Grand Entrance

Thursday morning found us stuck at the airport due to bad weather at Caticlan. Our flight was supposed to depart Manila at 930. We finally took off at 1030. I think the airline lucked out on this day. With flights unable to leave on time, they were able to compress 3 or 4 flights into one. The result? A full load! The flight was short and uneventful. It took all of an hour for us to get to Caticlan. Landing was smooth. Only drawback is the noise from other passengers. But who cares, really?

Upon landing, the only telltale sign of bad weather was the wet ground. Other than that, one can believe that the airlines just made up the story about the weather. The sun was out in full force - as if to welcome us!

We stayed at the Sea Wind Resort, so we were met at the airport by the resort's transfer service. We then took a banca to the resort. A few miles (maybe 2 or 3) from the resort, the banca's engine overheated. Oh, man! *in a whiny voice* will we ever get to Boracay???

So, there we were, stuck in the banca, just floating around, waiting for the engine to cool down.

Uh-oh. One of the girls need to answer the call of nature. So, how? (Paano na?) Well, ever adventurous, Gigi and Leila changed into their bikinis and jumped into the water! I had on my contacts and wouldn't dare chance losing them at sea. *excuses! excuses! it's harder to change into a tankini*

Soon after, the boat's ready to go. The girls decided to sit on the outrigger (?) instead of getting back on the boat. So, there they were, feeling like mermaids, and hanging on to their dear lives! Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the girls riding sidesaddle on the outrigger.

Aside from the usual welcome drink and lei, the girls also got a welcome towel! This is pretty unusual, even for the folks of Boracay. I'm sure this little (mis)adventure is one for the books!