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| Breakfast at the Anatasila |
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| Anna and the Starfish |
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| Quite the variety! |
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| Jacob and Samuel, snorkeling buddies |
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| Typical huts along the road in the jungle |
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| The crew in the jungle |
The thought of leaving our beach paradise to return to the city made us all want to cry. We woke up early on Saturday, ate a quick breakfast, and headed to the beach for one last time. Jacob, Anna, Samuel and William expertly put on their snorkel gear and swam out to sea. They spotted jelly fish, a lion fish (most poisonous fish in the sea, oh my!), and starfish of all kinds! Anna brought back a selection of her findings and had me snap a photo before putting them back in the water. Lucy, who had had enough of snorkeling, and I built a sandcastle and decorated it with seashells. It was promptly washed away. After a couple of hours we dragged ourselves up to our room, showered, packed, and headed towards the Chocolate Hills that Bohol is famous for. We had hired a tour guide, a man who had graduated from the island's naval academy in engineering but made more in the tourism industry (about 50 USD a day). We dug the seat belts out of the crevices of the van and drove about an hour uphill through the jungle. As we pulled into the parking lot what must have been a monsoon arrived. This Utah desert girl had left our umbrellas back in Manila but we made a dash for the lookout spot anyway. It was a view worth getting soaked for. Then it was back to the van for a beautiful jungle drive to the airport.
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