Hundred Islands In a Day

My church family invited us for a 3 days/ 2 nights Hundred Islands + Baguio City Trip last January.

It was a very good opportunity to have a bonding with them and to explore Hundred Islands and Baguio, so of course, I tag along and I bring along my two kids. The trip was not expensive since we're on a carpool, accommodation is free, and the food are all home-prepared by our church mates from nearby the place we'll visit. The only disadvantage of course is that I do not have control on the itinerary and we just have to move along with the flow.

We left Cavite on a Thursday night and reached Hundred Islands in Alaminos, Pangasinan on Friday 5:00 am I think. We rest for a while, took our breakfast and rode the boat that will bring us Island Hopping. To quote wiki: "The Hundred Islands National Park (Pangasinan: Kapulo-puloan or Taytay-Bakes) is a national park in the Philippines. The protected area is located in the city of Alaminos, in the province of Pangasinan in northernPhilippines. The islands, totaling 124 at low tide and 123 at high tide, are scattered in Lingayen Gulf covering an area of 16.76 square kilometres (6.47 sq mi). Only three of them have been developed for tourism: Governor Island, Quezon Island, and Children's Island. The Lucap wharf in Alaminos, the entrance to the National Park, is about 240 kilometres (150 mi) north of Manila, the capital of the Philippines.^[1]"

The first stop we had was on Children's Island. There is no entrance fee and there are huts and benches scattered for picnics. It was called Children's Island because it is a nice cove with shallow waters for children. However, the sand was not so fine except in a very few parts. Also, we were there from 9:30 am till lunch time and it was a very bad timing as there are a lot of seaweeds that makes the water itchy for the kids.

Shallow water up to the opposite side.

The island is very safe for the kids. My babies did enjoyed so much.

Bey-Ann has to wear her slippers as the sand is not fine, it hurts.

See...Jeyiah is grumpy without her slippers hehe.

After our lunch, we set out for Marcos Island. Yes, we only have two stops, see, we still have to travel to Baguio in the late afternoon. Marcos Island is better then Children's Island, for adults opinion hehe.
The sand is sooooo fine, that made me even asked if it's real or just atificially dumped. We'll I don't know the answer till now, but I hope it's original and real :).

I soooo love the fine sand...the best.

However, one thing I don't like is the strong and big waves, not kid-friendly, very dangerous. We still enjoy though, just lying in the sand, and playing with the kids.

There are still islands open for tourist in the area but we're not able to explore them. Hopefully, I can come back again in the future on my own itinerary.