After the farm, Chris took us to Baker Hill. On the top of the hill is a bakery where they bake a large selection of Philippine pastries. One pastry I wanted in particular was some Hopia. Hopia is a flaky pastry filled with mung beans that are sweetened. It's one of my childhood favorites. We bought 2 dozen and brought some to Chris to eat as he was probably as hungry as we were. We also stopped at an adventure park on top of a hill and had a gorgeous view out to the ocean.
The next stop on the tour was to the Butterfly sanctuary. For a 50P admission, you can walk around a netted area where they house several varieties of butterflies. The feeling was a little surreal as we walked around being swarmed by hundreds of butterflies. A few landed on Lori's head thinking the top of her head was a flower and began burying their long mouths into her hair looking for nectar.
Chris pointed out some things on a a gigantic wall map in the parking area out front before we got back into the tricycle to make our way back into Puerto. We were able to see where we currently were in Puerto Princessa in relation to Sabang where we would head for the Undergound River Tour and later Port Barton.
Chris offered us a ride and connection with his cousin to Honda Bay to do some island hopping the next day. Since I had his number, I told him I'd text him to let him know as we had to budget our money for the rest of the trip. We had another 15 days left and didn't want to run out of money before the trip ended! Besides, I've been told the tour by boat of Honda Bay is expensive and you're moved around from island to island as quickly as possible. Not worth the money to go unless you had 2-3 days to explore the area.
Since we were staying on the east side of town, there weren't many choices as far as food goes unfortunately. But Rene's Saigon has a pretty extensive menu, and anything we ordered was pretty tasty (except for their sandwiches, they weren't to my liking). We found our spot outside and pointed the fan at our table since we were the only ones there. It was definitely a hot sticky humid night. We enjoyed pork fried rice, a noodle dish with shrimp and squid and some delicious pho soup with our refreshing San Miguel Pilsners. You will notice the white napkin tucked around the top of the beer bottles. It is to wipe away any residue as the bottles are reused by the facilities and can sometimes become rusty in general. So you can wipe off the neck before drinking and if any bottle is too bad, definitely ask for a glass.
After filling our bellies we headed back to hang out at Chilli's Chill Out Bar before turning in after a very long, fun filled day.
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