Right after Cabugao Island, we headed to Antonia (An-to-ni-ya) Island to eat our packed lunch (which the resort prepared for us). There are various tables here as well as a store where you can buy snacks and drinks. Among the places we went to for island hopping, this was probably the most packed because this is where most people usually eat lunch.
The island divides the beach into two sides: one on the front and the other at the back. Of course, the one on the front is more beautiful, though this is also the area where the boats dock, so the swimming area is limited.
Upon swimming, we also found that the water is deep; even if you’re close to the shore, you’d need to wear a life vest if you’re not too confident with your swimming skills or if you don’t want to get tired easily from swimming.
The beach at the back of the island has coarser sand, less clear waters, and more waves. On its left side are also rock formations which we took advantage of — this is where we first tried swimming since it was too hot to swim at the beachfront.
At around 4pm, after our siesta in the beach and short swim at the back part, we explored the beachfront and was amazed to see various fishes.
The water here is very clear though there are also lots of aquatic plants (I don’t think they’re seaweeds) which give the beach a green/dark tint. It was kind of tricky to swim here though because as I said, the water is deep and there are various corals underneath which make it difficult to tread through the waters (make sure you wear slippers!).
We managed to take a couple of underwater shots of the marine life though before we headed to our next destination. Here are some of them:
Last stop: Bantigue Sandbar. Stay tuned! 😉
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