The Best Resort Ever

Hello My Dear Great Ones,

I think I have found paradise.  Coco Grove Beach Resort, on Siquijor the nicest island in the Philippines,  is IT!  Set in a beautiful garden filled with a variety of incredible tropical plants and hundreds of coconut trees it delights the eye.  The air is fragrant with the sweet smell of hundred different types of blossoms.  There are three pools nicely dispersed throughout the property, and an 800 meter beach bordering the Tubod Marine Sanctuary.  The sanctuary is astounding.  I snorkeled there for hours never getting bored. Celia and I went to this paradise for a week with her family and enjoyed every last minute of it.  Here are a few photos to give you a little glimpse of paradise:

The island of Siquijor is located pretty well in the middle of the Philippines.

It was nice to be with Celia's great family.

Coco Grove has very nice buildings.  Spanish style.  Very clean and very nice.

Celia on our room's balcony.

Despite the resort being fully booked there was tons of space on the beach and I often was alone snorkeling in the sanctuary.  No problem.

Some great views of the resort....

Temperatures during our stay was in the 30's.  I really enjoyed the pools.

At night we often had dinner on the beach followed by fire dancing.

Staying at Coco Grove was awesome,  but we also went off site to see and do amazing things like...

Swinging into the water under a waterfall.

Swimming with turtles!

And swimming with 20 - 30 meter whale sharks!  

Stay tuned this is all coming up in the next three weeks!

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk