Relaxing at world-class Pantation Bay

Day 2
April 27, 2013
Mactan

The next day was spent at Plantation bay in Mactan. Given that we paid 2000 PHP for the day trip, there was no way we were leaving the resort until we were forced out. We did everything that the day trip package offered - 2-hour buffet lunch (we were lucky to have this - it should only be set lunch as advertised online), billiards and Foosball (I know, we could and should have skipped this...), bikes, archery, and wall climbing. Of course, we enjoyed the lagoon and the pools, and some siesta time by the beach in the afternoon.

We realized later on that if we paid a few more hundreds, we could have stayed overnight instead - without the buffet meals though (The food inside the resort were quite expensive - a regular breakfast costs 495 PHP.) We'll definitely do this the next time we visit Cebu.

Plantation Bay

Plantation Bay at Night

For dinner, we ate at Captain A's Seafood Grill to experience boodle fight.. I have never heard of  the concept before. Apparently, it was a Philippine military tradition - food were served on banana leaves (no plates, no serving spoons) and everyone eats with their bare hands (well, not really bare as we were provided with plastics to cover our hands). We ordered Sinugbu festival, a plethora of everything grilled - chicken, pork, squid, milkfish, and eggplant.

Captain A's Seafood Grill

Sinugba Festival

The Gang - Mel, Lee, Jezzer, Andy, Ching, and myself