Boracay

We finally took our week vacation and might I say it was wonderful! Since we only had a week we decided it would be best to choose one area and to stay there the entire time. After weeks of contemplation, we decided to take a beach vacation to Boracay, Philippines.


Getting to Boracay was no easy task. Our first flight was from Seoul to Beijing. We then had to stay in the Beijing airport for about 6 hours waiting for our flight to Manila. We eventually made it to Manila around 1 am. Unfortunately, our flight to Boracay didn't leave until 6:30 am. Not sure if the airport would let us check in that early, we decided it was worth the attempt. To our surprise, the Manila Domestic airport was packed with people. Literally, we have never seen so many people at an airport so early in the morning. For some reason Filipinos choose 3 am as the average departing time when traveling. The airport also had several eateries and convenience stores, so we were definitely able to keep ourselves occupied for the four hour wait.



In order to actually get to the island of Boracay, you first fly to the city of Cataclan and then take a boat to Boracay. Fortunately, our hotel had set up a pick up service for us. So getting from the airport to the boat and then finally to our hotel was very easy. Once we arrived to our hotel we collapsed with exhaustion!


After a short afternoon nap we decided to check out the main beach, called White Beach. White Beach is about a mile and a half long of unbelievably soft sand. The water is the clearest I've ever seen and is the color of breathtaking turquoise. So, after a quick lunch we immediately jumped into the warm waters of Boracay! Very few things get better than swimming in some of the clearest and warmest water in the world.


Within that week we enjoyed a few different beaches on the island, took a snorkeling and boat tour around the island, and enjoyed the cable t.v. in the hotel!


Towards the end of the trip Ian and I got a stomach bug either from something we ate or water, which caused us to spend a little more time in the hotel then expected, but we were just happy to be taking a break from CDI. Fortunately, our trip to Boracay gave us the rest we needed to finish our last 10 weeks at CDI and in Seoul.