After some flight delays we finally made it down to Bohol. This area might sound familiar, if so it's probably because just weeks before being it by Typhoon Haiyan, it suffered a devastating earthquake. Though it's more than 6 months after and recovery is in full swing, there were still some glimpses of the damage that occurred. We stayed on Panglao Island on Alona Beach.
Some sea life during our "island hopping" snorkel trip. Good sea life and views, but a little less hopping than we had anticipated.
Later that night we headed inland for a night time firefly kayak trip. You can't help but get a little nostalgic for American summers when thinking of fireflies. This though was a little different. After kayaking through the dark, we can upon several of the trees where the fireflies congregate. It almost looks like twinkling Christmas lights. Quite a serene thing to watch in the dark from a kayak on the river.
Bridge collapse during the earthquake
The following day we made some stops at the iconic spots that Bohol uses in their tourism promotions: the tarsiers and Chocolate Hills. Tarsiers are the world's smallest primate and endangered. These tiny little guys are actually pretty territorial and need at least a hectare of space for each one of them. Kinda makes you wonder how they've survived this long. We were able to see two of them at the Sanctuary that is helping to protect the species.
Then it was on to the Chocolate Hills, a series of thousands of grass covered hills.
And last stop of the day was Anda Beach in the Far East side of the island.
Last pict before flying back up to Manila.
