Philippines but found out the night before the lessons started that asthma and SCUBA together are deadly.
Ike was bummed.
But we improvised and still had a great vacation.
View from our private deck at the Blue Orchid.
Esmeralda The Bird loved me.
Local transportation in Moalboal. We used the motorized version.
To ease the pain of not getting SCUBA certified we snorkeled with the whale sharks:
Not my photo. Whale sharks are HUGE. At one point I had 2 swimming directly at me from different directions! A marine ranger tapped me on my ankle (he was below me in SCUBA gear) and made the stop sign with his hand. I held still and the whale sharks gently swam past me on either side. My adrenaline was going pretty strong!
And the sardines:
Not my photo but this is what it looked like. They stay in the top 8 feet of the water. Beautiful. They swim away from you and if they move fast you can hear a "swish" underwater.
We also hiked to Tumalog waterfall and it was so beautiful it looked like CGI.
Waterfalls in heaven look like that.
Then we went to Mactan Island where Roland served part of his mission.
Mangoes are a big deal in Cebu. An entire supermarket isle full of mango products.
Lapu Lapu Memorial park marks the place where Magellan was killed in 1521.
We spent the last 2 days at the luxurious Abaca resort. It was very luxurious. I want to go back.
Mango Cheese Cake
In the cabana at The Abaca. Every half hour or so they freshen your water, or bring you ice cream, or a newspaper, or a cold scented towel. Take me back!
Details:
We had our resorts arrange transportation by taxi for us.
Blue Orchid Dive Resort
Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines
Abaca Boutique Resort
Mactan Island, Cebu, Phillipines
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