Lazy days in Boracay

After recovering from our disappointment when arriving here in Boracay, we have now been able to enjoy 5 days here in Boracay, with lots of relaxing, sunbathing, swimming, shakes and food. We have also experienced the wet and windy side of Boracay...

Our days have fallen into a routine of sorts now. It starts with us getting up at around 8.30, dressing up in swim wear and heading of for breakfast. After breakfast we look for a spot on the beach with no algae and use this for sunbathing and swimming until around 11. We avoid being in the sun at 12, as the sun is very strong here at that time. It just gets too hot...

After the morning swim and sunbathing, we go back to our room and freshen up and get in our regular beach wear, and usually rest a bit. Then we're off to lunch, and after lunch walking around the D'mall (the "mall" here in Bora), going to our favourite internet cafe, getting a massage (applies for Minnie only) or just walk around the beach a bit.

As a mid-day light meal we go to Jonah's for shakes. I call this a meal on purpose, as the shakes at Jonah's are so filling that it actually serves as a light meal. We usually end up staying at Jonah's till sunset, which always is a wonderful sight, even after seeing it how many times...

After the sunset, we typically go back to our room for a rest again, before going out for dinner later in the evening (typically around 8). After dinner we find a place to sit down for a couple of beers, or in Minnie's case a mango margarita, and enjoying the cool evening breeze.

Does it sound boring? Well, I guess you can tell we really have been relaxing while being here :) And it hasn't been boring either, mostly because I'm sharing the time here with my best friend and wife, Minnie.

We have done a couple of activities that breaks from the routine though. Before we went here we had decided that we were going to rent a jet ski, like we did last time we were in Boracay. This time we rented a more powerful jet ski than we've tried before, an 1100cc Yamaha Waverunner. This thing was fast! When I was able to do full speed, I felt the wind push the skin of my cheeks backwards, the feel of power and speed was great. Minnie told me after she really loved that feeling of power and speed as well, she's such a power freak :)

On sunday evening we went on a long walk along the beach towards the north end. We decided to follow the small path that leads from the north tip of the main beach until a small secluded beach. On the way we passed by Sea Wind, the resort where we got married, saw all the new and large resorts built at this end of the beach, including Discovery Shores, the new resort for the very rich here in Bora and we passed by a water snake (no idea if it was dangerous...). Since this being quite far from our resort, and we are here to relax after all :), we took a tricycle back to our resort.

Yesterday was quite a big break from our routine though, as strong winds and very heavy rain made us stay a lot of the day in our room. It's always special for a Norwegian like me to experience heavy tropical rainfall, the intensity and volume of rain is way beyond the weather at home. However, today, the weather was all back to normal, with sun and breeze only. The only signs of yesterday's violent rainfall were that a river had dug out a lot of sand at the beach close to our resort, and that the seawater was colder today.

Today is our last full day here at Boracay for now, and we will treat ourself witht the buffet at Sea Wind for dinner tonight, just as we did on our last evening on our previous stay...