Our first plan for our summer this year is an Ilocos Sur tour (again!) but as usual it didn't push through. We wanted to visit a place that's not too far but still not over commercialized. My brother and his girlfriend were the ones who told us if we want to go here. I checked the net and a lot of raves are written about the place. I even read that it is dubbed as the "little Boracay of the North." And just the picture of an isolated island with white sand and a lot of greens makes me agree almost immediately and no doubt in my mind that this is our beach to be this year!
We stayed first in a beach resort in Brgy, Uacon, Candelaria, Zambales. There are many resort there and depending on your budget, you can chose whichever you like. We chose Sunbloom Resort and because we arrived there past 2 pm, we decided to just rest and go to Potipot tomorrow morning. The next morning, we took a boat to get us there and it is more or less 5 minutes boat ride.
The boat ride costs us P500. The usual price is P400 pesos per 6 people but since we're a company of 7 plus a kid, the boatman charges us additional P100. There's also P100 entrance fee per head at the island. The tables are free to use but the nipa houses all over the island are rented for the price of P500.
Potipot's sand is not that white up close but is fine and just right for a barefoot walk. The water is calm and crystal clear. Perfect for my little son who is itching to take a dip. We enjoyed our time swimming, snorkeling, and making sand castle. After we've finished the first leg of our swimming stretch, we decided to tour the island to discover what else it has besides the pristine waters. I read from a blog it takes them 15 minutes to circle the whole island. But it took us more than 15 minutes because we took so many photos that by the time we're halfway rounding the island, we are all so tired and decided to just went back to our table and rest.
My Potipot Island experience is definitely memorable. If only we can stay longer.
Potipot Island - checked! I wonder where our feet will lead us next summer. Tons of beautiful places yet to discover in our country. I can't wait until my next jump! Happy Summer!
hi joycie, nice beach hopping here summer na nga pala sa Pinas. I just notice the photos layout, how to do that on blogspot and how to make it like a slide show when you click on the photos?
ReplyDeletehi carla! about the layout, sa photoshop ko xa ginawa. Ung sa parang slideshow, automatic s blogspot when you clicked a photo. btw, nice silhouette photos u have in your blog. i'll try that when i have time :)
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