Went to the beach last May 25, 2013 with a few friends from my previous work and my HS bestfriend. I had no vacation plans this summer but i wanted to squeeze in a little sand and sun just before the season ended. It took us about 3 hours to get to Aquaria Beach Resort in Calatagan, Batangas. I wasn't driving but it was just as tiring! Special mention to Mike for driving us to and from Batangas. Sa uulitin. :)
The entry fee at Php 400.00 couldn't be more cheap considering it was a new resort and the facilities are nice. There are lockers available for a fee if you wish to store away your valuables (which i find rare in Batangas resorts). The restaurant's menu needs a LOT of work though just as most in-house restaurants in Batangas resorts. At least this one had "more" choices compared to others. But if you don't want to limit yourself with choices from their restaurant, you can bring your own food and drinks without any corkage fee. For alcoholic drinks though there's a corkage of Php 200.00/liter. We sneaked in our drinks though so we didn't pay the fee. Ssssh!!! Haha! These terms of course are subject to change so it's best to call the resort and inquire about the fees.
We went there at a bad time though i think. It was low tide and there were a lot of jellyfish. Not ideal for swimming. So that photo you're seeing at the right was our first and last attempt to get in the water. Haha! The pool was an obvious choice for that trip.
To get the ball rollin' we played a few drinking games that i have never played before which of course were so much fun we didn't even notice that we've already finished the 2 bottles of hard liquor we brought! It was so bitin! I guess the games sped up the consumption. Haha!I thought those 2 bottles were more than enough apparently i was wrong. Note to self, i'ts always best to buy more than enough when it comes to alcohol. Haha!
The resort closes 6:00 pm (Yep! They don't have accommodations yet). The total hours we drove to get there and back was more than how much time we had at the resort but it was all good. What mattered was that we had fun and we were able to get away from Manila (as short as it was) and our busy schedules (Naks!). The verdict: As much as we all loved the time we had together there, it is just way too far. Basically we vowed never to return. Haha!
To cap off this post, here are more photos. :)
