• from pandan island to apo island

• i had to put layers and layers of sun screen coz i was sitting in front of the boat with jem, and the sun was blazing directly in front of us. okay lang to get toasted if i sun bathe, swim or snorkel – getting dark is part of those. but getting dark just by sitting on a boat! ugh!

• around an hour after we left pandan island, chrissy and mark d were kind enough to share their comfortable spot at the back of the boat. of course, that was after i gave them a glaring leer. hahaha! they finally noticed that i was continuously applying sun screen on my body, so they decided to put me out of my misery. hehehe!

ii. low tide snorkeling (pics to follow.... the underwater cam's films are still being processed)

• it was low tide in the apo island. the corals were around half a foot away from my body!!! I even accidentally scraped my knee on one of the corals. ouch!
• the fishes, they were swimming very close to me that i could just grab them if my hands are fast enough. colorful!!!
• the sea slugs, ugh, boy are they many! grotesque creatures!!! chrissy and i even saw this huge orange and white sea slug. and yes, we both gave a stifled scream when we saw it because it was so near.
• chrissy and i decided to stop snorkeling because we didn’t want to get trapped among the corals as the tide gets lower. mark d, aka anak ng dagat, was so pasaway that he was like a kilometer away from the shore. on his way back, he got trapped among the corals. ha! although, he saw fishes that i wish i would’ve seen too. sigh!

iii. climbing up the apo island lighthouse

• at first, i was so eager to climb up the lighthouse. however, at the foot of the second flight of stairs, acrophobia kicked in so i backed out. but then i could hear the guys “wow’s” and “ganda’s” so i decided to muster some strength and face my fear. so i put a tight grip on the railing, took one step at a time, did not look at the surrounding and concentrated on the steps alone. hehehe!

• when i finally reached the platform of the lighthouse, i couldn’t move towards the railing and i was just stuck near the wall. Hence, I only have one picture taken on the platform. the view from there was breath-taking though.

• going down the lighthouse was another feat. i had to climb down the stairs backwards and again, concentrate on the steps. hahaha! scary kasi!

iv. extremely dangerous pump boat ride

• around 2 and a half hours from apo island to pandan island

• imagine: small pump boat, high tide, big waves, nighttime, no lights, no life vests, out in the open sea and the area is supposedly shark infested. super duper uber good luck talaga!

• we saw jumping dolphins at dusk. it wasn’t enough to divert my attention from the scary ride though. i still had my hands tightly gripped on the boat. hahaha!

to be continued....

editor's note: this entry will still be further edited after we get the copies of the pictures from the underwater cams

posted by cho at 5/04/2006 11:28:00 PM
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