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No two sunsets are ever the same. How much more if those two sunsets are taken from two different islands, a week apart. This was what happened two weeks ago. I had the opportunity to visit two of the most stunning islands surrounding Cebu. I will post more about these two in the coming weeks. I already posted my sunset photos in Malapascua Island. This time, I'll share my sunset photos in Camotes Island. If you haven't seen my sunset photos in Malapascua yet, you can find them in the link below:
Cebu is surrounded by stunning islands and the most famous are Bantayan Island, Camotes Island, and Malapascua Island. Tourists would flock to these islands before. This led to a lot of awesome reviews and mentions in famous magazines and travel blogs. I've been to Bantayan Island about three years ago and I had documented our escapade on that island here in Hive last year. I just find it ironic that we were already planning to go back to Bantayan Island for summer, but I haven't visited the two islands yet.
The expanse of Santiago Bay. Famously known as Santiago White Beach, this is a public beach that stretches from one foot of the mountain to the other. During low tide, the sandbar stretches further creating a flat white sand expanse.
What's interesting is that I visited Malapascua Island three weeks ago and that was out of a spontaneous decision of my friends. I'm usually not involved in the planning because I just go with the flow with whatever is decided by my friends. It was a last-minute decision to go to Malapascua instead of having a chill at a cafe somewhere in the city. And the week after our trip to Malapascua, I was invited by my colleagues at my new part-time work to have a "team-building" activity in Camotes Islands. I visited the two famous islands just a week apart! My sunburn was shaking! š
Santiago White Beach's sand is really white, but if you noticed those black patches, those are mounds and holes created by small crabs that are in millions in the area. They're more active during low tides, but they're really elusive to people as they immediately hide in their burrows whenever you try to get nearer to take photos.
I think these are the only photos I've taken at Santiago Bay even if we stayed at an AirBnB just a few meters away from the beach. We were mostly exploring the caves and other beaches of Camotes Islands that we didn't pay much attention to Santiago White Beach.
These photos might not be as vivid as those sunset photos in Malapascua, but I'm still amazed by the outcome after the edit. It's almost like blue hour, but it was supposed to be golden hour. The sun was hidden in a big cloud formation so we didn't get that fiery red sky as we would have expected.
It was on our second day in Camotes and we were so tired after the whole day of adventure in the caves of the island, but when we just strolled at the beach that afternoon, I was re-energized. To be there, just observing as the surroundings get darker and darker, was so therapeutic for me. I don't know, I just enjoyed the scenery.
We just stayed in one part of the beach until it got dark and then that's the time we decided to go back to our rented place to prepare for dinner. It was a great way to end an adventure-packed day.
More photos:
I guess that's all for this post! What do you think of those photos? I think they're a little darker than my usual photos, but I want to convey this dark-ish vibe. All comments are welcome.
Kim YbaƱez
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