We were brought by the inn's tricycle service to Paniman port which is the jump off point to all the island hopping activities. Smiles pasted on our faces as sticky as the sunblock lotion on our body. It was a bit humid already, perhaps because we were near the biggest body of water in the planet (Pacific Ocean, that is).
We were ushered by our tour guide to our boat for the entire tour called "Summerain".
First Island: LAHUS
Lahus is divided by a white sand dune thus having a double-sided beach. The side where we docked Summerain is the calm side, has shallow water and the sand is finer. The other side has a wavy beach but is equally beautiful. You have to cross the white sand to get to the other side. It's a very unique island.We had out first lunch in Caramoan on this island.
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| This is the calm side. The opposite side with tourists in orange, is the wavy side |
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| The wavy side |
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| Lahus from afar |
Just very near to Lahus is the Matukad island. A unique feature of this island is that it has a sprawling wide beach on one side and a tiny beach just on the right side (if facing west). There's a big rock between the two beaches. It is on top of this rock where BH took the photo above. Also, a rocky steep trail leads to a hidden lagoon. I was not prepared for it and for safety reasons, I didn't dare. No helmets, no harness, no safety gears, plus I was wearing slippers. It's also a good snorkeling site. Water is so calm and the sand is fine and white.
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| Rocky trail going up the lagoon |
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| relaxing on the beach |
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| Big rock that BH climbed |
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| To the left is the tiny beach |
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| Dreamy seascape. The bigger beach of Matukad |
This island has a tiny white beach and is very close to the other islands we visited. This too is a marine sanctuary and the view underwater is an eyecandy to photo addicts like me. Unfortunately, I can't bring my camera underwater.Different species color the seabed from tiny colorful fishes to shells and of course starfish. It is also near to the a Survivor set (Hunongan and Gota). Foreign tourists enjoy waterskiing and wakeboarding activities.A number of speedboats were docked in the area.
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| Minalahos |
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| BH and DS snorkeling |
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| sand |
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| parked speedboats |
Less than 10 minutes from Minalahos is Cagbalinad. Like the Minalahos, it has a tiny beach. This is where we found shells stuck in between rocks about 3 feet above the sandy beach. You'll wonder how they got there. It means, water can reach such height at high tide. There is also a tiny entrance to a cave but only an infant can pass through. It's so small. Our tour guide said there were once stalactites and stalagmites but some visitors are really destructive. Tsk tsk.
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| Cagbalinad |
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| snorkel |
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| white sandy beach |
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| a portion of the entrance to a cave where stalactites and stalagmites once were |
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| shells stuck in between rocks (like termites) |
The sand is not white but gray (I am not a fan of non-white sand beaches). However, the place is very shaded and very clean, unlike the gray-sand beaches in some parts of Luzon. The seabed is very flat and shallow thus a good swimming area for kids. wo mountains enclose the beach. There's also a big rock just before the docking area. On this rock were oyster-like creatures, cleanly attached. It would seem that the shells synchronized their attachment to the rock that the surface is flat. They open their shells during high tide.
This is our last island for the day.
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| oysters evenly attached to the rock |
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| talaba anyone? |
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| The other side of the mountain facing the afternoon sun |
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| mountains enclosing Busdak |
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| see those 2 swimmers? |
Loving Caramoan!!!
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