Our Day 3 in Batanes was on a Saturday. The weekend! (When we arrived on Thursday I thought it was already Saturday; I got disoriented when I saw schoolchildren on the street.)
This was a continuation of our Batan tour. Look at this view.
Dumayo pa ng Batanes para mag-taho!
This is a boat shelter port. It’s gorgeous.
This is the view near the Church of Mahatao.
The Spanish influence is clear here.
Beauty everywhere you turn. It’s amazing.
Looks like New Zealand, no?
For once, I was able to take a picture of the food! We had white snapper, lapu-lapu, sweet camote, chicken, vegetables.
White Beach.
We saw some men with their catch of the day.
I bought some cookies at the Honesty Coffee Shop. This is a store owned by two schoolteachers. No one mans the store. The goods on sale have prices, and you can just leave your payment in a tin after writing down your purchases in a logbook.
This used to be a military base that they’re turning into a museum.
Just enjoying the view.
Dinner set-up.
Some shells I picked up at White Beach. Before dinner we dropped by a souvenir store, and I bought bukayo and garlic chips to add to the cookie pasalubong stash from the Honesty Coffee Shop.
Heading home now. Our flight the next day, Sunday, left at 8AM. (Let’s give credit where credit is due: PAL’s flights on this trip left on time. I was pleased. And surprised.)
Basco’s airport looks like a house. It’s tiny and cute.
Ba-bye Batanes. Stay pretty.
Thank you once again to Travel Factor for the hassle-free trip. If you’re interested in signing up for a group tour, you can check out their website. (Just a quick note to say this is not a sponsored post.) Their Batanes trip is around 10k per person, with the following inclusions:
INCLUSIONS
• 3 Nights accommodation (group sharing)
• Airport Transfers in Batanes
• Batan – Sabtang – Batan Faluwa Transfers
• Tours all around Batan Island (Chartered Jeepney)
• Tours all around Sabtang Island (Chartered Jeepney)
• Full board meals
• Travel Insurance
• Travel Factor ID and Lanyard
• PHOTOHOLIC Batanes Tshirt
Not Included:
• Roundtrip Plane ticket
Eliza Victoria 
Nainspire ako Ate Mama!
Go! :)
ANG GANDA GANDA huhuhu
Punta na! Hehe
Bukas na te, hapon na hihi :)
such a majestic place! sa tingin mo, kaya ng isang 68y/o na nanay yung pinaggagawa nyo? I’m planning to take my mom with me. Thanks in advance
Well, I have no way of knowing. I don’t know your mom’s physical capability. Better to ask her! :)
Thanks for the reply. Mejo mabagal sya maglakad. I’m worried that we would hold the group back. Ayoko kasi syang madaliin sa paglalakad. I guess what I want to ask is, di naman ba masyadong nagmamadali yung tour organizer to follow the sched? Some tours are too rigid and too strict about the time that they pressure the tourists.
Thanks in advance again!
The tour guide in the tour I was in was considerate. Just speak to the guide before making any arrangement final! :)