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Dakak: Day One

Philippine Airlines' Flight PR169 will leave Manila to Dipolog around 11:50AM. We were at the airport around 9:30AM, at least two hours before the scheduled flight. This is to give time for the security check of our baggages.

While waiting for the call to go on-board, took some pictures at the airport. This is the start of our vacation in images... (hehehe!)

Since the flight is around noon and we're afraid to get hungry, we visited Delifrance for a bite. We finished our merienda just in time when the passengers were asked to board the plane.

Centennial Airport. (07Apr2005)

Finally, we were on our way to Dipolog. According to our pilot, the flight will take one hour and ten minutes.

Upon landing at Dipolog Airport, the friendly staff of Dakak Park and Beach Resort--the resort where we will be staying--is already there to greet us, giving each one of us a ribbon with an orchid, the flower Dipolog is noted for. Dipolog, a province of Zamboanga del Norte, is known as City of Orchids.

The trip from the airport to the resort will take us another 30 minutes. By the time we reached the resort, it is already around 2:30PM. Just enough time to check the resort's facilities and a good excuse to take pictures!

After checking-in, we went first to our cottage before going back to the resort's restaurant to eat our afternoon merienda. Then, off we go!!!

Dakak Park Beach Resort. (07Apr2005)


Beach Lounge Chairs. (07Apr2005)


Hammock. (07Apr2005)


Man-made Waterfall by the Pool. (07Apr2005)

We then decided to take a dip at the jacuzzi while waiting for the sunset. Lo and behold... the mountain blocked the view! But the colors it gave to the sky did not diminish its beauty.

(A cute, chubby kid joined us in the jacuzzi. He loves the water but don't know how to swim. Thanks to the jacuzzi, we have new friends--the boy and his family. Rather cute when he smiled and wrinkeld his nose when he saw us during dinner. hehehe!)

Dusk at Dakak. (07Apr2005)

Dinner will be at the area near the pool and we were told that there will be a cultural show around 7:30PM.

Dinner by the pool. (07Apr2005)


Cultural Show. (07Apr2005)

Hmmm... if our Day One is the basis of what is yet to come in our stay at Dakak, I can say, this vacation would be a great one!

posted by ~GFA~ @ 4/07/2005 08:49:00 PM