Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Apo Island, or in other words Small Paradise!

After Bohol, I went to Apo island off the big island of Negros Oriental. Another paradise island that is only big enough for 750 people to live and only has electricity 5 hours a day and no running water... But who cares when you're in paradise!!!
My super generous friends, Pad and Joel, from Bohol that practically escorted me to Apo island and wouldn't let me pay for anything along the way!!! Unbelievable, and just because they wanted me to enjoy the Philippines!!


Sunset and fishermen looking at Negros from Apo Island.
The one beach on Apo island.








The view deck.
Is it still necessary to explain that I was really on paradise!










Going out for a dive from Apo!
Paradise I tell you just paradise. This English man I met can't leave seem to leave the island so he decided to build a fishing boat with all his spare time!




Adriano (Australian), Liberty (the Chief of the Island), and Hugh the man who built the boat. This is in Liberty's community resort, one of the 2 resorts on the island, and where I stayed. I think you would have a hard time finding a more friendly place on earth.
Liberty is the reason this beautiful island hasn't been over run buy tourists b/c of her no more resorts can take over the island! Also, with her caring of the island she built a much need elementary school and put already 8 island children though University and is working of getting a medical facility on the island, and all with her own money!! I want to go back there are teach English at the school she had built if I can :)

Sadly leaving Apo island, but with Liberty's big heart being taken to her home in Valencia, Negros to stay a night in order to catch our boat early the next morning.

2 comments:

Eva from VA said...

Ok, fantastic scenery, fantastic water & diving, good looking guys, wonderful people, I wonder if you will be like Hugh and find a reason not to leave ..... You said you wanted to teach some English when you were there ...... hummmm ... don't get any more ideas ...... I miss you here .....
Love You, Mom :o)

Laurie's Daycare said...

Hi Shana, OMG Are you ever going to want to come home? It is just beautiful and I know from experience that it is much prettier then any picture could ever show. Be safe and take care! We miss you . Love Laurie