After half an hour of staying at Coron's Siete Pecados Marine Park, it was time to hop back into the boat so we could proceed to our next destination which was also the highlight of this island hopping tour.
Tourist boats like this have their pull-out wooden stairs for tourists and guests to step on and not have a hard time getting into the boat. I remember back when I was a child, we got into a boat and there was nothing like this so we have to pull ourselves out of the water. I have no upper body strength and so it was such a struggle getting my entire body up as the water seemed to pull me down. Imagine if these boats don't have any of these stairs? I might not want to go down myself.
Anyway, it was time to move, we are all drenched and so we have to secure our valuables into our dry bag. Dry bags are very important when going on island hopping and we made sure to secure ourselves two, one for us and one for my brother and sister.
The only problem with dry bags though is that all of our stuff will be mixed inside, no certain compartments so expect a little commotion inside, it's a good thing we have camera bags so to keep the camera safe.
Our next stop was Kayangan Lake!
Kayangan Lake
If you search for Coron on Google or any other search engine websites, you'd surely have seen a familiar view of Coron and it is the number one selling photo because why not? It's just so beautiful! I made sure to take photographs of the same spot myself too! This is by far the most photographed place in the country.
But this area here is just the entrance and we have to make an effort first before reaching the lake. So you might ask, that's not Kayangan yet? So what is it? Well, that's actually the Coron Bay between Coron and Busuanga.
Kayangan by the way is a Tagbanua word that means entrance. And I can't remember if it was our tour guide who mentioned that the Tagbanua, the guardians of Coron believe in the supernaturals, the spirits are there to guide the natural resources and this lake here was the entrance of these supernaturals when visiting the islands.
Getting to the Lake
As mentioned, it takes some effort to get to the lake. We have to trek 150+ steps uphill to the viewpoint and another 150+ steps down towards the lake. So it's around 300+ steps going towards the lake and another 300+ steps going back to the bay. But of course, we forgot all the walking because the lake is just beautiful.
Also, a few months ago before we reached here, the tourist spot was closed because some foreign tourists went swimming in the lake at night and were drunk. One of them got drowned and so the lake was closed temporarily. So with that, no tourist, may it be local or foreign is allowed to visit the spot without a tour guide.
Impressions
The waters are super clean and clear! I jumped, opened my eyes and I could see the people around me clearly. And those cliff rocks which surround the lake are like guards indeed, mysterious and very enchanting.
Underwater, there were still limestone rocks, if I was a freediver, this would be a perfect place to do some mermaid photoshoot. I can't go deeper actually as I can't hold my breath for too long.
The lake was obviously packed. There were a lot of people in the water, at the pathways, on the rocks and more were coming. We were given time to enjoy the lake. Take pictures, enjoy the scenery, befriend others. This happened pre-pandemic so it was great to see smiles without a mask.
We had to go back when our tour guide called us out as we need to get to the next spot for lunch. Remember, we went out late so even if I didn't have a watch with me at that time, I knew it was almost time for lunch.
The next spot is Kalachuchi Beach and you'll know why it's called such but that will be reserved for the next travel blog. So, stay tuned!
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