Batanes is one of those places that everyone in the Philippines has heard amazing things about, but due to lack of transportation options until recently, few have actually visited. Daily flights just started in November and flight cancelations are common. Luckily, we had only a short delay and very bumpy landing.
Batanes is a series of islands, the farthest north in the 7,107 islands of the Philippines, just south of Taiwan. It's characterized by rolling hills and rocky beaches that are unlike more of the rest of the Philippines. A boat from the mainland with gas and supplies arrives every 15 days. It's still relatively undeveloped for tourism, but I'm guessing that will begin to change quickly now with the daily flights. We only had time over the Thanksgiving holiday to visit 2 of the 10 islands, Batan and Sabtang.
a little windy
from the Honesty coffeeshop…..honor system payments
Ivatan stone houses
our trusty boat for the open-ocean crossing to Sabtang Island
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