It was going to be either Misibis Bay or Batanes. Batanes won out in the end.. because Misibis was fully booked. So, on 29 March, the hubby and I flew to Basco, Batanes via SEAAir. It was a short 48-hour visit -- but, we had a great time.
Our plane
The airport - very quaint!
Some snapshots:
Fundacion Pacita - where we stayed (lovely rooms with even lovelier views of the sea and the rolling hills)
Some rolling hills - typical of Batanes
One of two functioning lighthouses
El Dorado drying out in the sun - the Ivatans fish for subsistence, these are not sale! =(
Big rock formation
More rocks jutting out from the sea
The Honesty Store - this is an unmanned sari-sari store, you pay as you go, just leave the money in a dropbox
Church of San Jose de Ivana
The oldest house in the area
San Carlos Borromeo Church
Beautiful geography
We had a great time communing with nature and the locals who are called "Ivatans". The weather as very pleasant (several degrees cooler than Manila), the place was simply beautiful and very green, and the food was very healthy. Every Filipino should make it a point visit the beautiful islands of Batanes!!!
Very nice! I'm glad you were able to do that.
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