trip to Bohol

We went to Bohol last week and stayed on a popular local island Panglao, going with friends Mats and Cora and of course Germaine and Annika, it was a happy party. We stayed at a place near to Alona beach called Alona studio's, it was ok and fairly inexpensive but not convenient for the beach and with limited food menu, very limited, so, would try somewhere else next time.

We went by plane, 45 mins to Cebu and from Cebu transfered to the port area where we waited about an hour for the ferry from Cebu to Bohol. The ferry was a pleasant 2 hour journey, me and Mats sat on top which was quite noisy but blowy and fun taking in the sites of passing paradise islands.

Annika was fine at "getting up" at 4am, great on the flight and slept on the ferry testing Ann's biceps but resting and happy. We were only there for 3 nights and 2 full days but soon got the feel for the place and "hit" some really good restaurants during the trip. We would have liked to go boating, dolphin watching or island hopping but between us we counted that out because of Annika and the extra hassle that would have entailed, so, we took it easy for the first day, except Annika up at 5am so at first light 5:30am (we called for Mats as arranged at 5:30 but he sleepilly declined to come with) Germaine and I took Annika down to the beach for a nice splash about in the cool weather. Super meal out at night and that was the first day done.

We went on a Bohol trip the next day which was python stroking, monument visiting, tarsier monkey viewing (worlds smallest primate i think see picture with Ann) and chocolate hill viewing, boat trip for lunch and caves and rope bridge it was all packed into one trip, tiring but fun. More beer and food and then back to home next day returning via ferry, 3 hours wait and lunch in Cebu shopping mall and then delayed flight of about an hour home, all no problems apart from an upset Annika on the return flight coz of ear / air pressure problems, she was a handful thats for sure, 45 mins felt like 4.5 hours, anyway she was fine as soon as we touched down so it had to be her ears, she slept on the way there but not on the way back, anyway no big problems.

All in all a good trip, weather not perfect, digs not perfect but it was fun, Bohol is worth a trip.