On the day of the wedding, our morning was free to go around the city. We made our way to Baker's Hill for their hopia and other baked goodies. We stayed longer than anticipated because the shoppingeras were distracted by the the pearl vendors. Cultured fresh water pearl jewelry sets were being sold for as low as P250. Earrings could go as low as P20. They haven't been to the Tiangge yet so imagine their excitement upon seeing everything so cheap.
Afterwards, we drove up to see the Mitra ranch to enjoy this view.
Not so far away is the crocodile farm where you can have your picture taken with a croc for P30.
The short guided tour (P40) is very informative for kids and adults. We got to see tanks of baby and adult crocodiles. Guests may also go around the park and check out the other animals. The short tour is just half-an-hour long.
They had on display the biggest crocodile captured in the Philippines. It was 17 feet long. This croc made the news for attacking a local fisherman. It died a few days later due to stress. I dunno how they figured out that the croc was stressed out.
Apparently, croc leather is harvested from baby crocs only. So the leather pictured above has no market value. The market prefers the quality of salt water croc leather than the fresh water variant. Once the leather is harvested, what's left is made into croc meat sisig. Poor creatures.
Lunch was at Ka Inato. No, we didn't have croc sisig. We went there for their famous chicken. It wasn't like Inasal, like I expected. It is a sweet kind of barbequed chicken with a reddish-yellow tint. For less than P100, we got a plate of rice, a whole chicken leg or breast, atsara and a slice of watermelon. It was the best meal I had in Palawan, even better than Ka Lui's.
After lunch, we made our way back to the hotel to prepare for the wedding. The morning was hot and humid. It was the perfect beach weather, not really ideal for an afternoon wedding.
Afterwards, we drove up to see the Mitra ranch to enjoy this view.
Not so far away is the crocodile farm where you can have your picture taken with a croc for P30.
The short guided tour (P40) is very informative for kids and adults. We got to see tanks of baby and adult crocodiles. Guests may also go around the park and check out the other animals. The short tour is just half-an-hour long.They had on display the biggest crocodile captured in the Philippines. It was 17 feet long. This croc made the news for attacking a local fisherman. It died a few days later due to stress. I dunno how they figured out that the croc was stressed out.
Apparently, croc leather is harvested from baby crocs only. So the leather pictured above has no market value. The market prefers the quality of salt water croc leather than the fresh water variant. Once the leather is harvested, what's left is made into croc meat sisig. Poor creatures.
Lunch was at Ka Inato. No, we didn't have croc sisig. We went there for their famous chicken. It wasn't like Inasal, like I expected. It is a sweet kind of barbequed chicken with a reddish-yellow tint. For less than P100, we got a plate of rice, a whole chicken leg or breast, atsara and a slice of watermelon. It was the best meal I had in Palawan, even better than Ka Lui's.
After lunch, we made our way back to the hotel to prepare for the wedding. The morning was hot and humid. It was the perfect beach weather, not really ideal for an afternoon wedding.
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