We stayed overnight at Charm Hotel and Resort in Bagalangit, Mabini (Anilao) Batangas and had an island hopping adventure the next day for P2,500 the entire day for all 6 of us. We departed at around 7am. Masasa Beach is the most frequently visited beaches in Tingloy or Marikaban Island. The sand is so white, unspoiled and we were the only visitors that time since it was August and wasn't peak season. We rented a small cottage for not over a P100. After having so much in the beach and we we're already heading towards our resort, we asked our boatman to stop for a while in the middle of the sea so we can go swimming. We jumped from the bangka into the deep, clear, blue sea. It was so deep and yet we were still able to see the sand underneath since the water was so clear. We had so much fun. I don't know how to swim but I had my life jacket on.
Our neighbor who's from Pagsanjan invited us to go to 'Lagaslas'. It's around 3 hours from Manila but we are from Batangas so it's nearer. The lagaslas is the shallow part where the boats or bangkas going to Pagsanjan or Cavinti Falls pass by. There are around 15 lagaslas going to the falls. The lagaslas are the difficult part of the journey for the boatmen or bangkeros going to the falls because these are shallow parts so they have to manually maneuver or pull the boats thru the rocks with their guests in it. Now I understand why the boat trip to Pagsanjan Falls is around P1,500 per head.
I'm not fond of too much physical activity but I had so much fun. We had rafting thru the lagaslas using the round life buoys which were available from the cottages. I filmed each of the boys when they had cliff diving. There was also a videoke in one of the cottages and one group was like having a mini concert in which we cheered on. We had so much fun indeed.
I tried river rafting since it was just shallow
See how hard it is to stir the boat thru the rocks
Lots of rocks
Lagaslas Picnic Grounds
River rafting
Boating
These kids had to stay at the side when a bangka is passing thru
Entrance to Pagsanjan
Deeper part
This is the famous tree of the Tabing Ilog series in the '90s
