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

Palawan Tribal Eats

Straight from the airport at around 9:30am, Tin, Des and I went straight to the Underground River in Sabang. We knew we'd have very little time to see the sights so we made use of our early arrival and booked a Topstar Tours van for the hour and a half bumpy ride. We arrived around noon so we were hungry. We made our way to Tribe, a restaurant on the shore before the boat ride to the Underground River. We met George, the 6-month old monkey. He likes me but hates Des and girls in general, he scratches their hands when they try to pet him. He took a liking to my beads and DSLR and started chewing on both of them when I got too near. Des hates the fact that the strap around his waist is too tight. Lots of healthy dogs on the beach, too. These guys were accustomed to people already and were quite docile. We ordered the house specialties: Stingray in Coconut Milk, Adobong Wild Boar and Crabs. Heaven! Drop by this place if you're in Palawan! It took us an hour and a half and we still weren't able to finish it. Which probably explains the fat dogs sauntering up to us asking for handouts. O_o;;