El Nido!

Ok so Jonathan and I are really trying to be better about updating the blog more frequently as well as being better about uploading our pictures. We are fortunate that the place we are staying has quicker internet than most places we have been too!
So we have really been enjoying ourselves in El Nido. It is a sleepy beach town in the middle of its rain season. The first day we were here we didn’t do much but lounge around and catch up on our sleep. Crazy travel days and only getting about four hours of sleep for a few days in a row were a little rough. The next day we were ready to get out and go island hopping or at least explore the town and would you believe that during the rainy season it rained all day?! Not just rained but poured ALL day! Yesterday we were able to explore much of the little town and some of the coast. We walked and explored for about three hours along the beach. It is stunningly beautiful here in El Nido! We actually have more picture of scenery this time than of Jonathan and I! Today we booked our flight from El Nido to Busuanga, which is another island. We are headed to a town called Coron. There is supposed to be amazing wreck diving and even snorkeling around the shipwrecks! We arranged our travels and were a little disappointed we had missed the time cut off for all of the island hopping tours but while we were visiting with these two guys that we met last night (one of them was from Texas!) this guy asked if we wanted to go island hopping with them! We gladly agreed since it was less expensive and the boat man just wanted to go out and enjoy the snorkeling himself! It was a really neat snorkeling trip! We went to three different places and saw tons of beautiful coral and fish! And our trip was only $20 US for the both of us! Well the electricity just came back on and we are heading out to our favorite beach side restaurant SeaSlug! We have to wait for the electricity otherwise Jonathan can’t have his beloved banana shakes! We have absolutely loved the food here in El Nido, good portion size, actual fresh vegetables and really inexpensive! Enjoy the photos! We will be keeping you updated!

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Love,
Tara and Jonathan