I checked out at 11 a.m. I didn’t feel like asking to stay in the common room to work, so I slung on my backpack and went for a wander.
Google Maps sent me in circles and I couldn’t find the way to the beach. A man noticed me walking back and forth, asked where I was headed, then pointed me down this path.
Once I reached the shore, I walked another 300 metres or so before finding a resort. I went in, bought a drink and asked for the Wi-Fi so I could get back to work.
The woman taking my order suggested I get something else, but I didn’t want anything. When another member of staff brought the drink, they asked where I was staying and whether I was a guest. I said no. It only made sense when I spotted that sign :)))
I was supposed to spend at least 500 pesos to sit there, or pay an extra charge. When I finished my drink and got up, the waiter cleared the table without asking me for more money. I must have looked broke :)))) It was a small, beautiful island with surprisingly few tourists.
At lunchtime I walked to the ferry pier to go back to Cebu. Bounty Beach looked so good that I changed and went for a swim. Who knows if I’ll ever make it back here?
By then I didn’t mind getting a tan. I even took my Osmo Nano into the sea. It corroded afterwards :)))
While I was buying a ferry ticket back to Maya New Port, a man tried to sell me a shared ride to Cebu City with no stops to pick up passengers. It was a few thousand pesos, I think. He followed me and kept dropping the price, and I kept shaking my head :)))
On the mainland, a few small vans were waiting to fill up. I sat around for ages and decided it would be a while before they had enough passengers, so I walked to the bus station.
The bus back had no air conditioning. Luckily I didn’t get carsick, and the ticket was cheaper.
We stopped for a break at 8 p.m. I took so long over dinner that the driver had to come and get me. I still managed to buy a few more rolls as I got back on :))) They were cheap and delicious 🤤
Back in Cebu City.
I’d paid to go to the North Bus Terminal, but I saw other passengers getting off where they wanted. I asked to get off here for dinner and some shopping, then took a motorbike taxi. That saved me the bus fare to the airport.
I bought a few things at a convenience store and figured I’d pick up the rest at the airport. I wandered around the airport for half an hour without finding a shop, so I was down to duty-free. I walked over to Terminal 1, but the security guard wouldn’t let me in. What’s in the photo is what I ordered on Grab at midnight 😇
My flight back to Hanoi was around 5 a.m. Check-in hadn’t opened, so I used my credit card’s complimentary lounge visit.
It was my first time in an airport lounge and I was a bit lost :))) I showed the receptionist my QR code to scan, she said I was good to go, and I sat down. There was a whole buffet, but I only had a bowl of congee and a glass of orange juice. I was scared they’d charge me extra :D
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