5:30am - Since we were out early, Hubby went to collect the breakfast which we ordered last night. Flor also came on time to meet us.
The sky is getting bright even though it's not 6 o'clock yet. The boat is just by the beach outside Dumaluan Beach Resort and we walk our way there and up the boat.
We were lucky that the weather is clear and there is no rain (unlike the day before). We set out to sea and it is simply GREAT feeling the breeze and seeing the Sun slowly rising higher and higher above the sealine! 
I guess it's not easy to spot the dolphins and after being out at sea for half hour, we decided to have our breakfast on board while the boatmen are still searching. (sausages, sunny side up eggs, veg, watermelon, bread and packet drinks).
Sun is rising higher and it's getting hotter. We finally spotted the dolphins (@ 7am) jumping in the sea!! They did not really come very close to us and so we were not able to get a good shot/video. All of us were so excited and applaud when we saw them. ^_^ There are sooo many and all the boats nearby gather around the same spot just to catch a glimsp of the grey dolphins.Flor said that the dolphins usually gather around there to play before the sun rises too high and gets too hot.
As the kids are still young, we did not choose to go to Pamilacan island for snorkelling and fish feeding. So, we changed our itinerary for the afternoon tour. After finally seeing the dolphins, Denver wanted to have fun and play by the beach.. so the boatmen make a turn back to our beach resort.
We can see there were dark clouds gathering further away and then we spotted Rainbow! The full arc across the sea and Gladys was so happy that she keeps shouting "RAINBOW"! :)
You can imagine how happy Gladys is when she spotted one. She keeps picking it up and putting it back to the seabed. :p I know she would like to bring one back home... but we manage to persuade her and promise that she will have her starfishes bought from the shops instead. 
Denver is busy soaking himself in the waters... one moment crawling or walking... the next moment he is kicking or swimming. Gladys on the other hand keeps grabbing the white powdery sand and throwing them back into the sea.
We spotted another Starfish!! A blue one this time and of different shape!!
It was definitely a good idea to have my transition lens made for this trip. Although it's only 9am, the heat from the sun is so hot that I felt it's like noon time. Hope the children won't get sunburnt.Well, it's time to packup and check-out of the resort. As promised, I bought Gladys a basket full of colourful starfishes.. Before leaving, here's some snapshot of Dumaluan during the day.
11:00am - Flor came to pick us from Dumaluan and we are off to have our lunch at the Bohol Bee Farm. http://www.boholbeefarm.com/
Our LUNCH is finally served. I LOVE their homemade bread and spread very much!! I guess these are complementary for every main dish ordered. They are so sweet and tasty!! The 3 different spreads are Honey Mango, Pesto and Honey. All of them are GREAT that I don't know which one I like best. :p
The children still have room for ICE-CREAM! We ordered their favourite Chocolate flavour @ 4op.
Of course we can't leave without buying some of the honey products and spread back! There are sooo many to choose from.
There is a guided tour within the beefarm... Unfortunately, the kids are not very keen as they are afraid of the bees flying near them and their sting. So we watched from afar and left halfway through.
2pm: Hingagdanan Cave. Gladys is asleep by now and seeing how steep the steps inside the cave are.. it will be very challenging and dangerous to carry Gladys down. So, I decided to give it a miss and let the guys go ahead.The first thing Denver told me when he climb out of the cave is ... "Mommy, I bang my head." Hubby said that it was a good decision not to let me go down because it was really steep and slippery. They did not manage to see the bats but got to see the birds within the cave.
The jetty is more chaotic than in Cebu.. Hubby has to go and squeeze through the crowd to get a boarding pass for Gladys since she is only 3 years old and do not need a ticket. The kiddos and I waited for him very long and I started to worry. Finally saw Hubby returning telling me that the earlier ferry at 4:10pm did not depart. There is an argument by many passengers outside as many are catching the boat back to Cebu/Mactan to catch a flight. :( Apparently the earlier ferry might have hit the wharf and that's why it didn't depart on time. I read on the web before which says "NEVER trust a boat to take you back on time to catch a FLIGHT".
8:10pm: Thank GOODNESS the ferry dock safely. We quickly collect our luggage and thanks again to Lutchie, she arranged her parents to come and to pick us from the Pier back to Diplomat Hotel.
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