Boracay Part III (End)

I'm at the stage where my day won't feel complete without at least a cup of coffee too. & sigh, need to go through another eye surgery soon... Oh well, there is no escape from certain things in life. Especially those we name shit.

[WORDY POST AHEAD]

So we'll be heading to Ariel's Point today! We met with yet another situation for this Ariel's Point adventure. We received a call from the organsier at 9am on Wednesday, inquiring about why didn't we turn up on Tuesday (previous day) for our trip? We were like "dafug? Didn't we book Wednesday?" So we checked the receipt and indeed, it wrote Tuesday. So please double check everything cause shit happens, & a little way too often there. Anyway, they said we could join the Wednesday trip if we paid an additional of 500 Peso (S$14) each. Of course we didn't agree, so we decided to head down and get things sorted out after shifting our stuffs to our second hotel (One Crescent Place). Fortunately, the person in-charge was there and was nice enough to let us join without additional charges (although I think it was also partially due to the rage displayed by one of my friends over the phone, hahaha!)

Ariel's Point

We booked the trip from Boracay Beach Club (the sole location for booking to Ariel's Point) on the first day of our arrival. It costs 1,600 Peso (S$45) and the meeting time was 11:00am at Ariel's House (by the beach at station 1). The package includes a buffet lunch and free flow of drinks (rum, coke, beer and mineral water) throughout the trip. By that I mean while on the boat going to Ariel's Point, at Ariel's Point itself and the journey back. 

It was a gloomy day and the journey there was cold and treacherous... The boat was pretty exposed (open concept), so waves came crushing in once in a while... Be sure to consume medication for sea sickness if you are prone to it. And do bring along extra clothes to keep yourself warm in case of chilly weather.

So it's basically free and easy once you reach there. Everybody leaves their stuffs around, I guess it's ok to have some faith or trust, haha... You can go snorkeling, kayaking, and cliff diving! Beware of the jelly fishes though, they string! I highly recommend this trip to Ariel's Point. Even if you don't have the guts to take the leap yourself, watching people stand at the tip of the plank for like 20 minutes, trying to summon every ounce of their courage for the jump can be pretty entertaining too. Furthermore, you get to meet & talk to people from all over the world!

Forget about the 3, go straight to the 5 metres. If you feel that it isn't much of a challenge after trying, go for the 8. The real challenge comes at the 15 metres. But if you know me, you know I'd say just do it since you're already there, do not leave the place thinking, "damn, I should have done it!". With that being said, do ensure that you have a good form. Maybe practice a few jumps at the 8 metres before taking on the 15. & of course, you don't have to do it if it's really out of your game (:

View of the 8 & 5m planks from the 15m.

The cliff jumpers!

On the way back. Damn it was freezing.

The journey back was worst... We met with a mini storm. It was pretty cold so we decided to have some rum with coke to keep ourselves warm. Played some drinking games with people we met there. Then I fell sick. The rest is... Not worth mentioning. Except for the care and concern from my friends, big thanks to y'all! Hahaha! 

Oh ya, there is a pretty famous cafe called Real Coffee & Tea. It's located at level 2, near Sea World Diving Center at Station 3. I couldn't exactly provide any rating since my taste was off due to my illness. But it's worth a go since its reputation is all over the net. I'd be glad to receive some feedback of the place as well.

And I really should recommend the 2nd hotel we stayed at, One Crescent Place. It's located at Station 1. Beautify place with superb customer service. Actually I'm not too sure cause the boss happened to be around when we were there. So... Figure yourself, hahaha! Seems pretty new, in fact they were renovating the rooms on the top level during our stay. Cosy and nicely decorated with decent breakfast. & they even have a "mini-library" at the hotel lobby!

I guess that's about all I've got to share for this trip. The rest is for you to experience and explore, else it wouldn't be an adventure, would it? (: nevertheless, feel free to ask me anything (by "anything" I mean anything, doesn't necessary have to be related to Boracay, ahaha! Okay, just talking trash). Wordy post, but worth a read! In fact every damn entry on this blog is worth a read! Hahaha! Peace.