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Finally!!!!!!!!! A trip somewhere far from the crazy busy city impeded me from insanity. Seriously... After months of stress from work, I badly needed a breather. Bee and I had two options -- Boracay or Cagbalete. I really really realllllyyyyyy wanted to experience riding in a 2Go ship from Batangas to Boracay. Added to the thrill was that our favorite radio station was set for a summer party in Boracay on the date of our target trip!!! It could have been a perfect plan for me and Bee. We'll arrive in Boracay in the morning, then party all night and then go back to Manila via the same ship the next day taking the early and only trip. Sounds like a plan right?

It was our last day in Bantayan Island and in a short while, we will be going home.

Good morning Bantayan Island!!! Our experience yesterday was great and we looked forward to our Island hopping this day.

Going to Bantayan Island is very easy. First, we need to go to Cebu North Bus Terminal, then take a bus to Hagnaya port, then take a roro boat to Sta. Fe. Piece of cake, right? :) We checked out from Sampaguita Suites at 8:30AM and instructed the cab driver to drop us off at North Cebu Terminal. From there, are airconditioned and non-airconditioned buses plying for Hagnaya.  Fare: P132 (non-aircon). Travel time: 3 hours.

Second stop for our Visayas trip is a visit to Bantayan Island in Cebu. I realized there's more to Cebu than I thought. There's just so many places to see. Sadly, I only have limited time. My original plan when I booked our flight was Cebu-Bohol-Cebu but then I thought, oh well I'll just visit Bohol separately....

Let me share our itinerary and expenses for this trip. Itinerary: Day 1 -  12:45 PM - Arrival in Iloilo International Airport 3:00 PM - Checked in at Iloilo Midtown Hotel 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - left Super in Iloilo Market and arrived in Miag-ao church 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Wandered around the vicinity of Miag-ao church 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - left Miag-Ao church and arrived in Iloilo town proper. -Free time-

Our day 2 was packed with activities - Parola (lighthouse), Caving and Island Hopping. :) PAROLA First, we woke up at 5:30AM so we could visit the lighthouse. Locals call it Parola. We rented a motorbike for P60 each. Then if you want to tour the entire island, just add P40.