Palawan Perfect

Sabang, Palawan (8km Underground River)

This is one of the only islands that tourism hasn' t real hit yet. It could be the difficult travelling over through the mountains on only dirt roads. (Much like Skookemchuk Hot Springs but more up and down like the rockies.) The roads are all just in the process of being paved as we speak. First stop Sabang. Thinking that this would actually be a big city we arrive without doing much pre planning as far as the cash situation. We find out that there are no banks, atm's, use of credit cards or travellers checks anywhere on the island except for the big capital of Puerto Princessa. To bad we to already have been on the road for nine hours on a Jeepney before we find this out.

Sabang is acutally one road no more then a city block. Power on comes on between 6pm- 9pm every day. Maybe only 200 people living in the village, but we found a great place, Sabang Beach Backpackers 200 Pesos. Thats $5 Canadian, or $2.50 each per night, comes complete with a needed mosquito net, and the shower is a bucket of water that you pour over your head after pumping it from the town well. We got luckey and met someone here who would buy our US money for a decent price.

Here in the photo's you will see the place we stayed for 3 days, the opening of the 8 km underground river, which was just nominated today to possible be one of the new Seven Natural Wonders of the World by UNESCO. There was a hugh celebration on Dec. 4 Celebrating this occasion, and we were lucky enough to be there for the Event. The last picture is of all the little children bathing in the Ocean. There are many children here.