and then

and then i went to puerto galera for the weekend. oh and was it a weekend. i think this weekend can only be explained using the phrase "and then" because so many activities were crammed into 36 hours of fun. so here goes....

at 2:45 am our alarm went off and we were out the door with maybe 3 hours of sleep under our belts. so jen, kate, fatoumata and i staggered out to hail a cab for the bus terminal. and then around 3:30 am we boarded the "4 o'clock" bus headed for batangas. and then around 3:35 am the "4 o'clock" bus leaves. lucky for us we had a fearless driver that stopped for no one and swerved all potholes with precision. and then we arrived at batangas pier around 5:15 am and purchased tickets for a boat leaving in "10 minutes". and then the 10 minutes actually stretched for 45 minutes. and then we boarded the boat for a hour and half journey to white beach in mindoro oriental.

and then the beauty of the sea was surrounding us. and then i fell asleep. and then we arrived... groggy but we arrived. and then we were MOBBED by merchants, hotel representatives, restaurant people and any other person wanting to sell use things or massage us. yeah yeah yeah i should be complaining but this mob scene followed us the entire weekend. and then we had BREAKFAST. yeah that's right. all this excitement with no food in our bellies. and then we decided where to rest our head for the evening.

and then we changed into our bathing suits and headed snorkeling. and then we went snorkeling in the strongest current i have ever had to swim in. there were times i thought i was swimming forward only to realize i hadn't moved. but the fish were a plenty and the corral were vibrant colors of blue, purple, green, reds and orange. and then we got back into the boat to be taken to sabang. and then i got sick.. i think the combination of no sleep, little food and the rocking motion of the boat was lethal. and then i felt better. :)

and then we realized that sabang was a diving paradise and unfortunately none of us knew how to dive. and then we went shopping and found fantastic fan/hats/pure style and took great pictures. (a shameless plug for my album) and then we jumped on a jeepney headed towards puerto galera. and then we went shopping again and ate lunch. yummy lunch...

and then our tricycle driver allowed jen to drive the tric back to white beach. and then i almost bounced out of the sidecar from some of the hit potholes. and then we safely arrived in white beach and went shopping once again. and then had dinner!!! and then we had massages on the beach. it was great but my masseuse really worked me my neck and shoulder are still a bit stiff from the massage. hmmmm...

and then we slept. and then we had breakfast, hung out on the beach, went to lunch, boarded our return trip boat and bus and then i crashed in my bed to wake up and realize it's time for work.

so that's the weekend. i think i need another weekend to recover from this weekend. good thing this next weekend we have nothing planned. yeah that's what i like to hear.

blessings.