7 June 2008 was the last day of our 674nm journey from Palau to the Philippines and we were a tad excited as we weighed anchor at 9.15am and set sail for Port Carmen on Cebu Island. The scenery on route was picturesque and we were fascinated to see a substantial village and a Resort build on huge reef and over the water at the Danajon Banks. At first we thought they were islands.We also saw 2 lonely dolphins which were the first we had seen since sailing betweeh Yap and Palau!
During this part of trip we also encountered many fisherman with their nets strung out between the FADS (fishing aid devices). These are just a stick on a float in the middle of nowhere with a flag on top and the nets with floats are strung out usually right on the track you want to take! If the fishermen think you haven't seen them or the nets they stand up in their bancas and wave the oar about to indicate which way to go around them.
The entrance to Port Carmen was fairly tricky but we were safely anchored in a post card setting by 4.45pm. Needless to say we were very pleased to be there and so tired that we were in bed by 8.30pm.(Remember to click on the photos to enlarge them)
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