the water is wide

we arrived in bolinao at about 1pm. the beach was worth all the calluses in the ass that we developed riding along bumpy roads. it may take getting used to...it was not like the deserted shores that you would see in albay. there were cottages and stores. we even have to walk some distance from the entrance to avoid the sound of videoke machines. but it was not that crowded. and once you get into the water you'll forget about it all as you enjoy looking at the marine life among the rocks.


the beachfront.


at the back of the beach is this strip of fresh water, with kids playing around the connecting bridge.


low tide exposes the rock covered with sea plants

sanctuary

most of the 3d people went to pangasinan over the weekend. we rolled off alabang late friday evening and arrived in dagupan about 4am. after some hours of sleep we went to the home of a relative of one of our officemates to ask for direction to the beach in bolinao. the house we went to was surrounded with with bonsai ( which i should have taken a picture of ) and on the top of the garage roof are cages for breeding pet birds.


didn't get to take note of what particular bird specie these are. sorry.


as we wander around the cages i realised that most of the birds are frightened by our presence. you could see them huddled in one corner in this picture.

after lunch adventure(?)
a combination of alcohol addled brain (we suspect), a bicycle and a number of short tempered bystanders postponed our trip to the beach. still, i THANK GOD for the reflexes of our friend who was driving at that time!


the boy in the red shirt is the grandson of the guy we 'bumped'. before i clicked the shutter, all three of them were smilling and having fun.