Rise and shine, Momma!
While their mother hen was still cooped up in that four-poster bed, the rooster and the chick were up and about ready to explore Plantation Bay. Photo by MDPahed
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| Photo by MDPahed |
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| Photo by MDPahed |
Nathan was able to do almost all activities there were.
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| Photo by MDPahed |
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| Photo by MDPahed |
Oh, to be young!
And his mom and titas? Well, we just decided to stay inside our room all morning. What a waste, you may say. But what happened in the three hours we were inside Room 214 was the most precious and intimate time we spent on this trip. We laughed so hard we were literally tumbling on the floor. We danced and gyrated our hips to happy tunes. We sang corny, sentimental songs. Yes, we cried so hard too.
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
After those psychotic moments (and yes, we had a recording to prove it, but no, it's for our eyes only!), we finally got to our senses, and decided to walk around the resort.
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| Photo by BACacnio |
Plantation Bay has a lot of pools that we never even swam in. Sige, pictures na lang.
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
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| Photo by BACacnio |
We went to their computer room and checked out our rafting pictures. Then, the little, old girls saw bikes parked outside. They hopped on with glee.
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| Photo by BACAcnio |
Cecilie and I were left behind so we chose to prepare our things for checking out. But first, some more photo ops.
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| Photo by BACacnio |
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| Photo by BACacnio |
The others soon followed suit.
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
I requested for a late check-out from the hotel staff, and they graciously acquiesced. They gave us until 1:00 p.m. to linger at our suite. We spent our extra time wisely. We ate Magnum ice cream together.
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
Meanwhile, Nathan was still busy doing all the activities in the resort. Parang gusto nang magpaiwan!
At 12:45 p.m., the staff went to our suite for the Express Check out. Again, we didn't need to go to the front desk to settle our final bill. A cart picked us up to bring us to the lobby.
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
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| Photo by BACacnio |
Cecilie's flight to Manila was at 3:00 p.m, so she had to go to Mactan International Airport earlier. A Plantation Resort car brought her there. As for the rest of us, we had our rented van waiting for us for a short Cebu City tour.
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| Goodbye for now, Tet! Photo by MDPahed |
Goodbye, Plantation Bay.
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| Photo by MDPahed |
Thanks for the wonderful service and facilities...
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| Photo by MDPahed |
...and for the coffee book too!
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| Photo by BACacnio |
Checking out was a breeze, but I still had one more problem left. This group was craving for the famous Cebu lechon. I called CNT at around 11:00 in the morning, and they said that there was no more lechon left in all their branches. Our driver then suggested Rico's, so I called them up. Luckily, they still had stocks to serve us for a late lunch (at 2:00 p.m.) plus a few kilos more to be brought home to Manila.
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| Photo by BACacnio |
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| Photo by BACacnio |
We had just a few hours left to go around the city, before their flight at 11:00 p.m. to Manila. First, we visited Mactan Cross. It was not in a good state at the moment, unfortunately. It was under reconstruction.
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| Photo by MDPahed |
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
Even the Basilica del Sto. Nino was also under construction. The church belfry was destroyed by the strong earthquake last year..
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| Photo by MDPahed |
People flock to Sto. Nino just the same. Cebuanos are greatly devoted to the baby Jesus.
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| Photo by MDPahed |
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| Photo by MDPahed |
Masses are not held inside the church, but here at the open space.
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
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| Photo by MDPahed |
Devotees also light a candle or two to pray for their personal wishes.
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| Photo by MDPahed |
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
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| Photo by EAPalanca |
At this point, this was the end of the road for me. I had to attend my daughter's activity, and I couldn't bring them to the airport anymore. They brought me to my house first, then I suggested that they proceed to Shangri-la Mactan before finally going to the airport, which they did.
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| Photo by MDPahed |
So how do I sum up my short week-long rendezvous with my very good friends? If I may choose some words to describe this week--amazing, unbelievable, unforgettable. But honestly, there are no exact words to describe the trip we had.
They say good friends don't say goodbye, they just say, "See you soon". Although it still breaks my heart a little to say see you soon, my dear Premz, I'm still happy I was able to meet you all again. So what do you say, let's meet after......???
Definitely, not THE END.
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