Steemit Philippines Photography Contest Week 2 | Talan Family Summer Escapade

Traveling with family makes a unique special bonding. It gives us a chance to know more about every family member in a whole new aspect. Sharing new places, new experiences, and new activities, make our family relationship became stronger. And for sure, road experience will be more fun and exciting. So, whenever we got the chance to travel together, we never miss the opportunity.

It became our family tradition every summer, or at least every once a year, to have travel bonding. And of all the places, Mariveles is my favorite so far.

It was summer of 2018, and I was the one in-charged to look for our travel destination. My family knew I travelled a lot. And having said that, it would be easy for me to find a place that would be perfect for our family bonding. Searching thru social media, I found Five Fingers Cove of Mariveles, Bataan.

Booking promo package that offered accommodation, food, island hopping, and water activities, made my task easier. I always wanted our travel experience to be convenient and hassle free. Thank you for the travel agencies who made this possible. For the transportation, I rented a van that would fit us all 9. You can always find the contacts for van rentals and tour packages online. So, traveling now is much easier.

Here is the list of activities we did during our island-hopping tour:

• Cliff diving at Biyaan Cave
• Swimming at Apatot Beach
• Cliff diving at Pulong Kawayan Bat Cave
• Snorkeling at Nagbintana Arch
• Swimming at Laki Beach (Off-white sand beach)

The attached photo was taken during our snorkeling at Nagbintana Arch. This was also one of my favorites. Just found it cute, with the nice color combination, the framing, and the blockings were just perfect. Though, my eldest sister, and eldest brother were not able to join us on this tour for they had work commitments to do.

We also visited the Sisiman (San Miguel) Lighthouse, which happened to be in Mariveles also, before we travel back home