{"id":35541,"date":"2024-06-14T00:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=35541"},"modified":"2026-03-10T22:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:44:31","slug":"cebu-2024-day-06-malapascua-to-bohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2024\/06\/14\/cebu-2024-day-06-malapascua-to-bohol\/","title":{"rendered":"Cebu 2024 – Day 06 – Malapascua to Bohol"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had a few more hours to kill on Day 06 this morning before we had to say goodbye to Malapascua. So after taking a quick look at the morning sunrise videos I took with the DJI Mini 4 Pro and putting together a first-cut compilation, we settled in for breakfast at the resort’s restaurant. Note to self again: in these places, it\u2019s best to keep expectations of the fare low, and in turn prepare to wait for your food to be served! Our relatively non-complex breakfast sets took 45 minutes to arrive.<\/p>\n

Our Malapascua guide next met us at the resort in the mid-morning, then motorbiked us to the pier at Logon Beach. Another note to self: just because the ferry timing says 10AM doesn’t mean that it will actually leave at that time! More specifically, the ferry in some cases will only depart when there are enough passengers to make the trip worthwhile. Thankfully, we didn\u2019t have to wait long for the ferry to fill up. Shortly after the scheduled departure time of 10AM, we were off \u2014 leaving Malapascua and heading to the mainland. Our Cebu driver received us again at Maya Port, and we started on the \u2014 very \u2014 long drive back to Cebu City where we’d board a ferry to bring us to Bohol.<\/p>\n

This journey, according to Google Maps, is 133km and takes around 3.5 hours: we ended up taking five. Ok, so we stopped for a quick lunch at the ubiquitous Jollibee, but a good part of the journey \u2014 especially as we approached Cebu City \u2014 took what felt like forever because of very slow traffic.<\/p>\n

The ferry to Bohol was departing from Cebu Port 1, and it was pretty busy. More notes to self: we needed to pay a small terminal fee of 25P per passenger, then approach check-in to convert the e-tickets our tour operator had purchased for us into printed tickets, then go to the neighbouring counter to check in our luggage (100P per baggage item). There seemed to be more than one ferry departing at our 4:20PM timing, so when the departure gate opened and everyone moved out, we got a little lost about which ferry we were supposed to board. LOL. We fortunately found the right one, and were shortly on our way for the two-hour crossing to Tagbilaran Port.<\/p>\n

Another fun observation: just when our ferry was departing, a video of a unison prayer played on the deck\u2019s TV system, praying for journey mercies. That was a bit of a shocker for us, and we weren\u2019t sure if that was a good sign! Still, the locals around us did not seem the least perturbed, which gave us some reassurance that it was all normal.<\/p>\n

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The sun is fully up at Malapascua Island by 8AM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Checking out of the Hippocampus Beach Resort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ferry reached Tagbilaran Port at 6:45PM where we were picked up by our driver \u2014 who spoke very little English, drove a rickety vehicle, and couldn\u2019t find the way to our resort at Alona Beach. He had to frequently stop and ask for directions, and coupled with how bumpy the ride was, we were dreading the next couple of days when he would be bringing us around Bohol for the various visits there. As luck would have it, this fellow wasn\u2019t our actual assigned driver for our Bohol itinerary: our assigned driver was unavailable this evening, so we got his backup. So tomorrow morning we\u2019ll have a second roll of the dice and hopefully get a driver as proficient as our Cebu one!<\/p>\n

In all, we departed Malapascua at 10AM and reached our resort only at 8PM \u2014 that was a very long 10 hours getting from one end of the island to the tip of another island. Still, one look at our Bohol resort \u2014 the Blue Ocean Bohol Beachfront Resort \u2014 provided us no small measure of relief. It looked stunning in the evening, and sits at a very quiet spot of the otherwise lively beach.<\/p>\n

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Wide open as far as the eye can see while we were zipping southwards back towards Cebu City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Time to say your prayers!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 06’s movement plan. We travelled 154km on land and another 82km by boat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To be continued in the next post for Day 07!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We had a few more hours to kill on Day 06 this morning before we had to say goodbye to Malapascua. So after taking a quick look at the morning sunrise videos I took with the DJI Mini 4 Pro<\/p>\n

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