10th Anniversary in Puerto Galera

It's Moms and Dads' 10th Anniversary, which means it's time to celebrate ten years of adventures together. We decided to splurge a bit (which means getting a room for the night instead of sleeping in a tent) and treat ourselves the best way we can in Puerto Galera.

On our way, we passed by a Swiss bakery but decided to just come back, we were still full from our breakfast at McDonald's. Then, we went straight to White Beach Lodge to check the price and condition of their rooms and we got one with two queen beds. It was a slow season, so we were only charged for 1/3 of the regular price. As soon as we dropped off our things, we went straight to White Beach.

To reach our next destination, Coral Garden, we had a 5-minute ride on the car, registered and paid a P10 terminal fee, and bought some bread for the fish feeding activity.

We went snorkeling for P1,500, a standard rate that included the boat ride, equipment, and island hopping.

The experience was awesome and it made our day really special. We were lucky to have a great weather, sunny but not too hot. We didn't even get sunburn.

Our boatman, Kuya Dak, noticed how fearless the boys were and how good they were in swimming. They both love the water since they were babies and have been given as much time to go swimming as possible. Here, you can see that they were snorkeling a few meters from the boat without us. I wish I have that much confidence in the water, to be honest.

One of our destinations for the island hopping was Agas Beach. Isn't it a nice backdrop for the celebrants' couple shot? :)

It was a really beautiful beach with white sands sprinkled with white corals. The water was calm and crystal clear, which made our photos amazing!

Daddy took a short walk to see the end of the shore.

And James tried snorkeling but did not see as much fish and corals as Coral Garden's.

Our little monkey, of course, had to climb this rock!

He also made a small hill from the sand for a while,

All the swimming and snorkeling we did left us hungry and it was past our lunchtime. So we changed our clothes as fast as we can and ate at Robbie's Ristorante and Pizzeria.

Robbie's have been our favorite pizza place and eating here is enough reason for us to come back to Puerto Galera.

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