Senior Rides (Jorgeusbikers)

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Puerto Princesa tour sharing

Biking and health

These are some of the pictures I am sharing with Jorgeus bikers to atone for me not joining the Atimonan ride. The road between Puerto and El Nido could be nice roads for road biking; the distance is 276 km and takes 5 hours + by vehicle. It could be 2 day ride. The hills are just like Sierra Madre or the long way at Atimonan.

The Ugong Rock - it is a community based eco tourism organized by the city and ABS CBN. The visitors pay 200 php @ and gives the guides etc a living. It is social entrepreneurship at its best

Entrance to the 75 meter cave; spellunking as an adventure

You have to wear gloves and helmet

What is the difference between stalactite and stalagmite

An elephant head

You can descend the easy way via a zip line, a 250 php 25 second thrill

Our intrepid companion, an HR expert in Manila going for it

You have to scream, that is the advice, that is a 75 meter drop

We made the side trip to this attraction according to Ernie because being a Friday and Holiday, there was a huge queue at Puerto Underground river. It was a challenging experience.

At Sabang beach en route to PUR

Buffet is at P160.00; we were charged extra; Tamiloc is P100 (bug flesh from bakawan)

Sabang beach

Huge crowd having lunch; those are NSO staffers

Nice photo of Sabang beach; post card perfect

Pricey Sheridan hotel. Prices start at P7,000 @ night

Near the PUR site

Naughty monkey: they grab chocolate; open bags and other annoyances

Entrance to the underground river

Tourists making a beeline for the PUR

A huge crowd waiting for their turn; we were #60 and were serving 48

Finally it was our turn, we were June and Ms. Aguila and son, Jing and Ms. Ortiz

A stalactite view inside the PUR

You have to wear hard hats and a life vest;

The ride took 45 minutes covering l.5 km back and forth. The entire river is 8.2 km long. It is one of the 7th wonder of the world now. Our guide was Raffy, he was the boatman, the guide and the joker. He speaks well on geology, bats, and the market and cathedral inside the PUR.

You must close your mouth because the water that drips from the ceiling could either be mineral water. or bat pee.

It is an experience to be a PUR

Sharing of travel experience at Palawan

Biking and health

                                   El Nido islands view from the town beach

For the past seven 7 days, I have been away from my home base because I joined the family trip to Palawan: 3 days and 3 nights Puerto Princesa, 4 days and 3 nights in El Nido. Well two days of that was traveling to and from Puerto Princesa and El Nido.

We visited the following:

El Nido:   Tour A and C (island hopping)

Puerto Princesa:

l. City Tour:      Crocodile farm, 908 city mall,   the BayWalk, the Baker's Hill, Mitra Ranch, the traditional weaver's factory;

2. Palawan Underground River:    Underground River, and Ugong Rock climbing

3.   Honda (Hunda Bay) tour:    Pambato Reef, Lulit (lulubog lilitaw) and the Pandan Island (there is Pandan; only coconut trees) This should be called Buko Pandan Island instead. They say this used to be managed and owned by Legend Hotel;   now the hotel is a legend (abandoned?)

I would say that: El Nido is the best, followed by Ugong cave;   Underground river, and the Honda bay tour.

El Nido view from the town: