Malapascua Island

We had to go out on a little boat to get onto the ferry which was fun, but quite scary. would have been quite easy to get conked on the head by one of the sides. Here's what all the boats (bangkas) look like...

We arrived in Cebu island, then transferred to another boat to Malapascua Island.

Its beautiful there- and they have tourists, which unfortunately make it a bit expensive, and there are lots of people who, when you arrive want to 'guide' to to accommodation, free of charge! And the islands only 1 or 2 k long...! Anyway, we got somewhere cheapish in the end, nowhere near the beach tho! but they did great cheap food and it was nice all the same.

The snorkelling wasn;t up to much- too much seaweed, but we did hire a small bangka for the day and paddled round the island. So much fun! At one end there was quite high seas but we battled round and got to the other side ok. There are lots of nice secluded beaches round the island so we could just jump on and off our little boat. The best thing was this bar out in the sea. The y had a free boat from the beach but we were bale to just come round the island, paddle up and sit there enjoying a beer. Lovely!