Story of my trip to Cebu, Philippines
The real life starts at Bohol
When you want to escape the overcrowded city of Cebu, I recommend going to Bohol. Just take the taxi to the port, get tickets for the supercat 3 fastferry, try to find out if Captain Eddy is on duty and get on the move. At least, that was what we did! Once we arrived in Bohol, we went to the Boholtropics resort, which is not that bad at all. Just a pity that you had to pay 20 pesos to get a towel for one of the pools. The last day we spent on Bohol we took a tour across the Island. Interesting and scary at the same time is this bridge. We never found out what was on the other side, as we still had some days of holiday left, and didn't want to endanger that.
If you feel thirsty after an exhausting day of travelling, ask any local guy with a big knife to get a coconut for you. If you are lucky, and we were, he will cut it so you can drink the tasty juice. Afterwards he will use his skllls to make a spoon out of the coconut so you can scoop the delicious meat out of the nut. When you get a fresh green one, this really tasts like heaven. Tip: don't bargain about the price of a coconut because you will never know what else he can do with this really big knife...
Coconut-drinking in the 'Do it yourself' fashion (without straws or cups) is not something you have to learn, but it more or less depends on the way the coconut is chopped. And when you're drinking the fluids, just make sure that no-one is around with a digital camera. I was unlucky this time, but at least I was enjoying myself. Next time, I will be a little bit more careful when I decide to bring one to my mouth!
Our last stop on Bohol were the chocolate hills. These giant hills were formed some millions years by composition of coral and erosion by rain. It really is impressive to see, but you should be fit enough to walk the 213 steps to the top of one. Some years ago, they were declared as a national monument. A minor disadvantage is that these hills were on the other side of the island and that we had to drive back to our resort for two more hours in this terribly small and bumpy minivan. Maybe this was the right time to get acquainted with the comfort of a Jeepney....
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