unplanned spelunking: Pangihan Cave

     the original plan was just a day trip in Boracay, we almost decided not to push thru with the trip considering the bad weather. bad weather = bad pictures, but wth, there was no alternative and we were bored to tears so off we went, low pressure area and all. Then my good 'ole friend Frencel had this sudden (actually i KNEW it had been on his mind the whole 1 hour road trip) idea to go spelunking. Now, i was wearing a crisp, clean white shirt and I wasn't about to go crawling in some muddy caves before i even step on the island so after some pamimilit on his part, and an extra shirt, i gave in. unplanned spelunking is usually a bad idea cos that means not being dressed right, no gears, no lights but since it wasn't the first for the both of us, we asked all the right questions before we plunge into the dark abyss. is there water inside? how much? (none). is it a bat cave? how stinky it is ( yes - tolerable), do we have to do some crawling? (not really), how long is it ( less than an hour). okay, sounds easy enuf, and everything was just as we expected. it IS a bat cave but it wasn't as stinky as most other bat caves i've been to and it was spacey, there were really no tight ends nor difficult entrances plus there were concrete steps inside, which sort of took the fun out of spelunking but this cave is really ideal for first timers - nice and easy. the only bad part's the vandalism on some cave walls courtesy of high schoolers. :(

the trek to the cave - it was drizzling and cold

the cave's mouth - looks wide enuf

with my friend Frencel. and i thank the guide for the hardhat, otherwise dami ko sanang bukol  :p

the bats!!

more bats..

with our guide, Julius

figuring where to go next.. 

How to get there:

From Caticlan jetty port, about 20mins tricycle ride to Malay (P100?). Entrance fee to the cave is P50 per pax. Guide fee is P150 ( for locals i guess, not too sure about foreign visitors). This spot seems to be popular to Russian and Polish visitors when I checked on the logbook.

credit: none of the pics are mine, courtesy of my friend who has a blog here : http://frenzfries.blogspot.com/