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Doro Point

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    • Day 13

      Day 13 - Port Barton

      January 8, 2020 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

      An early morning start and we were off to catch a bus from El Nido to Port Barton, roughly 4 hours.

      We grabbed some snacks and headed to the local bus station. We were crammed into an 8-10 seater van, knees up around the shoulders and we were off. Making our way down the coast, we arrived in Port Barton at 11.30am.

      Port Barton is an untouched coastal beach town with minimal infrastructure. The beach is lined with beach huts serving food and drink. The streets are very basic, littered, basic buildings and roads with no gutters.

      We checked in to our accomodations, one of the more fancier places as it had aircon. Aircon in PB is a luxury. Our room was very basic but it certainly did what we needed it too. We decided to set off and head somewhere for lunch. We walked the few blocks that make up PB and found a local place recommended by lonely planet. Plastic tables and chairs, no english spoke but great food!!

      We continued walking the streets before laying on the beach for a few hours and getting a massage.

      Dinner with rum and coke and local beer before an early night.
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    • Day 14

      Day 14 - Port Barton

      January 9, 2020 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

      A day to remember - Dyl's 30th birthday 🎉

      We woke up after a lovely sleep in and made our way to the beach front for breakfast at our accommodation. Coffee, omlette and pancakes were on the menu this morning with a stunning view of the ocean.

      I gave Dyl his birthday pressie - to celebrate his 30th we were off to mission hills in China in July for a 5 day golf adventure. Staying in a 6 star resort with our own caddies.

      We went for a walk around the streets to explore the local markets before getting out the drone to capture the beauty of PB coast line.

      We found a modern tourist wine bar and had cheese and wine to celebrate. We then made our way to a beach shack for a sunset drink on the sand with live music and a great atmosphere .... Magic.

      Dinner was fresh fish at our accommodation followed by some wedding planning.
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    • Day 15

      Day 15 - Port Barton

      January 10, 2020 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Our last day in the Philippines ... We decided to make the most of it and head to a secluded beach by boat called white beach. A 15 min ride to a peaceful, quiet beach with no more than a beach shack for drinks and food.

      The water was as clear as day and the white sand made this a picturesque setting. We managed to get the drone up to take as many photos as we could, before sunbaking followed by a swim.

      We arrived back in PB and headed out to get something to eat. We found a pizza place that made the largest pizzas you can imagine. Dyl had a really good crack one while I substituted my snack for a few glasses of wine at a premium price.

      We headed back to our place, packed up our belongings and had a quick bite to eat before bed.
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    • Day 16

      Day 16 - Puerto Princesa

      January 11, 2020 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      We woke to our final breakfast in Port Barton before heading to the bus station.

      We had a long 4-5 hour bus ride from Port Barton to Puerto Princesa international airport. It was a crammed bus ride with many stops dropping and picking people up.

      When we arrived at Puerto Princesa we had a 6 hour wait before our plane to Manila was due to take off. We entertained ourselves as much as we could but we were excited to be heading to Noosa to meet with the family and celebrate our exciting news and Dyl's 30th which made the wait feel even longer.

      A short stop over in Manila, enough to grab something to eat, clear customs and we were on our way to Brisbane... What an epic adventure the Philippines was.
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