Ten of us...
all arrived into El Nido without a hitch. Bigger group? No problem. We got into El Nido after a 5 hour minivan journey, and got ourselves into Frendz El Nido, a newly opened/renovated hostel - where we booked out a couple of dorm rooms for us. Tis no villa, but the hostel was up there - a new open air design, free drink every day, rooftop pool which overlooked the coast for sunset, and right bang in the middle of everything.
Getting the lot of us together on time was no easy feat, but we managed to pull it off a few times, with our first big day out being a trip to Lio beach, which luckily turned out to be probably the nicest beach we've ever been on. It's like a new luxury resort that hasn't quite taken off yet, meaning the beach is quiet/secluded, but also has some really nice cafes/restaurants too.
When we say "nice cafes", we basically mean Shaka, which we had previously mentioned visited in Moalboal, but we made sure to get to the one in El Nido too. Suibhne and Kim definitely approved ^. We had an unbelievable day finally taking in some sunshine on a pristine white sandy beach with crystal clear water, that I think we were all happy El Nido could offer us given it was what Puerto Princesa was lacking. The cherry on top was that we had the space for Dani to host her first discounted rate yoga class for family & friends, which went down a treat. The yoga teacher training course is paying off!
Not shabby at all, all ten of us had a ball. We even made it back in time to catch another incredible Filipino sunset at the rooftop bar, before heading for a night out on the town...
We'd hardly made it out the door before we ran into the cutest puppies in El Nido too, the makings of a good night out before it even really began.
We'd one more day out on the coast to have, so set out for Nacpan beach to round everything off. Again, beautiful, and a lovely chilled out day to bring our time together in the Philippines to an end. The sunsets here are (we think) unbeatable.
One last shout out to the unreal food we all had, this waffle being one of the highlights among various trips to an Indian place, or Italian place, or a Thai place, or a...you get the picture. An absolutely incredible two weeks were had with such a great crew. Crazy for a plan made so long ago to piece together so well, but everyone managed to pull it off, and a great time was had. To the great food, nights out, massages, shisha, everything: El Nido has it all. Thank you to everyone that made the effort to meet us here as it was absolutely amazing.
We went back to the villa for one night in Puerto Princesa - had to say a proper goodbye - before myself & Dani left the group for one last stop in the Philippines, while the rest set off for Manila, and home. Thanks so much and looking forward to the Philippines reunion when we're home!
Big love,
Dani & Stu.
all arrived into El Nido without a hitch. Bigger group? No problem. We got into El Nido after a 5 hour minivan journey, and got ourselves into Frendz El Nido, a newly opened/renovated hostel - where we booked out a couple of dorm rooms for us. Tis no villa, but the hostel was up there - a new open air design, free drink every day, rooftop pool which overlooked the coast for sunset, and right bang in the middle of everything.
Getting the lot of us together on time was no easy feat, but we managed to pull it off a few times, with our first big day out being a trip to Lio beach, which luckily turned out to be probably the nicest beach we've ever been on. It's like a new luxury resort that hasn't quite taken off yet, meaning the beach is quiet/secluded, but also has some really nice cafes/restaurants too.
When we say "nice cafes", we basically mean Shaka, which we had previously mentioned visited in Moalboal, but we made sure to get to the one in El Nido too. Suibhne and Kim definitely approved ^. We had an unbelievable day finally taking in some sunshine on a pristine white sandy beach with crystal clear water, that I think we were all happy El Nido could offer us given it was what Puerto Princesa was lacking. The cherry on top was that we had the space for Dani to host her first discounted rate yoga class for family & friends, which went down a treat. The yoga teacher training course is paying off!
Next on the cards was another day out at the seaside, though this time we were all getting on our own private boat to go island hopping - kayaking, cliff jumping (that we weren't supposed to do and nearly got our crew in trouble with - oops), snorkelling, all in a days work.
Not shabby at all, all ten of us had a ball. We even made it back in time to catch another incredible Filipino sunset at the rooftop bar, before heading for a night out on the town...
We'd hardly made it out the door before we ran into the cutest puppies in El Nido too, the makings of a good night out before it even really began.
We went back to the villa for one night in Puerto Princesa - had to say a proper goodbye - before myself & Dani left the group for one last stop in the Philippines, while the rest set off for Manila, and home. Thanks so much and looking forward to the Philippines reunion when we're home!
Big love,
Dani & Stu.
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