Moalboal, Cebu (Dec 2019)

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Flight: Cebu Pacific (SGD$258.10)
- 3 Dec 19: 0025 - 0420
- 8 Dec 19: 2000 - 2355

Diving: Cebu Fun Divers
- 6 Dives with equipment ₱9,690 (SGD$263.53)

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Day 1, 3 Dec 19


Check-in at Changi Terminal 4


SIM card options

Sugbo Transit Express and MyBus are possible bus options that offer route to Cebu City Centre with several stops, but Sugbo Transit Express seem to operated from Marina Mall instead of the airport itself. Due to my early morning arrival, there is no buses and I chose to take motorbike which cost ₱100 (SGD$2.72). Taxi and/or Grab would have cost more.


Approx 3hr Ceres bus from South Bus Terminal to Moalboal at ₱156 (SGD$4.24)


Cerus Bus Ticket




Moalboal bus stop


Cebu Fun Divers is located at Panagsama Beach which is a ₱100 (SGD$2.72) motorbike ride away from Moalboal bus stop


No dive today


Map showing the path of Typhoon Kammuri. (Image: AFP/John Saeki)


Checked-in at Ivonne's Apartelle at ₱1200 (SGD$32.61) per night


Breakfast area






Moalboal market


#cat #meow #kitties


McDonald's at ₱200 (SGD$5.43) at Gaisano Grand Mall


Take Cerus bus to Sto. Tomas De Villanueva Parish (Matutinao Church) for the entrance to Kawasan Falls at ₱30 (SGD$0.82)


Follow the trail towards the ticketing booth




Kawasan Falls admission at ₱45 (SGD$1.22), and rental items available. Guide required for waterfall jumping






stacking rocks




I ❤ Kawasan
















GPS log


Mural at Moalboal Central Elementary School




Sardine ball mural at 7-Eleven


Hard & Free




Puppy






Chicken adobo dinner at "Makan" which turns out to be too oily - ₱200 (SGD$5.43)



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Day 2, 4 Dec 19


Breakfast ₱150 (SGD$4.08)




Pescador Island



Dive 1
Location: Pescador Island
Max Depth: 21.6m
Average Depth: 12.3m
Bottom time: 52min (0936H - 1028H)

Dive 2
Location: Tongo Marine Sanctuary
Max Depth: 21.1m
Average Depth: 13.1m
Bottom time: 57m (1224H - 1321H)

Dive 3
Location: Sardine Run (Panagsama Beach)
Max Depth: 20.3m
Average Depth: 10.0m
Bottom time: 48min (1456H - 1544H)











Eel


#frogfish




chimpanzee face








Turtle


pygmy seahorse


Turtle again




Shrimps




Mantis shrimp




Location for sardines


#SardinesRun, #Moalboal, #Cebu, #Philippines #ScubaDiving






silhouette










Fresh Mango


Cebu Fun Divers


360




Stalls along Panagsama Beach






Sunset


Puppy


Pork Sisig Dinner at Ven'z Kitchen at ₱320 (SGD$8.70)


Hermit crab


GPS log

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Day 3, 5 Dec 19


Cat meow

Dive 4
Location: Pescador Island
Max Depth: 25.2m
Average Depth: 12.3m
Bottom time: 50min (0930H - 1020H)

Dive 5
Location: Kasai Wall
Max Depth: 19.8m
Average Depth: 12.0m
Bottom time: 47min (1229H - 1316H)


360

Cebu Fun Divers, Moalboal - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA

on board


Revisited Pescador Island






Turtle






Kasai Wall


Nudibranch








Fish n chips Lunch at ₱350 (SGD$9.51)


Stuffed chicken Dinner at The Three Bears at ₱295 (SGD$8.02)



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Day 4, 6 Dec 19


Breakfast



Dive 6
Location: Airplane Wreck
Max Depth: 26.3m
Average Depth: 13.8m
Bottom time: 60min (0934H - 1034H)




Airplane Wreck




Porcelain crab


Crinoid shrimp


Lunch at The French Coffee Shop ₱350 (SGD$9.51)


Osmeña Peak is approx 1.5 - 2hrs away from Moalboal


Farmers at work












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Osmeña Peak, Badian, Cebu, Philippines - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA

Vegetable sale




GPS log


Mantalongon


Motorbike for ₱1000






BBQ for dinner - Coke, chicken, pork chop and chicken liver for ₱260 (SGD$7.07)



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Day 5, 7 Dec 19


Bus back to Cebu City


Quick pitstop available at Shamrock Bus Station to mark




Sleeping under the bridge


Crossing


The Sky Experience Adventure is located at Tower 1, Crown Regency Hotel and Towers, Fuente Towers






Pool table


Indoor swimming pool




Iglesia Ni Cristo, Lokal ng Cebu City, Distrito ng Cebu City, Cebu


Trash


Richmond Plaza Hotel


The Terraces




Ayala Center Cebu


Jollibee meal at ₱170 (SGD$4.62)




Cebu City at night


Horizons 101 Cebu


People sleeping on the street

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Day 6, 8 Dec 19








Lunch at ₱299 (SGD$8.13)


MyBus station at SM City


MyBus ticket at ₱50 (SGD$1.36)


Mactan–Cebu International Airport






Whale shark


Plaza Premium Lounge at Cebu Mactan Intl (Terminal 2) is a Priority Pass lounge


Buffet area


Plenty of seats




Dinner

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