We then headed out to Panglao Island for some beach action. As you can see from the photos, it was a pretty white sand, palm beach on Panglao. We also had met up again with Piers and Sally from Manila who joined us for the weekend. After arriving, a few of us headed out for a quick swim at the beach. We then got some more motorbikes and headed to the Bohol Bee Farm which overlooked the sea from a cliff face and served great organic food.

On the Sunday we organised a boat trip from Panglao out to a marine reserve to do some swimming and snorkeling. Fortuantely we had great weather and the trip out was beautiful. About half way out to Balicasag Island, we were so fortunate to see dolphins! The boat headed out towards huge schools of them swimming and they started swimming at the front of the boat. They were so close and the water so close that we could see them swimming in the front wake bit of the boat. It was amazing. Neil decided he wanted to get in a swim with them - which lastest about 5 minutes as he was unable to hold onto the boat - and then they were gone. But it was fantastic to see them in their natural environment.

We reached Balicasag island and jumped into the warm, clear water for some snorkeling. We saw lots of fish and it was fun swimming around. We then headed straight into a rain storm on our way to Virgin Island. But it soon passed and we were happy we made the trip. The island wasn't particularly nice for swimming or snorkeling, but it was so picturesque.

Em and Neil on Virgin Island

We walked around the island then hopped back on the boat for the trip back to Panglao. It was an amazing morning. After some more beers and food, sadly it was time to go. Thanks especially go to Sally for helping us out with the bill. Again, typically, Neil and I were not particularly organised with the $$.