Our 2- day trip to Zambales includes island hopping to the wonderful Capones and Camara Islands. Originally, our island hopping was scheduled on the first day, but since we arrived at Pundaquit Beach late, we decided to have it on the second day.
We spent our first day and overnight at Anawangin Cove that gave us one-of-a-kind camping experience [Pls. see my previous post regarding our Anawangin escapade entitled "Anawangin Cove: A Secluded Paradise"]. Our boatman and tour guide picked us up at 7:30 on the next morning and head on to visit the Capones and Camara Islands. Excitement filled our faces as we leave the cove.
The Shoe-like Island
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| Ronald Mcdonalds once hopped & played in this island, and he left his big shoe =c lol! |
Getting into the island can be quite rough as you have to fight with your fear of water and deal with raging waves. This is because the island is at the western most part of the Philippines facing the open coastline of West Philippine Sea. You must also be prepared to get a little or a lot wet. They say, these are all part of the adventure. I said, yes if you are braver than out boatman, who used to take visitors in and out of the island and learned the movements of the wind and the sea. But he said that time is different and the waves are really big. We can even see worries on his face. Our outrigger boat is really struggling with the big waves as we get near the island. He said that it is not possible for us to get into shoreline because of the strong push of water. If we insist, the boat might get damaged.
With nothing to do, we decided not to continue with our island hopping. Although we were all disappointed for not seeing the Light house, at least we are safe. We just satisfied ourselves taking pictures of the big rock formation in front of us and head our way back to Pundaquit.
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| The side part of the Capones Island |
The Camara Island
Near the Capones Island, about 5 minutes boat ride is the Camara Island. This is supposed to be our next stop. Camara Island is actually a twin island separated by a flat stretch of white sand. When the water is low, the white sand bar connecting the two islands is very visible allowing you to transfer from one to the other without getting wet.
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| A mummy-like rock formation, which is the other part of Camara Island. This island look-like a lying person in the middle of azure waters. |
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| Boatmen are really struggling taking their passengers out of the boat because of raging water. |
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| View of the Camara Island from Pundaquit shoreline |
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| Fishing boats aligned at the shore |
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| The beautiful shoreline of Pundaquit and the picturesque view of Pundaquit Mountanin Range, the alternative by land route going to Anawangin. |
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| Island hopping is FUN. Don't forget to wear your life vest for safety. |
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| Rock formations and rolling hills charm the passengers along the way to Anawangin cove. |
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| The team is getting ready. Everyone is excited to get into the boat. Oh, by the way, this is taken upon our arrival to Brgy. Pundaquit before heading to Anawangin Cove. Brgy. Pundaquit is the getaway to Anawangin Cove and the closest shore to Capones and Camara Islands |
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| Opps, a souvenir pls. before heading to Anawangin. |
HOW TO GET THERE
Please see my post regarding our trip to Anawangin entitled, "ANAWANGIN COVE: A SECLUDED PARADISE". CLICK HERE!
Our Trip: February 18 & 19, 2012
With: Pamela Mallorca, Sheryl Erpelo, Ton Lorenzo, Arlyn Bautista, Diony Castro, Aileen Columbino Melody Velasco & Lowey Velasco.
Credits: capones.com, wikipedia
