Pangulasian, El Nido, Palawan

To get to the resort, we had to fly from Manila to El Nido, then take a van to a boat. The boat was a tiny speed boat that took 20-30 minutes to get us there. Worth every travel minute to get to this paradise.

Our hotel room was a little cottage for the four of us nestled in the trees right on the beach. Pure heaven.

Our view.

When we were there, we didn’t just hang out and lounge. Quite the contrary.  The island offers so much natural beauty that we were exploring every free minute. We kayaked (here is Cruzzie and Ken), hiked, went caving, explored lagoons, went to feed jack fish and MORE.

The water was incredible — warm, smooth, and perfect.

We went caving (yes in our bathing suits), which was pretty special. Of course, I was the idiot who jumped out of the cave and boinked my head so hard that I still have bruises. Thankfully, I am alive (it was that scary).

This is a photograph inside the cave — the light shining is the entrance.

We went to Snake Island and walked on the sand bar from island to island.

The view from the hike where you can see the sand bar I walked across.

We set a record for most family photos on a trip.

Cathedral Cave.

We went to see the big and small lagoon which was out of this world. It rained the whole time, but it didn’t matter… the nature was incredible.

Us kayaking in the lagoons.  Josie Natori on a kayak!

The final day we snorkled and saw unbelievable wildlife and sealife — finding nemo times infinity.  Ken and Cruzzie swam around jackfish (the big black lines) as people fed them.

Thank you, Pangulasian Island. It was the highlight of our trip, December, and travel experiences thus far! We will be back!