The Twins of El Nido

We took a 10 minute tricycle ride around the corner of El Nido town to Corong-Corong, known for it's impressive sunset views. Unfortunately, as we arrived the clouds had quickly rolled in, making the sky overcast and dull. Instead, we met Voy and his twin sons just as they were coming in from their afternoon of fishing. After asking the name of the two photogenic boys, Voy jokingly replied, "Uno and Dos." Later he explained that their real names were Allan and Allen. Yes....you read that correctly, same name, spelled differently. 

The boys definitely made an impression on us and we couldn't help featuring them on our blog. We enjoy meeting local personalities along the way and will feature more "local life stories" in posts to come!

Snorkeling in El Nido, Palawan

Being two dive enthusiasts, we usually choose diving over snorkeling anyday, however we took the word from locals that snorkeling is comparable to diving in El Nido. We were pleasantly surprised by the corals thriving within 5-10 feet underwater and the creatures that inhabited the reef. Here's some snapshots from our snorkeling session by Panglasian Island.

Authentic Filipino Flippers! Courtesy of our banca boat driver Dan-Dan, we were able to try on a pair of these cleverly constructed flippers. Resembling wooden ping-pong paddles with foot straps, we were amazed by the efficiency of the flippers depsite their simple construction.