Apo, Apo, Apo

(From Sunday, September 21, 2008 - last weekend)

I keep finding more and more places that are sunburned. How did this happen?!?! Well, it may have been on our trip to paradise today. This might be a confusing statement, because it seems that everyday I am living in paradise (you know…paradise to a typical American always conjures up images of palm trees, beaches, nipa huts, etc.). But today we took a trip to Apo Island, which is a small island with a population of about 700. Our purpose? Snorkeling to see some of the best coral and diving in the Philippines (according to locals). And to enjoy our “Rest Day”. It was amazing, although I must say that I am not very excited to travel the rough sea while here in the Philippines. I definitely felt a bit motion sick after our ride there, and not to mention, we were all soaked. The same went for the ride back, although less motion sickness and more soaking…but only for me, who managed to be in the one spot that dumped buckets over the side of the boat. Amazing. But the snorkeling was fantastic and so was the ability to lounge around on a boat…although we were craving solid land for some of it. I never realized that one could get motion sick while actually in the water and snorkeling, but that managed to happen…the waves were rough. The snorkeling, however, was worth it. The coral was fantastic and we saw so many fish, including a large school of jackfish, which were huge. I was tempted to spear fish right at that moment. But I left my spear on the boat, sad. After returning to the boat, I was pretty sure I had hypothermia…so I covered up with my towel and sarong and tried to warm myself up. This was odd, as no one else was that cold, but I had shivered throughout the whole snorkeling session. All was well, though, when the sun returned. Lunch was great, and during the second snorkeling session, I enjoyed quiet time on the boat. So relaxing, and I’m pretty exhausted tonight.

I also realize that I forgot to write about a short hiking trip we did last weekend to a local falls. I will try to post some pictures, of both trips of course.

This post may lack my typical comic approach, but right now my eyes are getting heavier and I am dreaming of returning to my book and enjoying a good night’s sleep. Love.