Rhea and her family spent their 2018 Christmas here with us. They were here last Dec23-25 and spent 3 nights in our resort.
On their first day, as they were tired, after their lunch they slept for long time in the afternoon. And when they woke Niña, their tour guide , took the family to Sawang, for snorkelling and swimming. Niña taught the youngest daughter, Sam, to swim and happily she learned to swim quickly. They enjoyed the white sand in sawang, and loved the marine life under the sea.
When night came and all guests had finished their dinner, they watched Niña with her fire dancing. Everybody yelled and clappped their hands when Niña blew fire. When the bonfire was started. They drink a few bottles, sharing stories that made their night fun.
On their second day, Dec. 24, the family woke up early to have breakfast and get ready for a boat tour. Niña showed them the parts of the island. They went to San Agapito, Cueva, Mahabang Buhangin and Lalaguyin. Places they can have snorkelling and swimming and her husband, Bong, who is a free lance Photographer, had the chance to take photos of the places they visited.
They came back in the afternoon, and all were happy as it was Rhea's kids first time to have a boat ride. Tired from their boat tour, they slept well and woke up late.
I was in the kitchen preparing dinner, when the couple came to cook for dinner. I asked them if they would join us for Christmas eve, but Rhea told me that they were going to bed early as they had to get up early tomorrow for trekking to Mt. Dagit-dagit. While we were in the kitchen, talking with each other I learned that her kids don't each much meat. And, because they won't have their noche buena, I gave them a free meal a relyenong bangus (stuffed milk fish decorated with fresh vegetables) with sauce and macaroni salad. Rhea told me that she thinks her kids will ignore the food she prepared. And she was right her kids finished the food I gave first! Dinner was done and time for their bedtime.
The family woke up early and we greeted each other "Merry Christmas". All of them were excited for their adventure to Mt. Dagit- dagit. They met Mang Winnie, who has a house where our guests usually stay while they exploring the mountain. He even picks fruits for the guests to share like pomelo and coconut. And he shared his horse with Rhea's daughter. Sam loves horses and enjoyed her riding on the mountain.
They came back to our resort in the afternoon. Tired but all were happy as they told us its their best Christmas vacation. And when the night came again, they went to Wangyu's place, one of my workers and they had dinner. Rhea's daughter, Shelley, said she enjoyed the food very much after trekking to mountain.
When they returned to the resort, they shared their stories with us and this is what Rhea wrote to us:
Aside from the breath taking place, the warm welcome and awesome service of the resort owner and staff made our stay memorable. Thank you for helping Bong and I make this vacation memorableand meaningful to our kids.
Bong and Rhea
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