Island Caves

Entrance of Imelda Cave

In all of the island caves that we went to, the Imelda Cave at Marcos Island is one of the island caves you will look forward to visiting. Marcos Island was named after the former President Ferdinand Marcos and the cave was named after his wife, Imelda. What makes the tandem of the cave and its island amazing is that after following a trail on the island, you will end up on the open ceiling of the cave in which you can jump off to into the water below. One does not need to worry of the water level being shallow. In fact, it would be suggested that you wear a life vest or life jacket before you jump from the open ceiling of the cave since the water below is actually deep.

Though, if you are afraid of heights or do not want to jump of the open cave ceiling, there is another way to get to the inside of the cave. There is an opening on one side of the island leading to the entrance of the cave. I went through the latter and just swam to the entrance. And even though I did not jump, the cave was a great sight. It was as if the height of the cave was also the depth of the water below. It would also be advisable to wear goggles or snorkel gear in order to appreciate the marine life underwater. Since the water was deep, there were fish of different sizes gathering at the deeper part of the water.

New Friends

This place was also memorable to our group since we actually met new people in this island and got to talk to them. And even though our ages had some sort of gap since we were still students and they were already working, we were able to bond as travelers discovering the islands for the first time. And even as we parted ways as our boats drifted to different directions, we still kept in touch with each other until now.