Swim in Bohol - an oasis inlaid with broken corals

The snow-white beach reflects the sea water in distinct layers. Nearby is light green, and in the distance is gradually deepening blue. Thin waves cross the sky, and thin clouds spread to the sky like a weaver girl. The light gauze moves with the wind. The sea now appears to the sky as level as a mirror, and the breeze carries the whisper of waves and white clouds.

This is Bohollsland in the Philippines, 70 kilometers away from Cebu Island. It is a coral island and one of the famous diving resorts.

Mint, I feel refreshing when I hear this word in the hot summer.

In fact, it is indeed very refreshing. Despite the huge sun, the sea breeze blows in with the waves, which is very cool. Sitting under the shade of the tree, you don’t feel the heat. The beach is made of broken corals washed by sea water. It is not fine sand like flour, but even under the scorching sun, it is still cool to step on. There is nothing more appropriate than eating a piece of local ice cream.

Mint is a place suitable for a family of all ages to travel leisurely. There are beautiful beach scenery, Balicasa (the best snorkeling spot), undersea coral groups with blooming jade trees, and strange undersea cliffs; you can also go out to sea in the early morning before the sun comes up to see turtles and dolphins, and visit virgin islands; and visit the tropics Watching tarsiers in the rainforest, including the time on the way, 6 days is enough, and the trip is easy.

Many people go to Bohol to go diving and get a PADI diving license. There is a diving school on the island, and those with licenses can rent crab boats and go out for deep diving. Although you can experience diving without a license, the depth is limited to 12 meters, and most of the underwater scenery is above 20 meters deep, so a license is required.

I am more interested in swimming at the beach. The rare glass sea water is very clean and salty enough. The water splashes into my eyes without feeling particularly stinging or red. There is a large beach suitable for swimming. So after the whole trip, the feeling of swimming in several sea areas became the most pleasant memory.

In the afternoon of the day I arrived, I ran to the beach in my slippers and went swimming. The shallow water area is transparent glass sea water, and aquatic plants, sand, gravel, and broken corals can be seen at a glance. I saw a few small jellyfish swimming leisurely near my feet. They were transparent orange-pink, like jelly paste or fruit gummies, but far superior to them, elegant and elegant. I couldn't help but hold it gently with my hands and watch them dance in my hands. The slippery feeling was so fun. My friend said, "Aren't you afraid of being stung?" I was so frightened that I quickly retracted my hand, as if it was a little itchy. The seaweed was very hard and the broken coral was very prickly. I just didn’t put on my slippers.

I had no choice but to put on my swimming goggles and swim out quickly. The feeling of swimming was so amazing! Although the small waves hit me and I got two mouthfuls of salt water, it was really salty, but swimming in the blue sea under the blue sky gave me an inexplicable sense of happiness. The sky has never been so low, and the thin white clouds are like cotton candy, as if they are within reach. The buoyancy of sea water allowed me to swim for a long distance along the long shallow sea area without feeling tired. This is a feeling that swimming in fresh water does not have. I clearly saw two colors of sea water. When I took a breath on one side, I saw an emerald-like green. When I turned to the other side, I saw a layer of blue that faded from shallow to deep. Of course, this all depends on one premise - when the weather is calm!

On a clear night, the starry sky at the beach is very beautiful. The stars are like diamonds, dotted all over the sky, and they seem to fall into the sea if you are not careful. It's hard to tell where is the sky and where is the distance of the sea. I can only hear the joyful song of the tide and see the white waves rolling in. It's more joyful than during the day. With the sea breeze blowing and the not-thin but cool coral sand, I couldn't help but run. Running on the beach was also very enjoyable. I have run in Dadonghai and East Guangdong before.

The starry sky here is different from that of Miaowan in Zhuhai. The starry sky in Miaowan is high and deep, and the Milky Way is bright and magnificent. It is a masterpiece. Mint here is quiet and delicate, like the girl next door, and because it is close to the sea, it seems very close to the sky, and there seems to be shooting stars falling at any time. I don’t know how close or far it is to our South China Sea, and I don’t know what the starry sky in Xisha looks like. I hope to have the opportunity to take a cruise to see that deep blue.

The beach at night is lined with guns and cannons driven by photography enthusiasts. There are three or two singers in every bar to enjoy the night, and there are also local girls holding guitars and singing all the way. There was music, singing, and a lot of people. Music is integrated into the blood of Filipinos. Almost every family with a bunch of children can have a choir.

Since I planned to go to the Chocolate Hills and Tarsier Sanctuary the next afternoon, I went to the beach again early the next morning while everyone was still sleeping. The sea surface in the early morning has a hazy beauty, low waves roll in from the horizon, and the sea breeze carries a salty smell with a slight coolness. The sea is unpredictable. Yesterday it was as blue as a gem, but today it is gray again (gray-blue sea surface with white waves). A row of crab boats waiting to go out to sea has already been assembled on the shore.

It was rare to have a friend come out with me, but she just wanted to sit on the free lounge chair and read a magazine while blowing the sea breeze. I left her alone and went swimming by myself. The waves were more joyful than yesterday, but it didn't affect my swimming. I could swim further this time.

After I landed on the beach, I asked her: "Have you only read magazines for so long?" She said: "No, I also watched other people playing beach volleyball, and there was a girl with a great figure." It turned out that she I came here to see the scenery, no wonder she refused to do it when I asked her to go into the water.

The next step is to visit the rainforest. If you can row a boat, renting a small boat and rowing it yourself is more interesting than taking a cruise.

But compared to going to sea, I am less interested in it. Since everyone decided on the itinerary, I had no choice but to go with the group.

The next stop is to go out to sea to see turtles, and go to Balicasag to see corals and underwater cliffs. Before leaving the hotel on the third day, a dog came to say goodbye early in the morning and put a stone in its mouth in front of us. We stayed for two nights, and he came two early mornings, looking very sensible.

There was an episode during those two nights. The leader's youngest daughter suddenly had a high fever. She rushed to the town clinic at night and brought back a few pages of illness report, a small packet of medicine and the doctor's encouragement. It took two hours to go back and forth, and the fever didn't go away until the early hours of the morning. Fortunately, the little girl’s grandmother brought Pioneer from home, and the fever finally subsided the next day. Let us see free medical care in Commonwealth countries.

One thing you need to pay attention to when traveling to the Philippines is that their entry and exit stamps are not stamped on your passport, but on a separate piece of paper. You must keep it well and use this piece of paper to stamp and release when you leave. of.

Since the Philippines is a true archipelago in the Pacific, there are flights from Manila to the major islands, and there are ships between the major islands. Considering that the island country has inconvenient transportation, you need to pay attention to the key points when traveling to the Philippines, and the route should not be too long. Most of us don't have a long vacation. Frequent boating and changing planes waste too much time and make people tired. For example, after going to Bohol, you want to go to Mamapascua Island (Malapascua Island, located at the northern tip of Cebu Island). You have to spend a lot of time on the boat on the way, and you have to budget for the length of the vacation and the age and physical condition of your accompanying companions. .

Luffa Island is mainly for diving enthusiasts to see thresher sharks, white tip sharks, manta rays, sea snakes, moray eels, lion fish, Pipi shrimps, seahorses, sea hares, agouti, hermit crabs, and clowns. There are so many marine life such as fish, as well as colorful corals that cannot be fully captured on camera.

The next article will be about going to sea and snorkeling, to be continued.