We took a trip to Donsol, which is on the same Philippine island that we live on, but it is on the south end, so quite far. It would be a 12+ hour car ride, so we flew instead! We were traveling with a tour group of 5 other American families. We flew into the city of Legazpi, which has been in the international news recently because there is an active volcano there, called Mayon Volcano! It was amazing to fly in right over the volcano, which is spewing smoke and occasionally spurting fire but not actually erupting lava.
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| The airport is RIGHT next to the volcano. This is our plane landed with the volcano right behind it! |
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| A panoramic view of the city of Legazpi. Mayon Volcano on the left, Albay Gulf of the Pacific Ocean on the right. |
It was about a 1.5-hour drive by van from the airport to the area of Donsol. The roads in the rural areas of the Philippines are very curvy and hilly... We were thankful none of us get carsick!
Donsol is famous for its eco-tourism of swimming with whale sharks, which are native to the area. So that was the single drawing point of the area, and we were greeted by this large whale shark statue as soon as we arrived at our resort!
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| This decorative artwork was also in the cement by the pool |
Our stay was all-inclusive, with our cabana and its gorgeous views, plus all meals.
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| Justin and Elias on the front porch of our cabana |
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| View from our cabana. The tropical foliage was gorgeous! |
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| Walking on the beach. Low tide revealed old coral beds that were fun places to search for shells and hermit crabs! |
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| Dinner on the beach our first night |
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| Beautiful sunset over the Pacific, with other Philippine islands on the horizon! |
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| Breakfast the next morning |
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| Our group enjoying breakfast looking out over the water before heading out on our first boating tour. |
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| Relaxing by the pool |
Check out Part 2 here!
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