Puerto Galera

April 2011

Puerto Galera is a well known island to chill. To add, its distance from Manila, as compared to Boracay, it is one of the most visited summer spots for Manilenos.  

What can you expect from Puerto Galera? Well, the off-white sand beach, the cool and smooth sea waves, the party-in-the-beach nights, but the most that I like, the beauty its sunset has shown to me. It was like the sky is burning red, not too bright, not too dull, just enough to cool down the day's hype. 

At night, I just spent couple of hours watching the full moon. I was mesmerized by how it turns an ordinary night to a romantic one. It was my first vantage point of my own limbo. 

Here I share some own experiences during my trip to PG:

1:00 pm – meet at Jam liner station in Buendia. To save time, we just had taken out chaofan (chowking) and eat while on the road. Be sure not to forget to ask for eating utensils unless you want to eat using card board cut from the chaofan box. Fare is 170.

2:30 pm - Arrived at Batangas Port. You have to pay for environmental fee. Be attentive and wise. Fixers are everywhere. So if you are on a hurry, ask for their service, with additional facilitation fee. Fare via Father and Sons costs 200 PhP. We paid 75PhP per person for the environmental fee.

4:30 pm - Arrived at Muelle (Pronounced as Mul-ye). For me it is a good choice to stay here than in White Beach, since White Beach is too crowded. Plus if you are in a tight budget, it is better here since you don’t need to rent another boat for sightseeing. The ferry route is from White Beach, then sail off to Sabang and finally to Muelle. It is enough to experience the view. You cannot stop over an island though.

5:00 pm – We went to White Beach by tricycle (25PhP each). When everyone felt of wanting to swim, we decided to go to the nearest boutique shop and asked her to look after our things, including camera and wallet. Surprisingly, the crew is honest enough to look after our things.

I love the siomai we bought on the beach. (25PhP for 4 pcs).

7:00 pm – We are too hungry to choose for the best place to eat. We had dinner in somewhere near the beach. The food is really not good plus it’s really expensive. After dinner, we had some walk, and we found out about Mindorin. It is like a food haven along the beach, mostly grilled food are being served. One big pork barbecue costs 25PhP. It really looked nice and delicious.

 8:00 pm – Chill on the beach. The fire dance is ok, but you have to look for a good place to watch, since, PG is really crowded.

The souvenirs are of the average prices. But I think, most of the items are common and can be bought in manila. T-shirts costs 100 to 200PhP

Serene night for couples. During our vacation, it was fullmoon, which added to the romantic aura of the place.

10:00 pm – We went back to the inn. The tricycle fare is way too expensive now, since you have to rent the unit. Fare now is 200PhP for renting the tricycle.

Food trip – The best, tinola. No potable water though. So you need to buy mineral water.

Where to stay - Badladz is very homey quiet place. They cater Mexican food and Filipino cuisine with touch of Mexico. The owner is a Filipina. She is kind and very accommodating.  Instead of checking out 2 pm, since we arrived late, she allowed us to stay until 4 pm. Room for two costs 990PhP

Unforgettable experience – We saw this Filipina, with two foreigners (I think both on their mid-50’s). She was so drunk that she peed in front of our face. Hell yeah.

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