Finishing up The Philippines

Who knew seeing such beautiful settings took it out of a person so much, but I’m tired!  I’m writing this from Puerto Princessa where we just arrived.  

After El Nido we bussed over to Taytay for a little quiet time.  We were the only tourists in the entire town, and while there wasn't a ton to do we had a good time meeting some locals (and having beer bought for us!) and also taking an adventure out to a jungle lake where we borrowed some local guy's dug out canoe!  The rest of the time was really just spent enjoying the quiet little town and it's beautiful sunsets.

Next up was a longer than expected ride down to Sabang and the longest underground river in the world which is also the only underground river in the world which drains directly into the ocean.  It was very cool, but after the seclusion we've been having, the 90 Koreans that swarmed to the place right after us was a bit overwhelming, though it did mean that we pretty much got a private tour, but that could have been better if the guy had cut out the corny jokes and let us enjoy the caves. Oh well I'm getting picky now!  The hike over to the cave was also really nice, if a little sweaty and surrounded by mosquitoes!

Upon getting back we decided we were in no hurry to get back to civilization and enjoyed the nice beach and comfy hammocks!  Luckily most people come from Puerto Princessa for a day tour of the caves, meaning the town was very quiet, though we did manage to find some more Filipinos to buy us beer (traveling with a girl has its perks)!

Oh I also managed to find time to try another interesting food.  Nicknamed adidas (after the shoe) I munched down on some grilled chicken feet...yum!

We’ll spend tonight here and fly tomorrow evening and then to Singapore the next day and onto Thailand the morning after that.  Lots of flights!

 All in all Palawan was absolutely horrible.  Make sure you never come here, the beaches aren't gorgeous, there aren't really nice people, the snorkeling isn't pretty good, the scenery isn't stunning and the prices aren't really affordable.  So please don't come here!  I however, will try to suffer through and return sometime soon!

I'm trying to update the pictures when I can so check the same facebook album.