It is our last day at El Nido and we have no plans other than relaxing on the beach and perhaps doing some snorkeling nearby. It will be hard to leave this gorgeous place, yet I am ready to head home soon; I miss Amanda, and Marley & Stella, and our friends (and Mexican food!). It is very overcast today, which makes it easier as well. We must check-out at noon and leave the island at 3:00pm. Unfortunately we can’t get a late check-out as some other lucky individual needs the room.
The staff comes to sing us off—"Leaving on a Jet Plane"—and gathers around to wave us off from the dock, continuing to wave and sing until the boat is out of sight.
Heading back to the airport in the Jeepnee, I catch a couple shots of El Nido Town and the village through the open window.
Our air transport service to and from El Nido, Island Transvoyager Inc (ITI) is the first airline in the Philippines to offer a carbon offset to passengers. For a maximum of Ph200 ($4.40) we are able to offset the carbon dioxide emission produced by our round trip flight as well as support tree-planting activities to the Watershed Rehabilitation Project of the Municipality of El Nido. Mr. Man and I make a Ph1000 donation. We are so impressed with the green initiatives of the island and feel this is little to ask in return for the beauty we experienced this past week.
To see more pictures, check out my Picasa Web Album
https://picasaweb.google.com/Kelly.Enzor/LeavingPalawan?feat=directlink
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