Aklan '09 9: Farewell Boracay, Kalibo

Jan. 21, 2009: Leaving Boracay Island after our boozefest of a night, then leaving my hometown of Kalibo for Manila.

Before lunch ata e umalis na kami ng hotel for the Cagban Jetty Port boat, which then took us to Caticlan proper. We then rode the van to Kalibo, where we ate brunch and picked up our things at the Kimpo ancestral home. Masayang-malungkot ang airplane ride pa-Maynila -- natapos na din ang 6-day Ati-Atihan plus Boracay vacation namin, at balik na sa regular programming.

Halo-halo na pala dito ang mga pics namin ni Ynna.

Album list of our vacation:

• Part 1: Their First Taste of Ati-Atihan


• Part 2: Saturday Ati-Atihan & Sampaguita Resort


• Part 3: Sampa Gardens & Mansion Tour


• Part 4: Ati-Atihan Drunken Street Dancing


• Part 5: Ati-Atihan Boozefest w/ a National Artist


• Part 6: From Ati-Atihan to Boracay


• Part 7: Boracay Swimming & Sandplay


• Part 8: Boracay Sunset & Partying


• Part 9: Farewell Boracay, Kalibo

Trip background:

Isang pulutong kaming bumiyahe: kaming mga Dapitdilim-LIRA writer-poets (Ynna, Debbie, Carla, Rey, Rom) at si sir Rio (National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario) kasama ang kanyang asawa, si ma'am Lin.

Unang beses ng mga kasama kong 'bagets' na makapunta sa Aklan. Tinarget nila ang Boracay pero mas nahalina sa Ati-Atihan, kung saan ang buong bayan ay naglalasing, sumasayaw, tumatalon, at humihiyaw. (Basahin ang essay kong lumabas sa Feb.-March issue ng Balikbayan travel & lifestyle magazine para sa aming karanasan.)