Virgin Island
- Boat to Virgin Island: PHP 300.00/head
- Admission Fee: PHP 200.00/head; 20% Senior Citizen discount
In spite of the scorching heat, we marched along the shores of Virgin Island, trying to figure out why it was named as such. I still don’t know exactly why because the island is not untouched. Well, I was just one of those who made the name so inappropriate. Anyway, the island is small enough for us to explore in an hour or 2.
Virgin island apparently has 2 sides: the decorated, well-maintained side, and the more “virgin,” deserted end. Aha, so the well-maintained side used to look like its other half. This island is divided by a stretch of black rocks (is it limestone?) that we had to cross to see its other face.
And voila, it felt like we were going to another world because the trees played their roles well in keeping the suspense of what was waiting for us on the other side. The place was too quiet, we just heard the sound of leaves on the branches brushing against each other caused by the light breeze. As we walked under the canopy of trees, we focused our eyes at the end of the path and we let out a sigh of relief to see waters, clear blue waters, and a part of the coconut tree standing by the shores, like an usher ready to welcome us.
Truly, it was like the island for the Survivor franchise! You’ve got to hunt something in order to survive. Or perhaps, like Chuck (Tom Hanks’ character) in the Cast Away movie and create a ball-friend Wilson to keep your sanity (or not). We found a bonfire at one end so we knew the place is a regular hang-out for some residents in the island.
We enjoyed our solitude for a few minutes and decided to head back to “civilization,” passing by the black rocks again while appreciating the sight of pristine waters.
We spent a little more than an hour in the island and traveled back to Bantayan island, which was just another 15-minutes boat ride.
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