Going Underground (River)

The second day in Palawan was spent "spelunking". We went to the Palawan Subterrenean River this morning and after a chaotic 7:30 a.m. infront of the Legend Hotel, I was able to board the coaster together with Doc Pong, batchmate and fellow DTTB. It was an almost 4-hour drive to Sabang, the jump off point to the Subterrenean River. I was with the delegates from Isabela. There were also doctors from Pampanga. We arrived at Sabang at around 11:00 a.m. already. It was not a relaxing lunch as I would have expected. There were a lot of guests and not enough tables and chairs. We then had to wait at least another hour for us to proceed to the pier where the boats were located that would transport us to the Underground River. There are two ways of going to the Underground River: by boat and by following the jungle trail. It would take 2 hours to reach the Underground River entrance if we would follow the jungle trail.

Once we arrived at the Underground River entrance and after another chaotic moment at the Registration Center of the Underground River, I was able to board the smaller banca which brought us inside the longest navigable underground river in the world. Our tour guide was excellent, injecting local humor during his talk about the story of the Underground River. By 3:00 p.m., we were already back to the other side of Sabang and at around 3:30 p.m. we headed back for home. I am so tired from the journey but I do believe that it was worth it.











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