Marvel Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 A lot of areas look real good, but the pics don't do them justice. After the trip back to Coron, today we went out island hopping. Most water travel is done by banca. They can be 8-10 ft long, to over 40 feet. There is no shipyard/boatyard, they just get built by someone who wants one, or they wait until an owner needs the money and they get a deal Here's one place where we climbed about 200 steps up to this view. Could have gone down a different set of steps to a small lake (deep), with brackish water 70% fresh and 30% salt water. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 Here's a small banca and large one. The one we rode on is the bottom pic... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I'm jealous! Never been in that area, but I have always wanted to go. Do you live there, now? Edit: NM, I started on Part 2 and missed Part 1. Great trip! Enjoy! Send more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 Hi Jeff! No, but my wife, after reuniting with her parents, lived in Culion, at the North end of Palawan. We're looking at another place in the Philippines. We visited there a few years ago and really liked it. Both places are fairly safe from typhoons (Culion and Valencia). Plans may change, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Ok. So you are looking to make the Philippines your home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 w0w What a Trip. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 The town of Coron is not on the island of Coron, but on Busuanga. No crime to speak of and they really work hard to keep it clean... We stayed in a resort that had been in existence until covid hit and they went under. New owners came in and have done a marvelous job with it. Here's some pics . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 Forgot to mention the superb service, nice breakfast, blah, blah... and it was about $375 for two rooms, two nights for six of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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