Summer Getaway: Capones Island

Location: San Antonio, Zambales

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Date: April 28-29,2011




I was just a "sabit" on this trip. Two of my friends invited me to join them on their company outing. Their company that consist of just a few people also accommodate employee's dependent. And I was my friends' dependent.

We arrive on the meeting place at 6AM and travel from Makati to Zambales for almost 4 straight hours. The beach resort we stayed in has comfortable airconditioned rooms with a comfort room and two flat beds. The room can accommodate 4 pax. They also have one medium size swimming pool for midnight swimmers.

We also rented a 30-pax boat that will bring us on the Capones Island. You can choose to have the trip to all 3 ISlands but we choose to just get only Capones Island.


When we get there, I was very excited. The scenery is very beautiful and the ocean is deep blue. The water is clear and cold. It is really inviting. We thought we will just stay there for an hour but the place is really tempting that we stay for the whole morning. You just have to be clear on the schedule so the boat will pick you on time otherwise wait for them and suffer a super sunburned skin.

Summer Getaway: Fisherman's Farm at Dasmarinas Cavite

Location: Dasmarinas, Cavite
Resort Name: Fisherman's Farm

It is a very simple, short yet exciting trip I had with my family. My family has been living in Dasma for quite sometime now, yet we do not know everything about this place. But my eldest sister is very much willing to explore the place.One thing she discovered is the Fisher's Farm Resort. It is located just here in Dasma. So early Saturday morning, we packed our things and head to the location.

The place is just 15 to 30 minutes away from our home. So if you travel from Makati and Pasay, it will just take you an hour to go there. The place is not new since a lot of people is already there when we arrive. The place has been there for quite sometime now. Though it is crowded in the entrance, we manage to get in. Though w are afraid there could be a lot of people inside now and the swimmng pool will be crowded soon.

We manage to get a tree house, that could actually accommodate 12 to 15 persons. You could bring your own food and there is a barbeque stansd you could use. They have 4 different swimming pools. Two pools for kids and two for adults. Pools are not that big, and at noon time the place is already crowded.

There are some amenities though that you could have fun if you do not want to plunge on a crowded swimming pool. They have a horse back riding, fishing and boating. We have tried fishing and caught atleast 15 tilapia in just an hour. Thanks to my father, he caught almost everything we had. You could also take pictures on the horses if you do not want to take a ride.

Since the place is crowded, we just had a short stay and by 2PM we already have our things pack and head home. First summer escapade for me this year. I got a fungus grow in my ears because of the polluted pool. (Please take note: do not swim on a crowded pool. Bacterias also plunge with the crowd.) Though this is a very sad experience for me, I had fun all in all because I have spent it with my whole family. After all, the time we spent together is the most important.