Philippines 2 – Bohol: 13.07. – 27.07.2012

I arrived on the tiny airport during rain. From there I decided to take a Tricycle to Alona Beach for 300,-PHP instead a bus for 600,-PHP.

On the way to Alona Beach you get a good chance to see more from Bohol island with many schools. The streets are quiet OK and it tooks ca. 45 minutes to go there. You will also cross the town Tagbileran in which were many construction’s going on.

take off to the island Bohol

take off to the island Bohol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panglao island with the Aona Beach

Panglao island with the Aona Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the baggage claim in the tiny airport

the baggage claim in the tiny airport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tourist area is starting ca. 250 meters before you finally reach the beach. There are side by side shops, restaurants, accommodations, supermarkets and ATM-machines (in a bank and in the supermarket “shop me”).

 

250 meters ahead Alona Beach

250 meters ahead Alona Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

restaurant & divecenter

restaurant & divecenter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the entrance gate

the entrance gate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rental motorbikes and car´s

rental motorbikes and car´s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the closest supermarket to the beach with fair prices

the closest supermarket to the beach with fair prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Along the Alona Beach, which is a nice sandy beach and only sometimes he is washed up with staff from the ocean, you find a lot of restaurants next to each other. Between them some small diving center and accommodations. Right on the beach many massage-ladies offers full-body-massages 60 minutes for only 300,-PHP (like in El Nido).

very nice massage offers directly on the beach

very nice massage offers directly on the beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a good restaurant for fishdishes, such as "Jack´s" - ask Xinxin or iris

a good restaurant for fishdishes, such as „Jack´s“ – ask Xinxin or iris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if U are lucky, U can enjoy a bottle of Rum with melone, coconut or cappucino-flavour during a beautiful sunset on the beach

if U are lucky, U can enjoy a bottle of Rum with melone, coconut or cappucino-flavour during a beautiful sunset on the beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

these are the pretty girls Iris and Xinxin I met there

these are the pretty girls Iris and Xinxin I met there

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that´s how life should be

that´s how life should be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I stayed in Peter´s house, which belongs to the Genesis Dive Center. Owner is a German names Gizo and Genna Stuhldreher, which owns also the Hayhay restaurant. Some of the dishes you order in Peter´s house coming directly served from the hayhay restaurant.

I booked my room via Internet from Germany and I recommend you doing the same, because many guests showed up by Peter´s house asking for a room during my stay there.

It´s a wooden house, built with plaited mats full of nooks and crannies, which gives a natural warm flair. The whole atmosphere is quiet familiar like a living community, probably in case of only four rooms they offer. Here is their Internet page: www.genesisdivers.com/ 

Check their package offer for accommodation and diving, which is very good. The whole house is very clean with a daily service. Every single staff is very friendly and helpful. The girls are a little bit shy, but if you start talking to them, you will have a lot of fun with them. They are offering the whole day for divers free tea and coffee.

 

directly on Alona Beach

directly on Alona Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that´s the smallest and cheapest room

that´s the smallest and cheapest room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the place for the "Decobeer" and writing the logbooks

the place for the „Decobeer“ and writing the logbooks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

room no. 2 again

room no. 2 again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all four rooms are in the 1st floor

all four rooms are in the 1st floor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the stairway

the stairway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the view into the small kitchen

the view into the small kitchen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Tata", the small boss

„Tata“, the small boss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the beach infront of Peter´s house

the beach infront of Peter´s house

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the diving boat

the diving boat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it´s also a restaurant included

it´s also a restaurant included

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the beach to the left

the beach to the left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the beach to the right

the beach to the right

 

 

 

 

 

 

diveguide "Noel" - what a man and "ladykiller"  ;-)

diveguide „Noel“ – what a man and „ladykiller“ 😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the washing place

the washing place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the shower

the shower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here they will build another house

here they will build another house

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

busy staff

busy staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Rusty" - everyones darling, as long .................

„Rusty“ – everyones darling, as long ……………..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The diving center is right in the back of the house, but no worries, I never heard any noise of filling the tanks. After you prepared your staff and tank, all will be done from the crew and you can enjoy your breakfast right on the beach in front of the house ca. 15m away from the ocean. During that you order your sandwich for your lunch break on the boat. The boat usually leaves around 09:30AM and returns by two tank dive at 02:00PM and by three tank dives around 04:00PM. By high-tide you go directly from the beach on the boat, by low-tide takes you a smaller boat out to the diving boat. There are sufficient shade places and a toilet on the boat, only a real place for the dry staff is a bit missing. The boat rides to the diving spots are between 15 and 45 minutes. The best diving spots are in front of Balicasac island: The cathedral, black forest and diver´s heaven. There you have usually a very good visibility and you can see a nice alive reef with terraces, overhangs, walls, big school of Jack´s, leaf fishes, turtles, big frog fishes, school of barracudas and if you are really lucky also a Manta Ray. If the conditions are too bad for going out, then you get the opportunity to dive on the other side of the island. The whole crew is doing a very good professional job and I really liked the diving speed from my diving guide Noel. He has really good eyes for pointing out smallest staff and giving you as much time as you need for taking your pictures.

 

divingcenter

divingcenter

 

 

 

 

 

 

rinsing bath and drying area

rinsing bath and drying area

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compressor house

Compressor house

 

 

 

 

 

 

filling the tanks

filling the tanks

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 Diving 

on the diving boat

on the diving boat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the diving boat

on the diving boat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Nemo"

„Nemo“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

underwater impressions

underwater impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nudibranch

nudibranch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nudibranch watching me!

nudibranch watching me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a nice school of jack´s at Balicac island

a nice school of jack´s at Balicac island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... very close to the divers

… very close to the divers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

these our jack´s Xinxin and Iris, here in the water and later ..........;-)

these our jack´s Xinxin and Iris, here in the water and later ……….;-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a beautiful big black frogfish

a beautiful big black frogfish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...from the side .....

…from the side …..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a second, some meters further on a rock

and a second, some meters further on a rock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a scorpionfish

a scorpionfish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

underwater impressions

underwater impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

like in a aquarium

like in a aquarium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

underwater impressions

underwater impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a underwater vulcano.............or a sponge

a underwater vulcano………….or a sponge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

underwater impressions

underwater impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at Balicasac island ......

at Balicasac island ……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... we took our lunch during the surface interval

… we took our lunch during the surface interval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a nudibranch

a nudibranch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 a nudibranch iss a „Nacktschneck´n“ für alle Frank´n

Iris and a Gorgonia

Iris and a Gorgonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

underwater impressions

underwater impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a sponge

a sponge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

underwater impressions

underwater impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

underwater impressions

underwater impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iris and a nice big white frogfish (upside down)

Iris and a nice big white frogfish (upside down)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sitting on a white sponge

sitting on a white sponge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

closer and picture turned

closer and picture turned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

diving impressions

diving impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here we swun trough

here we swun trough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a nice coloured starfish

a nice coloured starfish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

diving is fun!

diving is fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a hermit crab is turning his house

a hermit crab is turning his house

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a small leaffish

a small leaffish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"GDNT" Genesis Divers Next Topmodel at the Jeepney wreck

„GDNT“ Genesis Divers Next Topmodel at the Jeepney wreck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"GDNT" Genesis Divers Next Topmodel at the Jeepney wreck

„GDNT“ Genesis Divers Next Topmodel at the Jeepney wreck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"GDNT" Genesis Divers Next Topmodel at the Jeepney wreck

„GDNT“ Genesis Divers Next Topmodel at the Jeepney wreck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"GDNT" Genesis Divers Next Topmodel at the Jeepney wreck

„GDNT“ Genesis Divers Next Topmodel at the Jeepney wreck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Jeepney wreck

the Jeepney wreck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Jeepney wreck

the Jeepney wreck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Jeepney wreck

the Jeepney wreck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Jeepney wreck

the Jeepney wreck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clownfishes on their anemone

clownfishes on their anemone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sorry one more, but I love them

sorry one more, but I love them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

catfishes

catfishes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nemo again

Nemo again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a walking sea cucumber - Xinxin likes them very much

a walking sea cucumber – Xinxin likes them very much

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a batfish

a batfish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a nudibranch again

a nudibranch again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a small leaffish on a sponge

a small leaffish on a sponge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

underwater impressions

underwater impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a green turtle on her way up to the surface for breathing

a green turtle on her way up to the surface for breathing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a school of big barracudas

a school of big barracudas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

two scorpionfishes - do you find them?

two scorpionfishes – do you find them?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

The whole Along Beach is very touristy and you will find easily a restaurant or place for your dinner, even with live music. It´s getting only on Saturdays at Peter´s house a bit noisy from the neighbor bar “Oops”, cause they offer a disco evening. The restaurant from Peter´s house closes at 08:00PM, which is a bitty because other guests and I would like to sit longer there together for talking or having a drink (sorry girl´s, I know U have already a long working day, but….)

 

Bohol-Landtour

Two girls (Iris & Xinxin) and I booked a car with driver for visiting Bohol island for 1800,-PHP. The places they usually go is to the Trasiers, the Chocolate hills, the butterfly farm, the Lumboc river boattrip, the church, the amphibian zoo, the Statuen??,the hanging bridges and  the cave.

The visit to the Tarsier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_tarsier and the Chocolate Hills http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_Hills I highly recommend you.

first stop by the tarsier

first stop by the tarsier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

entrance

entrance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

soooo cute (sorry not really sharp)

soooo cute (sorry not really sharp)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

very lucky, because they were sitting not very high up into the trees

very lucky, because they were sitting not very high up into the trees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

check the link idem for more informations

check the link idem for more informations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ricefields

ricefields

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

they have many, because they eat a lot of rice ...

they have many, because they eat a lot of rice …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the famous chocolates hills

the famous chocolates hills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here they are green, but they get burned into brown colour in summertime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for more informations check the idem link

for more informations check the idem link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

happy Harry, will never be chocolate brown   ;-(

happy Harry, will never be chocolate brown ;-(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

;-)

😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nice

nice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our second stop

Our second stop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

some explanations in the beginning

some explanations in the beginning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the development

the development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the larvas of diffrent species

the larvas of diffrent species

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

butterfliy impression

butterfly impression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

butterfliy impression

butterfly impression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

butterfliy impression

butterfly impression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

they don´t fly anymore

they don´t fly anymore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the farm

the farm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

some more different species

some more different species

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... happy Harry

… happy Harry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 On the Loboc-River you can do a boattour incl. lunch and livemusic – sowas wie ne Donaukreuzfahrt in klein.

But there is nothing specially to see, so we didn´t do it. 

one of the boats

one of the boats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loboc impressions

Loboc impressions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

there are more of that boats

there are more of that boats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that´s the direction you will go

that´s the direction you will go

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tourist staff - I don´t need that

tourist staff – I don´t need that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loboc impression

Loboc impression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loboc

the church San Pedro Apostol

the church San Pedro Apostol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the seperat churchtower

the seperat churchtower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loboc impression

Loboc impression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A small Amphibia Biotope along the road was also a short stopover.

just a small Python with about 6m length, which you can even pet - not me! Iris was so brave and did it.

just a small Python with about 6m length, which you can even pet – not me! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iris was so brave, she did it - respect!

Iris was so brave, she did it – respect!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baclayon 

the oldest stone church from Bohol "Baclayon"

the oldest stone church from Bohol „Baclayon“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from inside

from inside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... my new yacht, just beside the church

… my new yacht, just beside the church

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandugo 

Sandugo - Blood Compact Monument - now even with a guy of "Franken"

Sandugo – Blood Compact Monument – now even with a guy of „Franken“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Bei am Bierla verdrächt mä si halt am Besten – odder?

 

Botanical Garden

Only 10-15 minutes with an “Habal Habal” (motorbike taxi) for 30,-PHP, you can reach the Botanical Garden and Arts.  It´s a nice trip for around 2 or 3 hours, entrance is 500,-PHP from which U can use 250,-PHP for your lunch there and another entrance in the next 7 days for you is free of church. I like most the animals, specially the talking parrots in the Garden. Beside them they have monkeys, other birds, iguanas, a wildcat and some more Others. A small museum with pictures and a winter garden. From which you can see, that the owners are addicted to Indonesia. The park ranger Neriza has many information’s for you and is  quiet friendly and pretty (;-))

 

the road to the entrance

the road to the entrance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reception and souvenir shop

reception and souvenir shop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First the animals

Sea Eagle

Sea Eagle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gorilla

gorilla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

guide and garden - pretty!

guide and garden – pretty!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

turkeys

turkeys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sheep´s and guide - pretty!

sheep´s and guide – pretty!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iguana

iguana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the cages

the cages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a "old boy"

a „old boy“

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

peacock

peacock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eye for an ryr with a parrot

eye for an eye with a parrot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a owl

a owl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palawan bearcat

Palawan bearcat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wildcat

wildcat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I forgot the name, but he likes to sleep a lot and not much moving

I forgot the name, but he likes to sleep a lot and not much moving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

baby gorilla "George" - usually quiet tame but sometimes also a thief, if U go to close

baby gorilla „George“ – usually quiet tame but sometimes also a thief, if U go to close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

empty cages for naughty tourists

empty cages for naughty tourists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgy boy, waiting for his chance

Georgy boy, waiting for his chance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

playing chimpanzees kids

playing chimpanzees kids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... very snoopy

… very snoopy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and playful

and playful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

some more birds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… now the parrots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an indonesia musical instrument

an indonesia musical instrument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a indonesia game

a indonesia game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a really dangerous animal - accident!

a really dangerous animal – accident!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a figure from Indonesia

a figure from Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

again a dangerous reptile

again a dangerous reptile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... the owner really likes Indonesia

… the owner really likes Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yes, the first flower

yes, the first flower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yes, a very pretty guide

yes, a very pretty guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here, I won.

here, I won.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the gallery in the wintergarden

the gallery in the wintergarden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a nice couple

a nice couple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bee farm

A little bit further to the north you can visit a bee farm. If you will follow a guided tour, you will hear more about the herbal plants than from the bees, which was a bit disappointing for me. So the part with the bees was only 15 minutes and if you like, you can get a controlled sting of bee – not me! The most of the visitors are going the because of the good food in the restaurant. In the tourist shop you can buy honey and ice cream with some really interesting flavor’s.  Organize your transport from the Alona Beach to the bee farm and back, because there are no frequently running Habal Habal or tricyles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

traditional seamstresses

traditional seamstresses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

what a relaxing smile   ;-)

what a relaxing smile 😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bees

bees