We stayed at a place called Ananyana Resort which was really beautiful - simple thatched roof buildings on the beach surrounded by a beautiful tropical garden. To get to it we had to be taken down a bumpy dirt track surrounded by cows and chickens and people sleeping - we were a bit worried at first - but it was an oasis!
The only problem was that there was a big festival in the village for the Saint Augusta church - we thought this was going to be fun until we were kept up all night with heavy base music pumping from a schoolyard not far from the resort. They partied on for 2 nights until 5:00am!
The boys had their first experience of snorkelling. William was excellent after stressing out about being scared when we were taken out on a small native canoe with a motor! He managed to brave the waters after we convinced him there was no threat of sharks! Charlie opted to stay in the boat and entertain the driver with a shell he found on the beach - winnie the Pooh also came along for the ride.
We had 4 fully sunny days which was a real treat after being in Manila for 6 weeks. We flew out in typhoon and came back into one. Weather isn't great here at the moment!
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| Just arrived on the beach the boys getting stuck into the sand |
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| An artistic photo Martin took |
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| The locals watching the show at the festival |
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| Charlie outside the kitchen |
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| The Chocolate Hills |
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| They turn brown in summer and are dubbed the chocolate hills |
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| A Tarsier - the smallest monkey in the world William thought they looked like Goblins |
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| This is how small they are |
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| Excited about seeing the Tarsiers |
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| Chicken soup in a coconut at the Bohol Bee Farm an excellent spot |
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| Going out to the reef on the boat |
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| Part of the beach we stayed at |
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| Coming back from snorkelling |
