fh_trips | Boracay Island, Philippines, Wednesday Day

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Boracay Island, Philippines, Wednesday Day

Hello, everyone! Are you up for another sunny day on Boracay?

There are no bats for you today, but you can learn to swim like a mermaid. Or if you are a mermaid, be amused by what humans think mermaids are like! How's that?

Better than bats, right?

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Enjoy a five hour snorkeling tour where we visit four different islands around Boracay, delicious seafood lunch and a back massage on a beach before heading back to the hotel.

Astrid had been having a nice, quiet, introspective sort of vacation so far, and this seemed like the way to go if she wanted to keep that up. The other activities sounded a little more fun, but this was more her speed, and she hadn't actually done much snorkeling so far. So this was good. This was a nice way to spend the morning.

The first of its kind, this inflatable playground is located in the ocean, about 20 minutes from the boat station on Bulabog Beach. Slides N’ Splash Water Park Boracay opens up a world of adventure in the calm ocean for both kids and grownups. Featuring a variety of inflatable obstacle courses and water games, it’s an extremely fun alternate for those who are done with the usual round of activities on the island.

Apparently this was what got Lucifer to actually leave the resort.

... he showed up in his speedo, sunglasses, and with a massive inflatable flamingo. Why? Because he could, that was why.

He was going to make the absolute most out of this vacation. Not all of it civilized.

And here was the moment when Prompto realized that Eos was severely lacking in water parks, and wondering whether this was something he could put his status as 'BFF to the Prince' to some good use.

Not that he was spending too much time thinking about it because there was a giant water park to explore and enjoy right now, even if this was totally going to ruin his hair!

Wayne, it should be noted, was actually not in jeans and flannel at the swim park, which might surprise a few people, but he was appropriately dressed for the occasion.

And, despite the constant stoic expression, he was having a total blast. He never really got to do stuff like this as a kid, so he was taking the chance to go a little lucky now that he could.

It was just in an incredibly Wayne fashion.

There was definitely a bit of a theme with the activities Rosa was choosing to chaperone, and that theme was definitely the potential for people falling off of things.

Sure, falling off giant inflatables wasn't nearly as hilarious as falling off cliffs, but there was still a lot of potential here.

Imagine that! There was Shunsui, actually chaperoning one of the morning activities for a change!

Well.

'Chaperoning' in this case clearly meant 'napping.'

But Shunsui's whole plan for his mornings were to find interesting places to nap, and on a raft within an inflatable water park in the ocean certainly fit that bill.

Tisarwat wasn't feeling too sure about any of the activities this morning, but this one seemed to be the more popular one, and that seemed like a good enough reason to go with it as any other.

Which meant quickly discovering that her waterproof gloves did not have a good grip on inflatables. Which was making this whole thing...interesting. But also kind of fun, once the frustration wore off and she started to see it as more of a challenge.

And it sure beat being on a boat!

Liam had kind of jumped on this activity the moment he heard about it. Because he'd never had a childhood, much less an opportunity to visit a waterpark. Hell, even a year ago, he would've been hard-pressed to convince himself this was something that it was okay to do.

Sure, he was technically chaperoning, but it wasn't as if having fun while doing so was discouraged. And he figured Beau would be proud of him for making the effort to just have fun when he told her about it later.

Kitty was chaperoning, but she also had a toddler, so she was sticking to calmer stuff.

But said toddler also had a tiny life vest on and seriously loved bouncing so this was all completely worth it.

Boracay is home to the Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy, where you can learn to swim (and look) like a mermaid.

You'll wear a colorful tail made of spandex and proper fins during your lessons. Mermaid swimming courses in Boracay have 5 levels, and mermaid tails can also be used while scuba diving. Please, please take pictures.

Seivarden had no idea what mermaid swimming.

"Oh no."

She was going to take a seat nearby, drink in hand, and judge any of her students who showed up.

At least Rosa was unlikely to stop by.

Swim like a mermaid? Fantastic!

Sidon didn't actually really know what that meant, but it was fantastic all the same, as he was always eager to learn more techniques, especially when it came to swimming!

Even if, on his part, it seemed to turn a little bit more into him teaching an instructor or two about how to swim like a Zora, especially once it was confirmed that they did not make spandex tails large enough for Zora princes.

It would have seemed a bit excessive anyway, really.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Summer had, like, a million and one jello shots to finish making, but she was also definitely one of those kids with childhood dreams of becoming a mermaid when she grew up, so she was absolutely not missing this one, no way. All it meant was that she'd just have to mix up most of the batches at stupid o'clock in the morning before they headed out to the Swimming Academy, and then mixing up the rest when they got back, which should still be enough time for them to set before she got things started. It was fine. She worked best under pressure, anyway.

But come on. Lifelong childhood dream here!

(Actually, Summer had wanted to be a mermaid unicorn princess, but she wasn't about to hash details here).

If you've found something else on TripAdvisor you want to be doing!

If you're looking for something a little less hotel-y to eat, the stalls along White Beach have got you covered. Try out Sunny Side Cafe for breakfast, the variety of options inside Streetmarket Boracay, or try your luck at any of the other options around the island.

Boracay Island may be pretty small (7 km in length and less than 2 km wide), but there are no less than 17 beaches and coves of all shapes and sizes. You can head for the popular 4-km-long White Beach, or take a boat to the small and secluded Ilig-Iligan and Tambisaan beaches.
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Boracay Island, Philippines, Wednesday Day

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Snorkeling & Island Hopping Cruise

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Slides and Splash Water Park

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Mermaid Swimming

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