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So I'm meant to be Cruising around tubuttaha reef diving the exquisite oceans aboard a luxury boat... However things haven't quite gone according to plan!
On the 25th I got picked up from banwa arthouse (groovy lil backpacker) by the liveaboard crew. On the bus I met David (Belgium) and Eva (Norwegian) who were coming on the same boat and also traveling in their own. We had lunch together and then set off to board the oceanic explorer! Great big boat.. A lil older but it was cool. I was more than happy to be spending 6 days on the boat! Once on board we met the other guys.. Shwata, ryan and Caroline plus the wicked crew! With a full tummy from the delicious dinner plus a glass of red in hand we set out to begin the 13hr
Trip to tubuttaha reef.. Within 30mins of leaving the port boat starting rolling about and for our own 'safety' we went into our cabins! Eva and and i were roomies and we popped on some Florence and the machine and fell asleep. Before I fell asleep I could feel the waves for pretty big.. But it wasn't until the morning when We woke up to the familiar sight of the pier that we realized how bad the waves really were... Even Sally the boat manager was saying she was lying in bed planning her exit strategy if the boat tipped. She had never had weather that bad!!
So we were stuck in the pier and couldn't leave until the night.. The day was spent boozing (thanks to the complementary beers) until we were all informed that the low pressure system was getting worse so we wouldn't sail tonight either!!!! So that would 2 days doing s*** all we no assurance we could even leave the next night! With no refunds possible Caroline did her 'thang' and scored us all a voucher for another trip!! So we have all got out of Puerta princesa and gone out separate ways.. Eva and I have arrived in el nido which is a beautiful coastal town in the north of Palawan!
I'm up here for a few days island hopping, diving and kayaking around the huge limestone cliffs... Then I'm heading solo onto coron which is an island further north again where it's famous for it wreck diving!
Such a bummer not to be on the liveaboard :( these things happen. Im trying to reschedule one on the 10th of April.
Hope all is well.
Xx
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