Can you both feel relaxed and tired at the same time? That's how I felt last Thursday and Friday when I went with Y, my sister, her husband and my niece Chloe to Zambales to celebrate Y's bday.

I've been planning this trip for about a month now, by planning I mean checking out all the beaches from Batangas and Zambales, Multiply was actually really helpful in making me decide. I was planning to go to this resort in Laiya first, but the accomodations were quite expensive for an overnight retreat. I didn't want the usual dinner out with here in Manila, and I knew that Y needed a break from the routine of work, and he did say that he wanted to go to the beach.

But I wanted a place that was inexpensive, pristine, and private. I heard that most of the public beaches in the south were already dirty, and I didn't want to fight with other beachgoers for a small space in the water. Zambales gave the perfect solution, we were gonna go to this resort in PUndakit and then go to the island of Capones then Anawangin.

I've been wanting to go to Capones for years now ever since I read about it in this magazine, but I just never had the opportunity plus to tell you honestly I wasn't a big fan of beaches because the sand gets in places that makes you really uncomfortable if you know what I mean.

Anyway Capones was an amazing island, we were the only ones there, the sand was really white . But the downside was the waves were really strong! I can count about three times that the waves really took me down to the bottom, they came one after the other. But  it was still worth it, although I would have wanted to see the lighthouse btu our boatmen said it was on the other side of the island. The next time I go there though, I'll be bringing a big beach umbrella to ward of the intensity of the sun.

Now, Anawangin, was in one word, paradise...

PIne trees lining up the shore, plus the waves here were much more friendlier than Capones. The pine trees offered a lot of shade for those who don't want to go to the beach. We stayed for about a couple of hours then proceeded back to the resort.

Island hopping is tiring!!! I mean by 8 pm I was asleep... I can't wait to go back though, maybe in.. a few weeks I'll convince Y to come with me again