This morning we were up early, grabbed some breakfast and the hotel transferred us to the dock to catch the ferry. We took a fast boat from the port in Boracay to Caticlan rather than the small ferry we took on the way in, and what a difference! There was one other couple on board beside the 4 of us and the inside had rows of comfortable chairs to sit on. It was fast and comfortable and we arrived in no time. From this port we took a tricycle to the Caticlan airport and had about an hour to wait for our flight.
The flight from Caticlan to Manila took approximately an hour. We had a 4 hour stopover in Manila, so we had some lunch and did some reading. The airport in Manila is new and still in the process of being built. It is very modern and massive in size and eventually will have shopping malls and many restaurants, but they have a lot of work to do yet.
The 2 hour flight from Manila to Hong Kong felt more like 4 because of a very noisy and obviously spoiled little boy sitting in front of us. If he didn’t get what he wanted he would throw a little tantrum. We were happy when the flight ended.
It was at this point that the four of us parted ways. Chris and Holly had a hotel close to the airport because they were only spending 2 nights in Hong Kong and then had an early morning flight. We were staying for 4 nights and wanted to be more centrally located. We couldn’t have asked for greater travelling companions and we shared a great experience together. All the best in your travels back to Thailand, Chris and Holly, and we’ll see you when you return home.
We had decided to take the MTR System from the airport rather than a taxi. It was a wise decision. The train was virtually empty of people, we boarded it right from the airport and only took about 20 minutes. From there we transferred to an express bus, which took another 15 minutes and dropped us right at our hotel door, the YMCA Salisbury. I expected this trip to be a hassle, it was the exact opposite. The MTR has great signage and everything is in English, this is a great way to travel in Hong Kong and we used it a number of times later on our sight seeing trips.
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- Chris and Holly on the fast boat
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- Pier at Caticlan
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- Awaiting flight to Manila
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- View from hotel window
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- Carl on the boat
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- Airport seating open to the outdoors
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