Thursday, October 31, 2024

30 October 2024 Cauayan island: A Paradise Island

 


We always leave buffer time when we make our plans and, as such, we arrived a full hour before the assigned meeting time of 3 PM.  We called to tell then we had arrived and then found a little cafe.  The driver soon found us and we boarded the boat to take us to Cauayan Island.  We were joined by an extended family Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and Dad and two small boys. Luckily the ride did not take long.  The seas were pretty choppy and we are so lucky that the boat shuttle was running as the Coast Guard canceled boat rides the next day.  Had it been much rougher we might not have been able to get to the resort.  We checked in and made our way to Villa 104 climbing 92 steps up the hill.  So glad to be here and we jumped into the pool.  


Getting ready to ride


El Nido wharf area is on a narrow strip 


Nestled in front of the bluffs


More classic outriggers


Towering Limestone monoliths


We motor by these islands


Our Destination in the distance


The islands are draped in green


A fun ride


More bluffs


Great color 



Getting closer


These tiny dots are people in the sea


Hard to see them in the choppy waves


Pulling into our bay


Great looking bluffs


There are huts to the right


Huts to the left


The blue water!


The waves love splashing on the big rock


Over water bungalows 


The waves also splash under the bungalow 



Seaside Villas


The pool


Nice woven light fixtures


An artificial lagoon


Tall mountains on each side of the inlet


The other side of the island


More uphill travel to our Villa


Gaining altitude


Our place with our own pool


Nice welcome


Sunken bathtub with a view


A huge shower fixture on the ceiling


The TV welcome


View from our deck


A floating dock with a jetty


Security checking the jetty


Looking down at the other Villas


Not looking down at them because we are better, looking down because our Villa is built on the highest point.  92 steps to get up, with a steep ramp on the way up


Whoot hoot naked in the pool


So much fun


All in!


Free show!


 It has been 2 years and 146 days since we began our Migration