Friday, April 25, 2008

Palawan Underground River




From the airport we took a van. One of the things we noticed in Palawan was that there were no taxis. Tour vans and tricycles are the main mode of transport. The ride to Sabang was bumpy. We had a stopover at the viewdeck first (pic 2), then the information office (pic 3 and 4) to get the permit to visit the Underground River. You have to take a motorized boat ride to the cave. Lots of ambulant (nope, they don't sells stuff) dogs on the beach pa rin. Bayawaks line the trail to the cave where you'll ride a smaller paddled boat. Life vests necessary for all boat rides, btw. Hard to take pics inside the cave, I needed to focus on the light source held by Tin, who was seated up front. The caves, carved inside mountains, were both fascinating and scary. The lamp Tin held was the only light source, if it goes out we would have been stuck in total darkness. The guides on the cave boats knew the route like the back of their hands. This, plus the eats at Tribe, made this trip all worthwhile. Kahit di ko na puntahan yung iba e solb na ako. :D
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  1. Karryl SagunApril 25, 2008 at 9:14 AM

    OMGGGG ang gandaaaaaaaaaaa

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  2. Karryl SagunApril 25, 2008 at 9:16 AM

    nice shot, sir! stig!

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  3. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 9:20 AM

    Kaso, may dead pixel na ata cam ko. :( Nakita ko nung prinoprocess ko madidilim na pix. :(
    Madaling mabasa sa loob nyan, tumutulo day yung water from the roots of the trees above the cave sa mountains, mga ilang beses ding natuluan cam ko. :( Lilinisin ko pa mamaya.

    Pero mas maganda pa rin pag personal makita, yung claustophobic feeling sa loob... Eerie.... :D

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  4. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 9:20 AM

    And overwhelming rin pala. :D

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  5. veron silagpoApril 25, 2008 at 9:21 AM

    pangarap ko talaga to mapuntahan eh. magkano po ba ang plane ride papuntang palawan?

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  6. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 9:23 AM

    Tyempohan nyo daw sabi nina Ma'am Des yung may promo. Anlayo kasi ng difference ng plane fees namin. Yung kanila parang 6k lang inabot (PAL in, Cebu Pacific out), ako 2 wks nahuli e umabot ng 9k (PAL in and out, napuno at naubusan ako sa Cebu Pacific). :( engot kasi me...

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  7. veron silagpoApril 25, 2008 at 9:28 AM

    makapag-work na nga! hehe. woooh. naeexcite ako. pag-iipunan kong tunay yan para di na hingi sa parents. hee.

    thanks sir!

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  8. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 9:37 AM

    Go for 2 birds with one stone... Attend ka seminar din... :D

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  9. Bianca ReiApril 25, 2008 at 11:56 AM

    yeah. feeling ko nga may monster sa ilalim ng tubig eh..hahaha!

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  10. Bianca ReiApril 25, 2008 at 11:58 AM

    waaah.. mas malinaw shots nyu sa loob ng cave..

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  11. The NurikaneApril 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM

    Ganda! I'll be visiting the cave later this year ^_^

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  12. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 4:07 PM

    Ganun daw ata pag pogi, este, mabilis sa pag-focus yung may hawak. :D
    Di ko lang inabot yung Christ face. Tsaka pangit lumabas yung cathedral pix.

    Arthur, sulit yan. :D

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  13. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 4:12 PM

    yung tipong mangagaling sa ilalim at biglang susurface para hahablutin ka mula sa boat at kakaladkarin papunta sa dilim. :D giant croc!

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  14. Aurea DagnalanApril 25, 2008 at 5:47 PM

    Undergound river! Sir dapat yan hinuli nyo, yan ang highlight ng Puerto Princesa eh.. the rest are just ok compared jan. Pero Kamarikutan is still a place to go to, lalo na't 10th anniversary nila this month :)

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  15. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 6:00 PM

    Actually yun lang pinuntahan namin. Then conference na. Ahehehe... Di na kami nakapag-Hunda Bay, palengke, et al. Talagang siningit lang. Tas dami pang kasabay na athletes ng Palroang Pambansa kaya dami tao.

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  16. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 6:01 PM

    Medyo hectic kasi ang tight sked. Pati plane reservations, kaya di na maka-pag-extend.

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  17. carina samaniegoApril 25, 2008 at 6:07 PM

    astig. green,

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  18. Igor CabbabApril 25, 2008 at 6:10 PM

    lumot... :D j/k
    green sa mababaw sa cave...
    bluer sa malalim sa dagat...
    pitch black sa loob...

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  19. Aurea DagnalanApril 25, 2008 at 6:18 PM

    sayang... pero un nga at least napuntahan nyo yung da best hihi :)

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  20. tanya cabbab-orthaApril 26, 2008 at 1:25 AM

    ay sus! hanggang palawan, aso pa din ang piniktyuran!

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  21. tanya cabbab-orthaApril 26, 2008 at 1:25 AM

    ganda!

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  22. tanya cabbab-orthaApril 26, 2008 at 1:25 AM

    ano yang brown na yan? Creepy naman!

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  23. Igor CabbabApril 26, 2008 at 5:23 AM

    syempre puro aso at pusa.
    lahat sila creepy talaga.

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  24. Dan DoradoApril 27, 2008 at 5:31 PM

    the photographer...

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  25. Dan DoradoApril 27, 2008 at 5:32 PM

    ...and the subject !!! hahaha!!! pwede!!!

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  26. Igor CabbabApril 27, 2008 at 5:38 PM

    Stalactite?

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  27. Dan DoradoApril 27, 2008 at 5:44 PM

    yup! "tite" kapag holding "tite" para di mahulog, "mite" kapag "mite" get crashed if hindi "tite" nung nasa taas hahaha!!! -beakmans world

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  28. ails ;-)April 27, 2008 at 10:56 PM

    ang saya-saya! sana sumama pala ako nung niyaya ako ni robert mag-attend nyan. :-)

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  29. ails ;-)April 27, 2008 at 10:58 PM

    are those bats sir? :-) scary...ang dilim dilim...

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  30. Igor CabbabApril 28, 2008 at 12:20 AM

    Explanation naman sa min e stalaGmite & stalaCtite. G galing sa Ground, C galing sa Ceiling. :D

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  31. Igor CabbabApril 28, 2008 at 12:20 AM

    yup yup.
    Bats and birds daw. :D

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  32. Sn SnMay 16, 2008 at 2:48 AM

    oo nga aileen..sayang..ganda tlaga ng palawan, minus the airport lang..hehe

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  33. ivy honeylouJuly 20, 2008 at 7:33 AM

    sir saan pa po magandang puntahan sa palawan? nakasequester po kami ng friends ko ng 2k round trip!!! yey!

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  34. Igor CabbabJuly 20, 2008 at 9:38 AM

    yan daw, underground river, honda bay din. :D may isa pa, nakalimutan ko lang.

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