We awoke to find out our tour (tour c) could not run as the weather was too bad. Feeling very ill, Paps and I couldn't decide whether or not to do tour b instead, or to just rest. Eventually we decided to do tour b, it is our last day in the Philippines after all, and the views were stunning the previous day. After a lovely breakfast of bacon and pancakes, dan organised our tricycle to the port where our tour was to begin. We arrived and it looked like nothing ...

We all awoke refreshed and got ready one by one, having our breakfast of egg, toast and nanas, lovingly made by Dan. He then organised our tricycle to take us to where we met the tour group. Our tour on the first day included a number of lagoons and beaches, and a lot of snorkelling. The islands of El Nido are the most beautiful and incredible things I have ever seen. The water is stunning, ranging from crystal clear, to turquoise, to deep blues and emeralds in...

Alarms were set for 5 to get the half 6 boat across to the airport. I found it difficult to open my eyes and they felt very sore, and my chin was all itchy, I looked in the mirror and my face was horribly swollen and my arms were covered in rashes. Gabbi told me it wasn't that bad, so I thought maybe I was just over reacting. That was until every person I came across at that early hour stared at me with confusion. After the boat to the airport and our first fligh...