The Backpack Adventures

Boracay Revisited 2020: Day 2 Day 2: February 2, 2020 Good morning guys! Early morning in Boracay Ella's early morning dip It drizzled last night but upon checking the weather forecast for today, I was relieved to see that there's a very slim chance of rain today. Hence, as planned, we had our early morning jog around Station 1 of Boracay's White Beach . After sweating a bit, we decided to take a dip near the famed Willy's Rock . We enjoyed swimming in the cold clean shallow waters for about an hour and a half.  Breakfast at Diamond Water Edge Hotel Time to eat We then headed back to Diamond Water Edge Resort to freshen up before proceeding to the hotel's beachside restaurant to avail of our complimentary breakfast.  Back to the beach for Ella with a newfound friend Ella's lifeguards My wife wanted to have her hair braided first before we go exploring Checking out Station 2 My daughter wanted to swim again after breakfast. My father-in-law accompanied her while

Rain Falls on Hulugan Falls Exposition  " Wag na! Wang tumuloy " (Fine, Let's not push through) was the last message that I read from my cousin in our chat group before I unintentionally dozed off that night. One can feel the disappointment in that message. Well, who wouldn't? This trip had long been planned however, it had been raining heavily since 7PM that day. The older members of the family were already discouraging us to push through, out of concern and fear that there might be landslides or flash floods.  From 13 to 9... Hulugan Falls here we come! Well,  wasn't able to see how the conversation ended or what consensus our group had that night as the next thing I knew was that my 3AM alarm was already yelling at me. I immediately checked outside and discovered that it was still drizzling but the light from my brother's window shone brightly from across the street giving me hope that the trip will push through and true enough it did but not without casua