marinegirl

trees!, originally uploaded by when milko shoots.

I’m currently on an island called Panglao, which hangs of the south west corner of Bohol. Sadly I didn’t take this photo - it’s been grey and drizzly since we got here, but I’m not complaining because the sea is flat as a pancake.

Alona Beach is either diving Mecca, or diving hell, depending on how you look at it. Every little resort (and there are a lotof them) crammed along the beach has a dive shop attached. The sea looks like where dive boats come to breed - I’ll try and get a photo tomorrow.

Lucky for me, when I came to book the trip, all the resorts were full. So we’re staying at a gorgeous little place called Alumbung, a few minutes ride away from the main drag. It’s nice to be waved at by children and offered coconut wine by drunks in the local sari-sari store rather than being scowled at by other tourists. We have a beautiful little ‘lumbung’ (which is apparently a Balinese rice barn with a Filipino twist!) with a sleeping area up a ladder and a great indoor/outdoor living area underneath with lots of bamboo and hammocks. It’s set in our own little garden, so it’s private and, roosters aside, quiet. Oh, and we have wireless internet too, hurrah!