Vera Falls

Jerome -- Vera Falls seems like its straight out of a movie. It's a fairly small waterfall that falls into a cascading set of clear swimming pools.  The water is nice and cool (almost too cold for some of the locals, but it was perfect for me). The falls are small enough that you can dive under them, and surface in a small cave behind them.  The locals were super-friendly.  The guy who looks after the area invited us to camp there next time we visit.

It's a bit of a challenge to get to - the roads  are narrow where they exist (the rest is just a rocky path).  We hired a Taxi driver (Dan - 090-535-86095) to take us around for the day for around 4000 Pesos.  We visited the beach at Barcacay, Vera Falls, and the rest house 1/3 up Mayon Volcano - but the falls were the highlight for me.

A view from the Mayon Resthouse

ATVing around the Mayon Volcano

Jerome -- We did more than just eat spicy food in Legazpi (although Laura was a huge fan of the chili ice cream).

We rented ATVs and did a 2 hour ride to the lava flows from 2006 eruption.  We rented the bigger 350cc ATVs.  They were very comfortable. The peak of the volcano is often obscured by clouds, but we were lucky enough to have a clear view - quite spectacular!  It is said that Mayon is one of the most symmetrical volcanos.

When we reached the peak, we had fresh coconut water.  Once we were done the water, they split the coconuts for us and fashioned a spoon from the husk in order to eat the meat.  Very refreshing after all that time in the sun!

Our guide was really proud of his 'trick shots'.  Here's a couple of his best:

All-in-all, a very fun afternoon ATVing!