Hi mga sis.
We went to Bora last month and thank you sa lahat ng nagbigay ng feedback about sa way ng pag sterilized ng bottles ng baby ko. We survived 3 nights in La Carmela.
First time ko sa Bora and masaya pala talaga dun. Just a few things I need to share.
1. Kaloka yung experience namin papunta. It was raining cats and dogs. As in super lakas. Sa taas palang grabe na ang turbulence.
2. Pagbaba ng Kalibo, ang haba pa pala talaga ng byahe, though it was just around 2 hrs, parang napakabagal ng bus.
3. Grabe ang alon sa speedboat, as in nahilo ako kahit 10 minutes lang yun, madilim pa nung dumating kami kaya grabe ang experience, umuulan at may kasama kaming isang senior and my 11 month old daughter, kami lang ni hubby may bitbit ng gamit.
4. La Carmela doesn't offer free wifi, may bayad ng 100 per day per gadget, good thing I brought my own modem, and in fairness, malakas ang Globe, so nakalibre kami ng wifi.
5. Yung free breakfast wala na ako marereklamo, although yung first and third day namin halos pareho ng menu, still, it's sulit narin.
6. The room is ok, kaso lang if you don't ask for it to be cleaned, talagang walang kakatok to clean, it's part of their rules naman kaya ok lang din.
7. Sobrang lakas ng hangin and super gloomy nung mga days na andun kami, ok narin kasi di ko rin kakayanin ang super init.
8. My daughter enjoyed their pool more than the beach hehe
9. Nung pauwi na kami, dun ko nalang nakita ang araw, pero umambon din after an hour, I think.
10. On the way back, talagang nag worry kami ni hubby, naaksidente kasi ang mother in law ko. Nung pasakay na kami ng speedboat, walang nag assist sa amin, hubby was carrying our luggage, sunod ang mother in law ko with my daughter tapos ako. Kaso nung nasa gitna na si MIL, namali sya ng step, as in nahulog sila ng daughter ko at napaupo sa batuhan, one wrong move and magsuswimming sila sa tubig or baka nabagok either my daughter or my MIL. Saka lang nagdatingan ang mga staff ng SouthWest to get my MIL off the rocks. Grabe kasi walang hawakan yung area na yun. Hindi pa basa yung sahig that time pero nakakatakot talaga. Good thing at mabilis magisip ang mother in law ko, ni balance nya katawan nya para hindi sila mahulog ng anak ko. Ending? Ayun na sprain at namaga ang paa nya for a couple of days, other than that ok naman sya.
11. Upon reaching the port, nagmamadali na talaga sumakay ng bus and MIL ko dahil siguro masakit narin ang paa nya, pinauna na namin while nagveverify kami ni hubby kung talagang sa bus number 1 kami sasakay, and naconfirm naman namin. Ito nanaman, nagka issue ulit. I had a heated argument with a foreigner. She reclined her seat ng sobra sobra, na whoever sits in the back of her seat eh talagang magiinconvenienced, at sya pa ang matapang. Eh di naman ako papatalo. Ayun, ending, I asked for a supervisor who then reminded her of the word "respect". Hayzzz.. There's always a first time for everything I guess.
12. We didn't try any activities primarily kasi may baby kaming kasama, at baka di rin maenjoy ni mother in law, we were there just to relax and eat. Medyo pricey for me ang mga resto nila, pero masarap talaga sa Hangover, the resto near La Carmela, medyo mura compared sa iba. Overrated ang Paluto, we went there just for the experience and we didn't like it, though masarap naman ang luto nila, pero mahal talaga. Ok din ang massage, for just 300 pesos, sa room na. And we also went to the make shift bars, yung may mga bean bags and battery powered lamps, sarap lang mag star gazing kaso umambon din after a few minutes na andun kami.
All in all, we enjoyed the vacay. Pero mas masaya siguro yun kung marami talaga kami. Next year we'll try again.
