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glamorized good old
Logon Beach Resort
. Most cottages are
now a/c (P2500-3500), but for now at least, there are still
four of
the fa
n originals which look straight out to the
ocean.
P1500
White Sand Bungalows
Logon Beach
T
0927 318
7471,
W
whitesand.dk.
Karl's three simple huts have had
an upgrade and now feature a simple upper mezzanine
level with a double mattress (P100 per extra person) as
well as the main downstairs room. Many of the palms in
the garden were damaged by Yolanda, but
White Sand
is
open for busine
ss, and
the beachside location is as
appealing as ever.
P1000
EATING AND DRINKING
★
6
Angelina's
Logon Beach
T
0915 340 4906,
W
angelina
beach.com.
Easily the best (and most expensive) place to eat
on the island,
Angelina's
serves top-quality Italian fare looking
out over pretty Logon village beach. Top dishes include beef
carpaccio (P320) and
tartar di tonno
(P345), but the pizza
(from P350) and pasta dishes are also excellent. Good coffee
(P80-120) and
crema catalana
(P165) rounds the meal off
nicely.
Daily 8am-10pm.
Ging Ging's
In the maze of lanes which run behind
Bounty Beach.
Obliterated by Yolanda, old backpacker
favourite
Ging Ging's
was serving food again in a makeshift
dining room at the time of writing and planned to rebuild
fully. The menu still holds a host of mains for less than
P100, plus outstanding chocolate-and-banana pancakes
(P75).
Daily 6.30am-10pm.
Maldito's
Logon Village Beach.
Set a little back from the
beach,
Maldito's
bar-restaurant was also seriously damaged
by Yolanda, and was being re-roofed at the time of writing.
When it reopens, plans are for the same large-scale dining
and drinking establishment.
Daily 8am-midnight.
The Camotes Islands
About 30km northeast of Cebu City, the friendly, peaceful
CAMOTES ISLANDS
are
named after the sweet potatoes which thrive on the islands' rocky topsoil cover. The
island group, which once sheltered Magellan's fleet, are gradually opening up to
tourism, and were nowhere near as badly affected by Typhoon Yolanda as Bantayan and
Malapascua. The two principal islands,
Poro
and
Pacijan
, are linked by a causeway,
which makes exploring by motorbike an appealing prospect.
Pacijan
The main town on Pacijan is
SAN FRANCISCO
, on the eastern edge of the island, where
the causeway runs across to Poro. “San Fran” has a pretty 150 year-old church, but
little else to detain you; most of the resorts are on the beaches of the northwest and
south coasts.
Beaches
A ten-minute habal-habal ride from Consuelo, on Pacijan's west coast (where boats
arrive),
Heminsulan Beach
is a short, attractive stretch of beach with two resorts to
choose from. Pacijan's widest stretch of sand is
Santiago Beach
, another ten minutes
round the toe of the island, which has a selection of resorts to choose from. In the
northwest of the island, lower-key options include
Bakhaw Beach
.
Lake Danao and around
Greenlake Park
entry P15; swimming pool P100/person; boat rides P50/person
To get the lay of the land head up to
Arquis Viewing Deck
in the north of the island.
From here you can see
Lake Danao
, an extensive body of water, and the site of
Greenlake Park
where you can take
sakanaw
(local boat) trips out to the mangroves,
have some lunch in the simple restaurant or take a swim in the large, attractive pool.
Tulang Island
Bangka P10/person, or P100 for the whole boat
In the north beyond Lake Danao,
Tulang
is a picturesque islet lapped by turquoise
waters, which has good snorkelling and diving and is accessible by a short bangka ride
from Tulang Daka Beach.
