Puerto Galera

[xiv]

kung white/talipanan beach din lang ang punta. pwede na rin dalhin doon ang sasakyan. Target mo na lang na darating ka at least 2-3 hours before umalis ang RORO. baka kasi maubusan kayo nang slots.

 

Last time na nagpunta ako sa galera bumabagyo, RORO lang ang bumabyahe.

Edited March 22, 2009 by xiv

[sharkeysmachine]

Bro Gyobags good morning!! We'll be there this coming April 4 to 6 sa White Beach with my family. Made a reservation sa Dreamwave Hotel...malapit lang ba to sa foodtrip??? Hopefully we could meet...more power!!!

[gyobags]

Bro Gyobags good morning!! We'll be there this coming April 4 to 6 sa White Beach with my family. Made a reservation sa Dreamwave Hotel...malapit lang ba to sa foodtrip??? Hopefully we could meet...more power!!!

 

 

looking forward to meeting you too bro,

malapit lang ako sa dreamwave,

you won't miss the jetski tables,

yun ang foodtrip...

see you soon!!! :thumbsupsmiley:

[sharkeysmachine]

Thanks bro for replying...may discount ba hehe.. :cool:

 

looking forward to meeting you too bro,

malapit lang ako sa dreamwave,

you won't miss the jetski tables,

yun ang foodtrip...

see you soon!!! :thumbsupsmiley:

[draude]

sir gyobags baka may alam ka pwede namen marent n room good for 7-10 persons this holywik sana pa pm nmn ng contact nos. punta kame jan ng tropa e.thanks.

[gyobags]

sir gyobags baka may alam ka pwede namen marent n room good for 7-10 persons this holywik sana pa pm nmn ng contact nos. punta kame jan ng tropa e.thanks.

 

bro,

mahirap nang mag pa-reserve ngayon dito ng rooms for holy week,

marami sa mga resorts dito gusto "first come, first served"

agahan nyo na lang ang punta sa holy week para may makuha kayong lugar...

 

i already got alot of pm's about this, marami na rin akong nakausap na resort managers, ayaw na talaga nilang kumuha ng reservations...

 

sorry bro,

[netpakers]

kami nagpareserve na 1 month before kami pumunta dyan. dapat magpareserve kau ng mas maaga. Minsan mas gusto nila ng first come first serve kasi mas malaki kita nila eh.

[catsumhoto]

its been year sincei last visited puerto galera....maganda prin b?

[johnlove]

maganda pa rin . . .

[johnlove]

anu po recommended na beach resort dito yung may privacy for a group barkada trip ?? thanks

You want privacy? Hire a boatman to take you to a remote island? Damage is around P2,000

Some boatman will fish & cook for you while you are at the island.

[Guest biancaanne]

Sino punta nitong weekend na 'to (April 5)?

 

I wanna go pero low on cash and my troop's not going. Waah! I just wanna be on the beach!

[jerzz]

... kita kits!!!!

 

Sa wakas natiyempuhan ka din namin and it was nice to finally meet you

 

Thanks for the coffee http://www.gimiknatin.com/ano/style_emoticons/default/coffee.gif

 

if u need assiatance dont hesitate to call me

 

Sayang nawala ko no mo parang nakita kita sa Casa Manuel nung sabado at kahapon.

Edited March 30, 2009 by jerzz

[netpakers]

Try ko dumaan sa shop ni gyobags. Mura lang ba tinda nila dun?

 

@ms biancaanne

Ako sa april 9-12 pa stay ko ng puerto galera eh.

Edited March 30, 2009 by netpakers

[kanski]

i've just come back from an overnight stay at puerto gallera and i'm glad to have finally visited the place.

 

my story:

 

it's been a while since i've gone south to batangas, 3 years to be exact, and i am amazed of the changes that have transpired over that period of time. the continued repair of the slex notwithstanding, i was pleasantly surprised with the development of the star highway which, the last time i passed through it, only srviced until lipa city. so imagine my delight when i finally found out that it would take me all the way to my first destination of the day, the batangas city port.

 

we, meaning my family and i plus extended family members, left q.c. at 5 am and arrived at the aforementioned port 5 mins before 7.

 

after finding a parking space to leave my vehicle overnight, i dealt with the usual posse of agents bidding for your patronage of their ferry company. purchasing return tickets for the 8 in my entourage, we headed off to the outrigger cum ferry after going through security. i mention this bec. my young bro in law brought along a swiss army knife that was confiscated. upon hearing that there was zero chance that he will be able to retrieve it the following day as we come back, i interceded and had the security guard hand over the knife hand to one of the boat's crew who in turn handed it over to bayaw when the coast was clear (and a 50 given).

 

the trip to gallera was uneventful as the sea was calm and devoid of big waves. we were in white beach in an hour and 15 mins.

 

arriving at white beach starving, i sought out bro gyobags' foodtrip hoping to partake breakfast here. but being a sunday morning with all the weekend travellers to gallera still lingering around, getting a table at foodtrip was next to impossible as the line of eager patrons to his establishment was long and unending (siguro ang yaman na ni bro gyobags). so we decided to just order some inihaw at the establishment next door. i must say, the food here wasnt half bad, esp. since we were starving after a the travel we've just been through. nearing the end of the meal, i called the resort i made reservations with and they had their jeep pick us up in 5 mins.

 

a word about white beach: my initial impression of this place as we first arrived is it is crowded. a number of establishments- shops, resturants and hotels- line up the place side by side with small alleyways crossing in between. also, a lot of people, both local and foreign could be seen hanging around, eating, shopping and frolicking in the beach. i could see why a lot of holiday seekers come here, particularly the young set that would love to see (i saw a few, grrr..) and be seen. but personally it is just too crowded for me.

 

5 mins later, we arrive in sunset at aninuan resort. i know, that's quite a mouthful. immediate impression: not bad. just as the pics in its website has shown.

 

 

sunset at aninuan resort- new building

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-6/1313134/Sunset%20at%20Aninuan%20Resort-%20New%20building.jpg

 

 

i booked in this resort on the strength of its reviews in tripadvisor. second, the pictures of the place in its website were enticing. and third, the cost of their family room that houses a max of 4 adults (in 2 double beds) is reasonable if not cheap.

 

without going through the usual check-in procedure, we were led to our rooms. and i find out why the price of their family rooms were reasonable- they are housed in an older building of the resort. older bldg means older room. old design, old fixtures. but i didn't complain bec. honestly, i wasn't let down having no expectations to begin with. on the up, the room was clean, had towels and toiletries, had a heater in the shower, had cable tv, and best of all, had a mini safe, the first i've chanced upon in the limited no. of resorts i've visisted in our islands. besides, my kids and i were too excited to jump in the beach to worry about how the room looks like. so jump in we did.

 

the beach in front of the resort has beige sand interspersed with rocks here and there. the water is clean, aqua, and very inviting. and at high tide, it was a good 4-5 meters before it became deep- enough space for i and the kids to swim around. my only complaint was the resort built an elevated frontage for themselves that ate a good portion of the sand; so much so that in high tide, the waters reach the edge of the stone enforded frontage. while this may be good for the resort's patrons, i think this is bad in general.

 

 

sunset at aninuan resort beachfront

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-6/1313134/Sunset%20at%20Aninuan%20Resort-%20Beachfront.jpg

 

 

compare this to the beachfront of the resort next door- tamaraw beach resort

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-6/1313134/Tamaraw%20Beach%20Resort.jpg

 

 

another nice thing about the resort is that you can borrow array of canoes and pedal powered craft for free. and borrow we did. they can arrange other activities for us like parasailing (which i'm sure other resorts could also offer) but we declined their offers.

 

but the best thing about the resort is their friendly staff. everyone did everything we requested immediately with a smile. i never got the feeling that we were too demanding. it didn't hurt that the ladies' uniform was tropic skimpy. and that most of the ladies themselves were beautiful. just think of those as a bonus. and sorry, i didn't take pictures of them although you can get a picture of what i'm talking about in their website.

 

now not all about the resort was to rave about. i particularly didn't like the food. aside from it being de rigueur resort expensive, it wasn't that good. for reference, i had a burger and i tried the sinigang my wife ordered for lunch and, humility aside, i could cook both better. but then, you may say that that's my biased opinion.

 

so on account of this, we had dinner at the neighboring tamaraw beach resort. the food here wasn't any better, but at least, it was cheaper. in comparison, the sinigang at aninuan costs P300 while it costs P175 at tamaraw. we also tried the halo-halo bar at tamaraw earlier for merienda and, while this too, wasn't that good, at just P40, we don't have any right to complain.

 

the resort at dusk and at night afforded me and my wife the pleasure of doing things we haven't done in a long, long while- to watch the sun set and to stargaze. luckily, it was a clear breezy night and we enjoyed every minute of it.

 

 

literally, the sunset at aninuan beach

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-6/1313134/Literal%20Sunset%20at%20Aninuan.jpg

 

 

other pics of the resort- frontage

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-6/1313134/Sunset%20at%20Aninuan%20Resort-%20Frontage.jpg

 

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-6/1313134/Sunset%20at%20Aninuan%20Resort-%20Lounge%20chairs.jpg

 

 

the next morning, we went swimming once more. and hiking. and canoeing. before long, it was time to check out and transported back to white beach where we had brunch. we were lucky to get tables at foodtrip this time ( a lot of the tourists the day before probably must have left already) and must commend bro gyobags for his restaurant that serves simple comfort food complete with unlimited rice. okay ba gyobags sa plugging. it's just a shame that i didn't meet gyobags as, fearing sounding like a fool, i felt akward asking people if they knew gyobags. he,he. plus, we had to eat fast and finish our food in a jiff as we wanted to catch the 12 nn ferry.

 

the ride back to batangas port wasn't as smooth as the trip the day before. this time, the sea had swells i'm guessing measuring 4-6 feet. while the roller coaster-like ride was fun to me, it didn't sit well with the women in my group. but all's well that ends well as we reach the batangas port safe and sound.

 

the commute back to manila was uneventful.

 

hope you guys don't mind me sharing this long story with you here.

 

next stop, bohol and jlx's cebu after the holy week.

Edited March 30, 2009 by kanski

[AndresDeSaya]

Mga tol, ask ko lang magkano ba ngayon ang hotels sa puerto galera? kasi di ba nagmamahal yun pag peak season, summer kasi ngayon eh baka mas mahal. kahit good for two persons lang yung room, dalawa lang naman kami eh.