Day 2 in Boracay started with me waiting for my friends to wake up, getting my daily dose of caffeine over the beach. I am really not the type of person who would spend long hours on the beach, but the feeling of the wind, the sight of the rising sun and the serenity of the beach is so alluring that it makes me want to sit there for hours. It was the perfect way to spend mornings.
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| Finally, Quality Time with myself. :) |
I remained still, until I heard distant chatter and giggling sounds, I knew it was time to pump more energy into my system. My "hyper" friends have woken up from slumber and were hungry for adventure.
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| Good Morning Boracay! |
We haven't planned anything for that day, we just want to enjoy the beach, build sand castles and chill (okay, we were broke! haha). The guide from Orinda approached us and asked if we have activities planned. He showed us this list of the activities we could try. At first we hesitated, the price per activity range from 2,000-3,500, PER PERSON. It was way too much our pockets could handle. But then he told us not to look at the prices, and offered that we could try 2 activities for 1,400 per person.
We agreed that it was a good deal, so we got ready for some water splashing morning.
After filling out some form, a motor boat was waiting for us to take us to our first stop, Helmet Dive!
When we got to their station, everything else was pretty standard. Since we can't hear each other underwater, one guide showed us basic hand signs that we could use to communicate under water, what to do when we feel the pressure building up on our ears and that sorts of stuff.
The "helmet" we used was designed for people (like me) who don't know how to swim. (YAY!) The whole idea was to walk under water while enjoying the fishes and take pictures at the same time. Head's up! The helmet was VERY VERY VEEEEEEEEERY Heavy! You need to submerge yourself from the shoulders down so you won't feel the weight. The guides are there to assist you so no worries really. :)
For someone who does not know how to swim, I was pretty confident that I can handle this activity pretty well. I did! We all did! *insert proud look here*
Here are pictures to prove that I didn't just make this part up. hahaha.
Helmet dive went on for about 15 minutes. You don't have to bring your own camera because the diver will take the photos and hand out individual CD copies. You only have to worry though, that you won't look your best on the captured photos. I guess you could reason that things tend to distort or refract under water. So forgive our faces in the photos above. HAHAHAHA!
After Helmet dive, we waited for the speed boat to take us to our next activity, parasailing.
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| Us Girls with our super nice guide Jerone :) |
In the mean time, more vanity shots from us. :)
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A few radio patches have to made to coordinate with the next station. Of course, we took shots while waiting for our ride! :D
All is set, we are ready to rock the next activity!
We transferred to another motor boat with the chute and harness. From what I have observed, the canopy chute (this is the term they used to describe the parachute) can carry 1-3 persons only.
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| All dressed up and we are good to go. :) |
Instructions were given prior to take-off. After checking that everything is secure and in place...
OFF YOU GO! :)
This is another great way to enjoy the beauty of Boracay. High above the blue waters, you can truly appreciate the panoramic view of the sky, the island and the sea. It shuts you down from all the stress in life, all I could hear is the whistling sound of the wind and the giggle of my friends. As the speedboat below continue to control the chute, the wind above sways you from one direction to the other as if playing a tug-of-war. The picture perfect scene and the tugging happening at the same time that all you could ever do is scream at the top of your lungs. :))
If I were to do it again, I would only do it for 5 minutes. 15 mins seems like super short, but when you are up there, it feels like forever! The really exciting part is when you take off and the first 5 mins gliding into the air. After sometime, it made me think... "Now what?" hahaha. For the rest of the time that we are up there, I was just looking at the faces of my friends. It was priceless. The look of excitement combined with the feeling of nausea. None of us want to signal the guide that we wanted to go down, because we are testing our limits like that. :D
I would suggest not to do this after eating. If you are with someone who easily get affected by motion sickness, do not forget to bring something that could help relieve that.
When we were finally back on the speed boat, I was trying to keep my balance as I reached for the seats. I saw my friend was feeling the motion sickness, the guide was kind enough to give her peppermint something to smell on, it made her feel better after sometime. While waiting for the other 2 tourists to finish their round of fun, we battled our boredom with MORE vanity shots! haha.
A 3 hour nap concludes our activity for that afternoon.
I would like to end this post, with another favorite picture :)
PS, If you plan on trying all the activities Boracay has to offer, I would suggest doing 2-3 activities in a day. :)
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