Day of Travel... Arriving in the Philippines

We have been traveling for over 24 hours. Ugh. We left Kuta, Lombok yesterday at 9am. Took a car about an hour to the water, took a 3 hour ferry to Padangbai, then took an hour and a half shuttle to the Denpasar, Bali airport. We then took a 2 hour flight to Singapore, with a layover, then a 3 hour flight to Manila, Philippines. We were supposed to leave the Manila airport for Kalibo at 7:45am, giving us a 3 hour layover, but it got changed to 9:10, which then got changed to 10:10am, giving us an over 5 hour layover. The locals are so laid back no one really seemed to mind the delay but us... New Yorkers, go figure.

We finally arrived in Kalibo and took the ferry to Boracay. Boracay is known for its powdery white sand beaches, and crystal clear turquoise water. It has been voted one of the best beaches in the world and is only about 3.5 miles long

Our 30 hour travel day, with many unexpected layovers and delays, we had made it to Boracay, Philippines!!

Drive to ferry 1 hour

Ferry to Padanbai 3 hours

Shuttle to airport 1 hour 40 min

Flight to Singapore 2 hour 15 min

Flight to Manila 3 hour 20 min

Taxi to terminal 15 min

Flight to Kalibo 40 min

Shuttle to ferry 1 hour 30 min

Ferry to Boracay 9 min

Today we woke up and went to breakfast on the beach at this cute restaurant. They had omelets and you could choose how many eggs you wanted in your omelet(all for the same price), as long as you could finish it. The most egg omelet anyone has gotten and finished was a 35 egg omelet, we were a little less daring, and each got a 3 egg omelet, which we just barely could finish.

The rest of the day we spent exploring the island, White Beach side, making stops to get in the water and to lay down to relax. After, we got hour long full body massages right on the beach, as the sun was going down. You could hear the waves coming in with the tide, it was just perfect.

For dinner we went to an all you can eat buffet on the beach, watching the sunset. They served fish, clams, mussels, pasta, rice, BBQ chicken, salad, spring rolls, meatballs and dessert all for just $7.50. After, dinner we got drinks and walked along the beach, saw fire twirlers and drummers performing with the children from the Ati community. We headed to a few bars after that.