We found paradise in Coron

After Puerto Princesa we flew to the most northern part of Palawan to Coron where we spoiled ourselves. We stayed at Coral Bay Resort, a really nice but affordable resort on Popototan Island. Simply put, it was paradise. We  spent just over three days here– we mostly relaxed and laid out in the sun (with sunblock on of course, seriously though), played cards, read, swam, snorkeled– more on that later, ate, and one day we even went on a little hike. It was incredibly relaxing.  The best thing by far was the snorkeling. I am not kidding when I say all we had to do was walk to the end of the dock, jump off, swim 10 meters, and we were at the edge of this incredible coral reef. I've never experienced anything like it.

I think in three days I probably accumulated six hours of snorkeling. I am not kidding when I say every five minutes I would see a new kind of fish. According to the owners, there are 1000 different species of fish out on the house reef (yup it is called the house reef). Every way I turned my head I could see dozens and dozens of these amazing brightly colored fish. There were clown fish, parrot fish, groupers, angelfish, and so much more! And the reefs themselves were incredible: blue, orange, pink, purple. It was stunning. As much I loved the bright and colorful fish, I enjoyed trying to spot the fish that had neutral colors. There were some humongous fish that laid in the sand and camouflaged right in.

Irwn & fossa.

Each meal at Coral Bay Beach Resort was included in our set price (a mere $60 a night whaaat!) so we obviously spent a lot of time in the restaurant that sat right on the water. Because of this, we became well acquainted with one of the waiters, Irwin. The first time he heard Hannah's name he thought she said "henna," so she became known as Tattoo. I shortened that to Tuta, tagalog for puppy. To get even with me, Hannah told him to call me fossa. Long story that doesn't necessarily need explaining here. The point is: we definitely had Irwin confused. But even better than Irwin was another waiter who had such a crush on Hannah. Whenever he saw me he would ask where she was. He never really asked Hannah questions, he would only ask me questions about her. It was like middle school all over again. When he found out we were sisters he said, "Oh but not the same face." Sorry to disappoint bud.

This was our bungalow. We had a very nice hammock on
our front porch that we both spent a lot of time in.