beachy day

Travelling with the family is one of my ultimate dreams for this year. Luckily and happily, with the help of my big sister, I was able to pull together my mom, my dad, my big sister, little brother and our forever Nanay Tita. It took us a couple of months to research and prepare for the trip and finally, a few days before dad's birthday, we all flew to the southwest of the Philippines to enjoy the sun, the beach and most of all each other's company. :)

An hour flight away from the metro, Puerto Princesa has its unique way of inviting tourists to come see its beauty. It is where the famous Subterranean River National Park is located, which recently has become one of the new 7 wonders of nature. Yehey! :)

Further, it has a lot of beautiful white sand beaches and wonderful people as well.



One of the beautiful white sand beaches, could be yellow sand too *wink*



With Nanay Tita, who helped mom in taking care of us when we were very little. This trip is one of the many ways we (my sibs and I) could thank her for all the things she has done for us.



My little big brother has his own way of enjoying the trip. He used to do fishing and catching frogs when he was very young, so I think he was trying to relive his fishing experience on the island. He got his own DIY fishing gear -- himself. hahaha

Mom and big sis, on the other hand, enjoyed snorkeling so much that they wanted to spend all day long feeding the little fishes underwater. It was actually mom's first snorkeling experience, thanks to my big sis. She was very patient motivating mom to try it and she did it successfully. My mother conquered her fears and started to love snorkeling the moment she could breathe comfortably with the snorkeling gear. I do hope her heart condition is suitable for diving, maybe we could try it together next year. :)

     

What mom saw underwater. :)

  

My mom and my big sis, the snorkeling buddies :)

Mom and dad in their fancy snapshot :)



Daddy the frame trick spoiler! hahaha
This trip was dad's pre-birthday celeb. Hope he liked it ;)

Avec ma sœur. We both love travelling and we were able to share our passion with the people we love. :)



It wasn't the best time of the month (bio speaking).
Nevertheless, seeing everybody having fun made everything worth it.



The real family tree ;)

wonder:

wander: Honda Bay

Pandan Island, Starfish Island, Lu-Li Island