It was our first time to go there. Though we have friends (plus my siblings) who’ve been there but none of them went with us. We were supposed to take Neptune with us but since she moved her flight (made her regret that!), we couldn’t move our booking and we were going to leave for Bohol 2 days after she gets in Cebu, my hubby and I decided to just go ahead and go to Bantayan.

We didn’t really know where we were going but getting away from the city brought out the adventurous spirit in both of us. All we knew was that we had to drive all the way to the northen tip of Cebu and from there we ride a boat to Bantayan. Nine municipalities/cities and a 3 – 4 hour drive before us. The farthest we’ve ever been in the north was Compostella. That’s only about a 45 minute drive away. But the sun was shining… we were in high spirits and was in the mood for a road trip. We were so excited by the mere idea that we were going to be over a hundred kilometers away from the city… away from our offices… away from the stress. It was going to be just the two of us but we didn’t really mind. We love being with each other even through the silence between us. It was always comfortable.

About halfway through our drive… it started to rain. It really worried me because I felt our vacation was under threat. Our once-in-a-blue-moon fantasy (well, that was what we could afford – time wise) vacation was under threat. For a while there I felt sad… and worried. Then I said it out loud: “Nevermind… who cares if it rains? Then we’ll just lock ourselves in the room and just hang out. As long as we’re not getting stressed out at work or worried that we’re simply a phone call away from work.” My husband agreed… my mind was at peace once again and I continued to enjoy the road trip. Rain or shine… nothing was going to jeopardize this trip. As I looked outside the window, I found myself silently praying for the rain to stop.

The sky opened up just as we hit Bogo… one city away from San Remegio which was where we needed to go: The Hagnaya Wharf in San Remegio… The view was breathtaking…

We got a little lost along the way to Hagnaya wharf and had to stop at a gas station for directions but all in all, we were able to get to the wharf where we parked our car in a private parking lot. For P100/day (about $2/day) charge was great savings rather than bringing our car with us which would cost P1,700 (about $25) and that was only one way. Usually it would just be around P500 plus 2 passengers free of charge but something about the day (maybe because it was Saturday) made the cost higher. But it’s okay. We just paid the lot a total of P300 (about $6) and P120 (about $2.40) each for the boat fare to Sta. Fe, Bantayan. The rest, you’ve seen through my photoblog. It was such an amazing experience and I’ll recommend it to everyone who plans on going.

This is the last time you’ll see anything about my previous Bantayan trip. I promise. Until the next one…