{"id":12620,"date":"2012-11-14T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teampcheng.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/14\/our-adventures-coron-day-3"},"modified":"2012-11-14T00:04:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T00:04:00","slug":"our-adventures-coron-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/our-adventures\/our-adventures-coron-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Adventures: Coron: Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/fd464-pchengphotographyimg_9288.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/fd464-pchengphotographyimg_9288.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Traveling in the early morning we were met by a breathtaking landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">Day 3 of our Coron Adventures, we set out really early in the morning-as in like 4:00 AM and this was because we were going to Calauit Island which was about a 2 hour boat ride. We road on a fast boat.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">It was really dark when we set out, it was pitch black and you could not even see your hand in front of you.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">My husband asked the boatmen &#8216;How do you navigate in the dark?&#8217; Our guide answered that the captains used the stars, landmarks and mountains. Although that was not entirely reassuring, we put our faith in our guides and the captain of the boat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/a6ef1-pchengphotographyimg_9293.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/a6ef1-pchengphotographyimg_9293.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Trying out Black and White to capture the scenery.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">The early morning air was very cold and unfortunately I did not really pack any windbreakers, jackets or sweaters. It was a good thing Dexter brought an extra windbreaker or else I would have lost my teeth chattering from the cold.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><\/span><br \/><a name='more'><\/a><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/8d2b0-pchengphotographyimg_9298.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/8d2b0-pchengphotographyimg_9298.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">As the sun rises&#8230;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/f41f6-pchengphotographyimg_9307.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/f41f6-pchengphotographyimg_9307.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">God is such an amazing artist.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/d833a-pchengphotographyimg_9321.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/d833a-pchengphotographyimg_9321.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Golden sunrise<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/c6b24-pchengphotographyimg_9325-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/c6b24-pchengphotographyimg_9325-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">We shared a great breakfast of coffee with hotdog, eggs and bread. It was an amazing experience to be eating while being in a boat ride while the sun was rising in the east.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">The coffee that they served us was the instant coffee &#8211; Nescafe Brown and Creamy and Paul is actually a dark type of coffee guy but he really liked the Brown and Creamy variation and now he gets a whole pack of 3 in 1 sachets when we go out for grocery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/18df6-pchengphotographyimg_9327.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/18df6-pchengphotographyimg_9327.jpg?w=200\" width=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/41389-pchengphotographyimg_9328.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/41389-pchengphotographyimg_9328.jpg?w=195\" width=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Writing notes in my iPhone while having a warm cup of coffee.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">Calauit Island\u00a0is located in the Northwestern coast of Palawan, it is said to be at the very edge of the Philippines&#8217; territory in the West.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/75f3f-pchengphotographyimg_9333-edit-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/75f3f-pchengphotographyimg_9333-edit-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Crossing the bridge to get to the island. Underneath the bridge you can see so many fish! At first you would not even think that they were fish since they were so many!\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">In 1977 the island was declared as a game preserve and wildlife sanctuary, this was a response to an appeal that was made by the IUCN or the International Union of Conservation of Nature to save endangered animals because of wars in Africa.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">A story goes that it was only then, President Marcos who answered the call to house animals from war-torn Africa. It is also said that Calauit Island was chosen since it was far away from other islands- at the edge even of Philippine territory and being isolated would help keep the animals safe from any outbreak that could happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/645f5-pchengphotographyimg_9352.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/645f5-pchengphotographyimg_9352.jpg?w=189\" width=\"402\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">One of the island&#8217;s local giraffes.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">The animals on the island is placed under the Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary where they can live with little intervention from humans. They are not like animals in zoos where they are placed in cages or enclosed spaces, the animals on Calaluit island are free and they can roam on their own.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/05b9a-pchengphotographyimg_9354.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/05b9a-pchengphotographyimg_9354.jpg?w=200\" width=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">Initially there were 8 species of animals that were brought from Kenya, Africa. These animals were: giraffes, zebras, impaas, waterbucks, bushbacks, gazelles, elands and topis. They lived with a few endemic Philippine animals like the Calamian and mouse deer, bear cat, Palwan peacock pheasant, sea turtles and Philippine crocodiles. Only 5 of the original 8 species from Kenya survived.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">The African animals that live here today are actually already 4th generation of the original animals that traveled here from Africa. A lot of research was done before the animals were transferred-lots of endemic plants that could be harmful to the African animals were removed in order to mimic Africa&#8217;s environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/83106-pchengphotographyimg_9359-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/83106-pchengphotographyimg_9359-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">It is interesting to note that giraffes that were born in the Philippines are shorter than their African cousins-this is also noted since Philippine born giraffes have less number of bones in their back bone.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">Upon arriving on the island you will see that there is a posted sign of the different fees; these includes entrance fees, filming fees, educational tours, research etc.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">Camping is also offered on the island.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">It should also be noted that the island needs the support from visitors and tourists as it is not cheap to maintain and take care of the animals and their environment. Any donation that can be made would greatly help the island and its inhabitants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/5bbf2-pchengphotographyimg_9364.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/5bbf2-pchengphotographyimg_9364.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">Only the giraffes on the island have names, our guide, Kuya Orland says that part of giraffe practices is that the males court the females for 15-17 months and during the courting period they would isolate themselves from the rest of the group.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/6606c-pchengphotographyimg_9368.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/6606c-pchengphotographyimg_9368.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Eye makeup: Giraffes can be mistaken to be wearing eyeliner and mascara. :p They are also teary-eyed.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/cda1a-pchengphotographyimg_9376.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/cda1a-pchengphotographyimg_9376.jpg?w=200\" width=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">A giraffe calf can be as tall as 6 feet. The favorite food of the giraffes on the island is bakawan, which is a kind of mangrove. Out of 24 hours in a day- giraffes only sleep for 2 hours-they spend the rest of the day eating :p\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/ad087-pchengphotographyimg_9391.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/ad087-pchengphotographyimg_9391.jpg?w=200\" width=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/26f0e-pchengphotographyimg_9393.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/26f0e-pchengphotographyimg_9393.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Kuya Orland lovingly feeding one of the giraffes. He knows all of them by name.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/b0977-pchengphotographyimg_9408.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/b0977-pchengphotographyimg_9408.jpg?w=200\" width=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Close encounter of the giraffe kind.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">One of the highlights of visiting Calauit Island is being able to feed giraffes. All you have to do is to hold on to the branch of the plants that they like to eat and they will approach you and eat from the very branch you are holding. The trick is to hold on to the branch since after biting of from the branch the giraffes would pull-and they can be really strong. A 90 pound person like me could easily be lifted off the safari truck! :p\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">The pictures here-show me as smiling and seemingly having a great time but there are photos that show me as being really scared and I admit that I was- I was being paranoid that the giraffe would lick me or bite me or something. :p\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/0b2d4-pchengphotographyimg_9416.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/0b2d4-pchengphotographyimg_9416.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Definitely one of the better photos but an experience I will never forget.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/9a7a3-pchengphotographyimg_9427.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/9a7a3-pchengphotographyimg_9427.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Paul&#8217;s turn to feed the giraffes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">There is even a trick known as &#8216;kissing the giraffe&#8217; it is basically placing a small branch in your mouth and having the giraffe take it from your mouth. Unfortunately we were not brave enough to try that. Although, our companion Teresa was. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/15bc7-pchengphotographyimg_9430.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/15bc7-pchengphotographyimg_9430.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Paul- wanting his own share of leaves.<\/span>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/0af6b-pchengphotographyimg_9434.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/0af6b-pchengphotographyimg_9434.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">A tender moment with the giraffe and I think they like being pet :p\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/c5e43-pchengphotographyimg_9439.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/c5e43-pchengphotographyimg_9439.jpg?w=200\" width=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/311c1-pchengphotographyimg_9452.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/311c1-pchengphotographyimg_9452.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">I&#8217;m watching you.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Another interesting animal on the island are the Zebras. Zebras can be identified through the stripes around their shoulders- each set of stripes (on the shoulders) are unique- sort of like a fingerprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/67b5d-pchengphotographyimg_9456.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/67b5d-pchengphotographyimg_9456.jpg?w=200\" width=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/aa3ac-pchengphotographyimg_9381-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/aa3ac-pchengphotographyimg_9381-edit.jpg?w=200\" width=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/537c5-pchengphotographyimg_9461-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/537c5-pchengphotographyimg_9461-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">At the watering hole.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">While drinking at the watering hole, the other members of the group would stay alert and look out for predators (even if there are none on the island). Sometimes they would even have their backs against each other just to make sure that no predator would surprise them. It is amazing to think that even if they grew up in an island with relatively no danger or other predators they still carry with them basic instincts that have been passed down from generations.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/5560b-pchengphotographyimg_9463-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/5560b-pchengphotographyimg_9463-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/7122a-pchengphotographyimg_9468.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/7122a-pchengphotographyimg_9468.jpg?w=200\" width=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">There was a family of cute porcupines that were under a log- we had to disturb them from under their log for them to come out. They were so cute! The guides gave them some bamboo to eat and it was hilarious to see them quarrel over the bamboo shoots. (They can be pretty greedy).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/49fcc-pchengphotographyimg_9474.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/49fcc-pchengphotographyimg_9474.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">My bamboo!\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/feb72-pchengphotographyimg_9477.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/feb72-pchengphotographyimg_9477.jpg?w=200\" width=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">My precioussss&#8230;.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">There were also other animals in the island although they were in a confined set-up.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/33d4e-pchengphotographyimg_9481.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/33d4e-pchengphotographyimg_9481.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/33bd1-pchengphotographyimg_9489.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/33bd1-pchengphotographyimg_9489.jpg?w=200\" width=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/bd088-pchengphotographyimg_9495.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/bd088-pchengphotographyimg_9495.jpg?w=200\" width=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/c845b-pchengphotographyimg_9506-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/c845b-pchengphotographyimg_9506-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">A lone giraffe in its&#8217; natural habitat.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">After our Calaluit safari we were scheduled to have lunch on Black Island which was a few minutes boat ride from Calaluit Island.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/3784e-pchengphotographyimg_9516-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/3784e-pchengphotographyimg_9516-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Arriving on Black Island.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/44097-pchengphotographyimg_9517-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/44097-pchengphotographyimg_9517-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Walking towards the hut where we will be having lunch.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/4171e-pchengphotographyimg_9518.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/4171e-pchengphotographyimg_9518.jpg?w=200\" width=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Lobsters for lunch! It was our first time to eat lobsters-definitely won&#8217;t \u00a0be the last!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/486f0-pchengphotographyimg_9522.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/486f0-pchengphotographyimg_9522.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Black Island and the Pink Slipper<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">We were scheduled to have our lunch in the Black Island, and this would be a very memorable island for me because as I was having my photo taken by Paul (see image above) my slipper was taken away by the waves \ud83d\ude41\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Paul and I panicked and the UV filter of the camera got wet! :((<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">I had to go through the rest of our trip wearing only one slipper \ud83d\ude41\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">A lot of people have said that there is something mysterious about Black Island and I would not doubt that for a second.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/0ac87-pchengphotographyimg_9527.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/0ac87-pchengphotographyimg_9527.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">A spider in the hut<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">After lunch we had a short siesta- since we did get up at 2AM. It was a very peaceful and relaxing nap in the beach and definitely recharged us. Paul saw this huge spider at the back of the hut and couldn&#8217;t resist taking photos. Check out the web!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/ad691-pchengphotographyimg_9528.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/ad691-pchengphotographyimg_9528.jpg?w=200\" width=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">After our nap, we went deeper inside black island and went inside a cave where there was a pool inside. I took a dip in the pool although the water was cold, our guide Dexter advised us not to drink the water since we had no idea where it came from.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/b3eff-pchengphotographyimg_9538-edit.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/b3eff-pchengphotographyimg_9538-edit.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Inside the cave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">After our trip inside the cave, we left black island (and my pink slipper) and went out to our snorkeling destinations: (Coral garden and the Japanese sunken shipwreck) you can see our underwater photos below.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/df928-pchengphotographyimg_9547.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/df928-pchengphotographyimg_9547.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Heading back. One of our guides at the end of the boat as we head back to the town.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/a2d91-pchengphotographyimg_9550.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/a2d91-pchengphotographyimg_9550.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Newly made bed with fresh towels in a cute kissing swan position! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/8666b-pchengphotographyimg_9551.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/8666b-pchengphotographyimg_9551.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">After a long day out- we decided to just eat in the resort (which turned out to be a good idea since there was a black out that night).\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/b7121-pchengphotographyimg_9554.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/b7121-pchengphotographyimg_9554.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Sunz en Coron in the evening. Love the lights in the pool.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/797d8-pchengphotographyimg_9559.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/797d8-pchengphotographyimg_9559.jpg?w=200\" width=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Sunz en Coron&#8217;s Baby back ribs.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">I&#8217;ve read in blogs that the baby back ribs in Sunz en Coron was good so this is what we ordered. What I didn&#8217;t know was that since it was Korean styled baby back ribs is was a bit spicy- too spicy for my taste actually but Paul loved it.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:large;\"><b>Underwater Photos<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/e0746-pchengphotographypa090254.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/e0746-pchengphotographypa090254.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:large;\">Coral Garden\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">We toured with an American couple who really travel around the world in order to snorkle and discover beautiful places. They&#8217;ve been to Fiji and Mexico and they really take this snorkeling business seriously. They had their own snorkeling gear and they had their things in ziplock bags, their underwater camera came with an orange buoy so it wouldn&#8217;t sink in the bottom of the ocean. \ud83d\ude1b\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">They&#8217;ve raved about the beautiful things that they have seen underwater during their trip in Palawan, even saying (more than once) that Coron is the best place they&#8217;ve snorkled in. It has also helped that it has been one of the warmest waters they&#8217;ve swam in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/16e50-pchengphotographypa090256.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/16e50-pchengphotographypa090256.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">The places we&#8217;ve snorkled in during our stay in Coron had so much life, there were so many different kinds of fish you&#8217;d loose count if you even attempted to count them. The fishes came in so many bright and different colors. Some of them even came in metallic colors while other fishes shifted in color as the sunlight reflected on them.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">I was wearing bright pink nail polish and the fish would be curious and they would go near my fingers but once they realized my fingers were not food they would swim away.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/68ee1-pchengphotographypa090259.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/68ee1-pchengphotographypa090259.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/326a3-pchengphotographypa090263.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/326a3-pchengphotographypa090263.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/cae62-pchengphotographypa090265.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/cae62-pchengphotographypa090265.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/627c2-pchengphotographypa090267.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/627c2-pchengphotographypa090267.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/2107b-pchengphotographypa090273.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/2107b-pchengphotographypa090273.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/fbf50-pchengphotographypa090274.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/fbf50-pchengphotographypa090274.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/cfb44-pchengphotographypa090278.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/cfb44-pchengphotographypa090278.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/a8835-pchengphotographypa090292.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/a8835-pchengphotographypa090292.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:large;\">Japanese Sunken Shipwreck (Lusong Gunboat)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">One of the coolest things we did (and there were a lot) was to snorkle around a Japanese sunken ship wreck. It was sooooo cool! \ud83d\ude42 I mean this was a WWII Japanese vessel submerged in our waters and I got the opportunity to see it!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">When you arrive at the site of the wreck you can easily make out the structure and of course the inside of the wreck was deep and dark; you will see that the wreck was already overgrown with so many corals, making the shipwreck home to hundreds and thousands of fishes. One of our American companions said that it was &#8216;the best use of a military vessel&#8217; she has ever seen-to be overgrown with corals, that is.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/e6ef6-pchengphotographypa090294.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/e6ef6-pchengphotographypa090294.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">I really wanted to touch the wreck; imagine posting on Facebook or tweeting: I touched a Japanese sunken Shipwreck today&#8217; although Dexter didn&#8217;t advice it since the wreck probably had rust and of course since I could cut myself. (Booo!!! \ud83d\ude41 ) So I had to be satisfied with posting\/tweeting: I swam near a Japanese sunken shipwreck today.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/2a816-pchengphotographypa090295.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/2a816-pchengphotographypa090295.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">Coron is known as having the most Japanese sunken shipwrecks. We went to the one that was most shallow- the Lusong guboat.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/>When we arrived at the site, there were even Korean divers who were getting ready to explore the site. Maybe next time, Paul and I would be able to explore more of the ship (and other ships) and of course the thousands of fish that call it home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/903bd-pchengphotographypa090297.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/903bd-pchengphotographypa090297.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/b6a13-pchengphotographypa090300.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/b6a13-pchengphotographypa090300.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" 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href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/cf0e3-pchengphotographypa090304.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/cf0e3-pchengphotographypa090304.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/ae8d5-pchengphotographypa090305.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/ae8d5-pchengphotographypa090305.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/4caff-pchengphotographypa090307.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/4caff-pchengphotographypa090307.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/05af2-pchengphotographypa090308.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/05af2-pchengphotographypa090308.jpg?w=225\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/11ee2-pchengphotographypa090310.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/11ee2-pchengphotographypa090310.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/be25e-pchengphotographypa090312.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/be25e-pchengphotographypa090312.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/510a4-pchengphotographypa090316.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/510a4-pchengphotographypa090316.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/4b449-pchengphotographypa090321.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/4b449-pchengphotographypa090321.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:large;\">Dexter&#8217;s Secret Hotsprings\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">Dexter was very excited to show us this &#8216;secret&#8217; hotsprings that he discovered with his friends. Going to the hotsprings you have to go through a mangrove and you can already feel the warm water as you are approaching. During high tide the water would be near the top of the trees. We had to snorkel to get through since there were still corals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/06c4f-pchengphotographypa090332.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/06c4f-pchengphotographypa090332.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Entering the island through an amazing mangrove\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/6d570-pchengphotographypa090337.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/6d570-pchengphotographypa090337.jpg?w=300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Warming up in the secret hotsprings with Teresa and Ken.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/00100-pchengphotographypa090342.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/teampcheng.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/00100-pchengphotographypa090342.jpg?w=300\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;\">Underwater photo of fish under the mangroves.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\">It was definitely an eventful day and one that had so many memories for me. \ud83d\ude42 Definitely loving Coron! \ud83d\ude42 Watch out for Day 4 of our Coron Adventures! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traveling in the early morning we were met by a breathtaking landscape.\u00a0 Day 3 of our Coron Adventures, we set [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1091],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-adventures"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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