Palawan : Day 3

After the nightmare that was yesterday,  we told the hotel concierge that we did not want to take another 'tour' with the same agency. We had actually asked if we could just book ourselves a private tour instead. Our own van, our own boat...etc. Flor (thats her name, don't wear it out), recommended that we should try our hand at a free and easy trip. All we needed to do was rent a van and driver, get him to take us to the dock, then we find our own boat, and the captain would take us to the islands for our own island hopping adventure. And the van would pick us when we were done.
We were a little concerned about language, and boat availability, but it definitely cost a lot less than taking the tour. We went for it, which turned out great.
Having our own boat meant the luxury of taking our time at each island. We had no set itinerary to follow, and we could weigh anchor and move on whenever we felt like it. That made the whole trip completely enjoyable. I cannot imagine how pissed off I would've been if we had to share the boat and van with another bunch of strangers (and having to watch the clock while snorkeling)
Definitely a recommend.
Language was a non-factor. Unlike some other parts of the Philippines we'd been to, this place was geared towards tourists, so pretty much everyone spoke English.
The van was expensive, in fact it cost more than the boat. It would have probably been cheaper if we just got on a taxi or tuk tuk.
Another plus was that we were done a lot earlier than the actual tour. The tour was 8-5, so if we had taken it, it would have been a lot of waiting around. We finished by 2, and was back to the hotel by 3.
I volunteered to buy more lechon kawali for lunch while the rest went back to wash up.
We turned left again for dinner.