Just the other week, I was in Puerto Galera with my niece and brother on a side trip only after almost a week of roadtrip in the Visayas. Since we will be passing Mindoro on our way back to Manila, we decided to do a side trip to Puerto Galera. It was our first time and we were glad we did that side trip. We had a great time snorkeling in the coral garden and we promised, it's not going to be our last. The place is now one of my favorite places which I look forward to come back to…or settle to for good. Seriously, I am planning to sell my house in Rizal and buy a small lot to build my Bahay Kubo by the beach in Puerto Galera. So after a week, I, together with Lani, my niece, Ayah, my granddaughter and Mimi, Lani's niece went back to Puerto Galera to look for a potential residential lot. I found a 130 sqm lot in Galera Grand Bay Subdivision near Balatero Port. The subdivision is facing the sea and near the national highway. The view was beautiful and I was already daydreaming of waking up in the morning, looking out from my window and will be greeted with the beautiful view of the sea. The only downside is it's near a small creek that during rainy season, there's a risk of flood. I still have a week to decide if I'm going to push through with it. I still have to look for potential buyer of my house too in Rizal.
Since we were in Puerto Galera again, I decided to do snorkeling again and this time, I know where to hire a cheaper boat. Lani was not able to join with us so only me and Mimi went for snorkeling. First, we went to Sandbar Beach Resort where small boats dock. They only charged P200/per head/activity. We chose the snorkeling and clam garden package and we were charged P600 for the two of us. I realized later on that we could not have availed the clam garden package. We were not able to see the clam garden the first time we were in Galera so we included it in our package this time. We were disappointed though. The clams were few and small. I've only seen two and the other one is dead. I've seen giant clams in Hundred Islands in Pangasinan and they were plenty and really huge.
We then proceeded to the coral garden for snorkeling and it felt like my first time. Galera's coral garden is the best snorkeling site I've ever seen. I was able to record the underwater scenes using my outdated Samsung mobile phone placed inside a waterproof plastic casing. I wish I can afford to buy a waterproof camera. Anyway, after almost 20 minutes of documenting the underwater sceneries, I stopped recording afraid of getting my antique Samsung wet when the two pawikan showed up. I was so disappointed I was not able to capture them in my recordings. Those two sea turtles did not show up the first time I snorkeled with my brother and niece the other week. Mimi and I were so happy seeing those two creatures.
I can't get enough of snorkeling in the coral garden of Puerto Galera. I can do it everyday and not getting tired of it. I hope that my wish to stay in Galera for good will be granted. I wish someone will buy my house in Rizal so that I can build my dream house by the beach in Galera.
Anyone wants a house in a hilly location with a breathtaking view of the Sierra Madre mountains in Rizal? Just contact me.
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