Tequila Mike's Quick Guide to Puerto Galera

FROM MANILA
Swagman hotel, 411 Flores street, Ermita.- minibus service at 0800 direct to Batangas – 6-700 pesos

Citystate Tower hotel, Mabini street, Ermita- luxury air con coach direct to Batangas – 700 pesos SIKAT COMPANY IN THE LOBBY

Taxi – maybe 2000 one way, also covers most minibuses as private transport

BATANGAS

Look for a boat going to Puerto Galera town (Muelle) for town accommodation

PUERTO GALERA ACCOMODATION
The Moorings serviced apartments, above the yacht club at the west side of the bay, are very nice and priced at 75usd as of now. Discounts available for yacht club members. Swimming pool, tennis court and pleasant peaceful bar area. (DAISY)

Badladz at the eastern edge of the pier has aircon/hot water/tv in basic rooms for 1000 pesos. One of the best bars for meeting the local expats.
Canadian/English owners (SEAN/CHRIS)

Hotel California in the town is fairly noisy with the chickens next door but reasonable at around 700 pesos, tv lounge and good food. Canadian owner (GINO)

Bahay Pilipino, right at the centre opposite Candava supermarket is noisy/basic but great value at around 300-500 pesos, with excellent food, german owned (DR.FRITZ)

Coco point, on the pier near Badladz, very noisy, rooms not too bad, but the karaoke/tricycles and staff watching local tv all day put me off-800pesos

BARS

ON THE PIER

All the following are good:- from east to west
Badladz – rock n’ roll – sharkeez pizza – harbour point(best food) –mr.flippy(fast food but good)

In town :- bahay Pilipino – hotel California – sugar shack

DIVING

Available at Badladz

INTERNET

Available at :- Badladz – bernd’s internet café – rock n’ roll – and wireless connection (free) at Sharkees - also in town

MOTORCYCLE RENTAL

Badladz – 100 pesos per hour or 1000 per 24 hrs

PUERTO GALERA YACHT CLUB

This is a great place to spend a few hours away from the noise and bustle of town. Look for the yellow dinghy at the west end of the pier in front of the Pier Pub Pizza restaurant. A 3 minute ride free of charge will take you to the YC pier, open to all and famous for the Friday night BBQ and the place where most expats and yachties hang out regularly. Check out the notice board downstairs for local info/boats for sale etc. food is good and the menu extensive, the beer is cold and there’s a happy hour aswell. In the Moorings apartments up behind the club are great rooms for rent and you could always ask Daisy if you could have a quick swim in the pool. If you’re staying in Sabang, there is a free jeepney service from there and back on Friday evenings for the BBQ.
Check out the notice board for the Classic Club if you are a gourmet and have nothing to do on Thursdays. The club meets at a different restaurant every week and it’s a bargain for great food and company.

THINGS TO DO

Rent a motorbike from Badladz and visit the following:-

Ponderosa golf club and bar/restaurant, 2000 feet up on a ridge with a stunning view of the whole isthmus of Puerto galera, nice and cool but don’t go if you see clouds up there too much, it rains a lot.

Luca’s Italian restaurant right at the farthest west point of the road past white beach, it ends at a dirt track behind the beach at Talipanan and is well worth the trip for great Italian food, cheap, and right on the sand, very popular with everyone from as far as sabang.

Coral Cove resort, on its’ own little beach with lovely views across the bay and great food and drinks. Go to sabang and turn right at the Tropicana restaurant(looks like a castle), through the market and up and down hills, just ask if you get lost, although it’s not possible. Check brakes before the final descent into the resort, it’s very steep! (DEBBIE-JIM)

The waterfall about 45 minutes out of Puerto galera on the Calapan road.

ON FOOT

The Hash House Harriers running club, every Sunday at Capt’n Greggs in Sabang, contact them for more details. (CHUCK)

Walk 15 minute out of town and have some Italian food with Giuseppe at Fisherman’s cove, going west out of town.

Take a jeep to Aninuan village and walk up the river for 45 minutes to find the waterfalls way up there, it’s a quick walk from there to the Ponderosa aswell.

Sail the Lawin dinghies out of the Sandbar beach resort near the yacht club, contact Donna at the club for details and days to go out.

HAVE FUN

Tequila Mike