Our Beach-ilicious Bohol Adventure
We had the first flight going to Bohol, but we were all pumped up and excited so we did not really feel tired! Una at pinaka maagang flight papuntang Bohol ang kinuha namin, ngunit lahat kami ay nasasabik kaya hindi kami naantok!
While we were waiting to board our plane, we ate pasta,drank icy cold milo, and had cheesy pringles chips. Habang kami ay naghihintay sa pagdating ng eroplano,kumain kami ng pasta at chichirya, at uminom ng malamig na Milo.
When we rode the airplane, I was lipsyncing to my favorite songs, hope nobody saw that... We arrived in the Tagbilaran Airport, I enjoyed zooming around there with my heelies. It was so hot, but guess who greeted us at the airport!!!
Nang sumakay kami ng eroplano, ako ay kumakanta sa aking mga paboritong kanta , umaasa ako na hindi nakita ng mga ibang tao ... Nang dumating kami sa Tagbilaran Airport, nasiyahan ako sa pag-skating sa paligid gamit ang aking heelies. Sobrang mainit dito! , ngunit hulaan na binati kami sa airport?
Correct! It is a tarsier! We got a service van to take us to the extraodinary places in the country side of Bohol. The driver's name is Melbert, he was very friendly. Tama! Ito ay isang tarsier! Kumuha kami ng isang service van na magdadala sa amin sa mga extraodinaryo na mga lugar sa Bohol. Ang pangalan ng namamamaneho ay Melbert , siya ay magiliw.
When we arrived at the Tarsier Sanctuary, we saw a stand that sold organic worms, I found out that it was crunchy snacks for people!!! My family tried it, they really liked it so I took one nibble of the worm, it tasted weird but good, It was very crunchy and a bit spicy. Nang dumating kami sa Tarsier Sanctuary , nakita namin ang isang stand na nagbebenta ng organic na uod na malutong, na chichirya para sa mga tao ( eeeewwwww ) Sinubukan ng aking pamilya , talagang nagustohan nila ito kaya sinubukan ko rin, kakaiba ang lasa, pero masarap. Ito ay napakalutong at medyo maanghang.
When we hiked up, it was very hard to see a tarsier because theywere the same color as the branches of the trees. When I finally found a tarsier, I was really happy because it is the first time I saw one in real life! It looked very very adorable! It also looked like a monkey/ mouse, don't you think??? Our next stop was the man-made forest. We took pictures in the middle of the highway. We ran to our van whenever there were cars approaching, then if the pictures we took are blurry, we ran back to the street and did the exact thing over again till we get the perfect picture. Mahirap makahanap ng isang tarsier dahil mailit sila at kakulay ang mga sanga ng mga puno. Nang sa wakas nakatagpo kami ng isang tarsier , talagang nasiyahan ako dahil ito ang unang pagkakataon na makakakita ako ng isang totoong tarsier! Ang cute! Kamukha nito ang isang unggoy / daga, anong tingin niyo??? Ang aming susunod na pinuntahan ay ang Man Made Forest. Kinuha namin ang mga larawan sa gitna ng kalye. Tumakbo kami pabalik sa aming van kapag may mga kotseng parating, pagkatapos, kung ang mga larawan na kinuha namin ay malabo, tumatakbo kami muli sa kalye para ulitin ito.
After that, we headed to a landform that is still a mystery to scientists till now. Can you guess what it is? There is a legend about it, Once upon a time, there were two giants, one from the North and one from the South. They fought against each other, throwing balls of mud . After the big battle, they saw big mounds of hills that looked like chocolates. That why those hills are called the Chocolate Hills. Pagkatapos nito, pumunta kami sa isang anyong lupa na hanggang ngayon ay isang misteryo sa mga siyentipiko. Maaari mong hulaan kung ano ito? May isang alamat tungkol dito, Sa unang panahon may dalawang mga higante, isa mula sa North at isa mula sa South. Lumaban sila sa isa't-isa , nagbuo ng mga bola na putik para inihagis sa bawat isa. Ang mga bola ay kulay tsokalate , ito ang dahilan kung bakit ito ay tinatawag na Chocolate Hills.
We headed to the Loboc River to have lunch at the floating boats but started having motion sickness so we left right after eating. Pumunta kami sa Loboc River para kumain sa mga lumulutang na bangka ngunit nakakahilo pala ito kaya umalis kami agad pagkatapos kumain.
We went to the Python Farm to visit the stuffed remains of Prony, the biggest snake in Bohol. It died August 14, 2013. Me and my brother kept on pestering my parents for a pet snake, they sell snakes there too you know. But of course, they refused. Nagpunta kami sa Python Farm , upang bisitahin ang labi ni Prony , ang pinakamalaking ahas sa Bohol. Namatay siya sa Agosto 14, 2013. Ako at ang aking kapatid na lalaki ay nanhulit sa aming magulang na bilhan din kami ng ahas para alagaan sa aming bahay pero ayaw nila.
We visited the first church in Bohol, the Baclyaon Church. It got destroyed because there was an earthquake. We also went to the Sandugo monument. Binisita namin ang unang iglesia sa Baclyaon . Ito nawasak dahil nagkaroon ng lindol . Nagpunta din kami sa Sandugo monumento.
The Sandugo history started with Miguel Lopez de Legaspi arriving in Bohol in 1962, he became an ally of Datu Sikatuna and they had the blood compact to signify their unity and brotherhood. Ang kasaysayan ng Sandugo ay nagsimula kay Miguel Lopez de Legaspi na dumating sa Bohol noong 1962, siya ay nagbuo ng isang alyansa kasama si Datu Sikatuna at sila ay nagkaroon ng blood compact na simbolo ng kapatiran ng dalawang lahi..
We arrived at our hotel, I think it was the nicest hotel I had ever seen, South Palms. They gave us complimentary drinks, It was cucumber lemonade!!! The hotel rooms were just in front of the beach. We ordered Ube turon and it is now my favorite dessert. It has mangoes inside the hot tasty lumpia wrapper with an icy refreshing ube ice cream! We ordered around 9 orders of that in total. The next day,we decided to go to Alona Beach. Nakarating kami sa aming hotel , sa tingin ko ito ay ang pinakamagandang hotel nakita ko , South Palms. Binigyan nila kami ng komplimentaryong inumin, Ito ay pipino lemonade !!! Ang mga kuwarto ng hotel ay nasa harap ng beach lang. Kumain din kami ng Ube Turon at ito ngayon ang aking paboritong dessert. Ito ay may mangga sa loob ng mainit na masarap na lumpia wrapper sa isang malamig na nakakapreskong ube ice cream! Kumain kami ng madami, mga 9 na orders sa isang kainan. . Sa sumunod na araw , napagpasyahan naming pumunta sa Alona Beach.
We rode the shuttle to go to Alona Beach It was very crowded and noisy. We did not eat lunch there anymore. We went to Tarsier Botanika, we rode the tricycle going there and the funniest part is that my whole family rode the tiny tricycle, My dad drove it, while the tricycle driver sat behind dad. It was such a funny moment. When we arrived there, Dad's body ached because he could not fit in the tricycle . It looked so beautiful. It was everything we ever wanted in a restaurant in a hot sunny day. They even have imported horses and you can ride them on the beach, a mini zoo, spa, tasty resturant, a perfect view of the sea, villas and a botanica. We ate a tasty lunch! Sumakay kami ng shuttle pupunta sa Alona Beach. Masyadong masikip at maingay doon. Hindi na kami kumain ng tanghalian doon. . Nagpunta kami sa Tarsier Botanika , sumakay na kami ng tricycle pagpunta doon at ang pinakanakakatawang bahagi ay nang ang aking buong pamilya ay sumakay sa maliliit na tricycle, Ang aking ama ay nagmaneho nito, habang ang tricycle driver nakaupo sa likod ni dad. Nang dumating kami doon, sumakit ang kanyang katawan dahil hindi siya magkasya sa tricycle . Mayroon silang isang kabayuhan na may -import na mga kabayo at maaari kang sumakay sa beach , isang mini zoo , spa , masarap na resturant , isang perpektong tanawin ng dagat , bahay at isang botanica . Sobrang maganda dito!
Back at the hotel, while having dinner at their buffet, there was a Filipino Folk Dance Show where they preformed some of the folk dances. I even got to join the Tinikling dance. We also had lechon, I ate a pig's tail! Habang kami kumakain ng hapunan sa buffet , may isang Pilipino Folk Dance Show kung saan sila nagperform ng ibat ibang katutubong sayaw . Nakuha ako para sumali sa Tinikling na sayaw. Kumain din kami ng lechon , kumain ako ng buntot ng baboy !
The next day, it was our last day at Bohol, we decided to make Bohol Bee Farm our last stop. It was very nice there, although we did not have enough time to look around, we got to buy wild honey and honey ice cream. It was really yummy! Sa aming huling araw sa Bohol, napagpasyahan naming pumunta ng Bohol Bee Farm . Maganda doon at madami kang makitang mga produkto, pero sayang dahil wala kaming sapat na oras upang tumingin sa paligid, Nakuha naming bumili ng pulot-pukyutan at honey ice cream. Ito ay talagang masarap!
I think now, I really miss Bohol, the beach, the sights, the people and of course, I cannot forget the Ube- turon! I hope to go back there soon!!!! Sabik na ako bumalik ulit sa Bohol, sa beach, mga magagandang tanawin, mga tao at siyempre, hindi ko makalimutan ang Ube- Turon ! Umaasa ako na bumalik doon sa lalong madaling panahon !!!!
