Coron, Coron, Coron!!! Part Two

That night, we ate chicken a basket in the restaurant called Old Town. We also ordered spaghetti. And aside from the fact that it takes almost 45 minutes to cook your order, one thing I learned was to bring toys and manipulatives for my (manipulative) daughter. The waiting time did not only upset her, but it upset her father more...

I never mentioned our room in Village Hotel. Since the walls in each room were made of pawid, on the first night, the sound of the TV from our neighbor was blazing that we could not sleep. We politely knocked on their door (with my daughter tagged as my props), and requested if they could lower the volume. One thing about Coron people and visitors is that everybody is courteous and polite. The service people, the boat men, vendors, tricycle drivers, and the guests. Your accommodation is their priority.

Day 3

My husband realized that he had booked one day extra, since he planned to go to the farther islands. But, just so you know, it costs around P3,000 to get to those islands because 1) you will need a bigger boat, and 2) everyone is hesitant due to the strong winds. So with a heavy heart, we just spent the morning of our third day buying souvenirs for our family. My yaya, daughter and I rode the tricycle to get to the souvenir shop, and got ourselves crazy buying wallets, necklaces and bracelets. Not bad the price! I also bought dilis for my parents and kasoy (their number one product). The kasoy was really expensive, but worth it.

We knew better and asked my husband to preorder lunch in our own dining area. When we got there, food was already ready. But Rod said, they survived a mini tempest, the winds blew the table setting and even broke a glass. Anyway, there was something we truly liked about our own Village Restaurant. It has lots of pictures from different journeys, and a chandelier with all the souvenirs from different travels. Really interesting...

After lunch Rod bought a prosperity statue from the souvenir shop in front of our lodge, and a few souvenirs for his family. We also bought a small light house (there are lots of them that they sell). I bought Ava a shirt. That afternoon, my husband and I had merienda in Bistro and their pizza was just wonderful...

That afternoon, we hired a tricycle driver for P250 to take us to the famous Maquinit Hot Springs. It was a 30 minute ride, which we all enjoyed seeing the beautiful view of islands and the calming sight of the blue waters. When we got to the Hot Springs, we saw the same guests we had been seeing in town. Of course, Ava did not like to immerse herself in the water, so she and her yaya just waded in the "kiddie pool". My goodness, the water was H.O.T!! But after a while, you get used to the temperature. TIP: wear slippers or aqua socks. The floor is rocky, and there are sharp edges. Plus, there was so much lumot....:(

We went home all soothed and calmed, and we ordered again from our restaurant and ate so much. After Ava was put to sleep, Rod and I went back to the restaurant for our yummy fruit shakes.


Day Four

We hardly had enough sleep because there was a brown out. And since the walls were so thin, we could over hear a new set of guests (chattering women) from the other room. My husband and I could hear their conversation and we started laughing when we heard one of the women FART OUT LOUD!!!!! Yes, the walls were so thin indeed.

One challenge we had to face in Coron was the rationed water supply. There were times during the night when water supply was down.

Day 4, after eating breakfast of fish, we said good bye to the beautiful town of Coron and headed for Busuanga Airport. We were glad to back home, but we we were also thankful we got to see the beauty and luster of Coron, and Ijust hope that it will not be abused in the future...

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