We went to San Antonio in Zambales during the height of Southwest monsoon. After 3 hours of driving from Manila, we reached San Antonio, Zambales and asked direction going to Pundaquit. The road going to our resort was a little rough and we also crossed a signal from a Chinese radio station with our local station.
Canoe Beach Resort, Pundaquit
After 15 minutes from the town proper, we reached Canoe Beach Resort. It is a resort with good amenities like a swimming pool, with a beautiful beachfront – overlooking Capones and Camara Islands, a nipa hut to stay and a coffee shop. The beachfront was also a site for surfers and there was an incoming event for surfing when we got there. We booked a room for an overnight stay good for 3. We then asked for a boatman to take us to Anawangin. The sky was dark on the horizon when we left the resort.
Anawangin Cove
We headed to Anawangin cove with a small boat. The sea was not rough going there. As we enter the coast of Anawangin, everything was breathtaking. The rich greenish trees of the mountainous area that surrounded the cove and the white sand beach engulfed our adventurist site. Anawangin is a place for camping. There are restrooms and store for campers. We weren’t there to camp but just to enjoy the view and to swim with the waters. I love the line up of trees in the cove.
It rained while we were in Anawangin and decided to go to Capones Island after the rain. We didn’t know that after the waters of the cove as you turn left to the open sea, it was raining hard and the waves were violent. Our boat was not that big. There was a thunderstorm in the open sea, as we saw lightning struck the waters. It was scary and longest boat ride I had for a short distance journey from Anawangin to Capones Island.
Capones Island
It was still raining when we arrived in Capones and we weren’t able to explore the lighthouse. We were on the other side of the island. We only took shelter because of the raging waters and the thunderstorm we encountered in the open sea. After 30 minutes we went to Camara Island.
Camara Island
I love sand bars between waters. Camara has a long stretch of the sand bar. We stayed here for a while before heading back to the beach resort.