Living in Cebu (Philippines) provides a big advantage for beach lovers like me. I have always wanted to try island hopping (never tried it before) and I know I am already at the right place. Last July 5, 2009, I, together with everyone from iCatchIT Inc. (this is where I am having my OJT until now) went island hopping in the islands of Hilutungan, Nalusuan (Cebu) and Pandanon (Bohol). Let me share my first time island hopping experience.
The first time I read about the company outing, I got excited. Island hopping, why not?! 
I decided I should go since I’m also not seeing much of everyone from the office already because of school. 
Then July 4 came. I even have to miss a Cebu Bloggers Society event/gathering so I could prepare myself for the island hopping. :halo: Torrential rain came and that made me worry but thank God the rain never came during the island hopping trip. 
Assembly
Almost all of us met at Andok’s in Highway, Mandaue City. A jeep was hired to bring us to Scuba World in Mactan Island. This is where the island hopping starts.
Together with iCatchIT family at Scuba World
When all of us were ready to go, we boarded a large nontraditional banca (wooden boat) which has features of Wi-Fi connectivity 
and an iPod dock :up: .
Hilutungan Island
Our first destination is Hilutungan Island. It took us around a quarter of an hour to reach the island from where we took off. The time was spent for cam-whoring, talks, fun, music and food. The sky was so clear that time, a sign of a very good weather for the whole outing. And it also meant my skin getting darker. :vangry: With me afraid of sunburn (who would want to walk in school with their skin peeling off anyways 
), I over-applied sunblock on my skin and face. More on my face. Crazy 
.
The proof that I over-applied sun block on my face. Doh!
We reached Hilutungan Island after a while. A small island lays before us but I didn’t know we are not to get down and stroll by the island. Our real destination is Hilutungan Marine Sanctuary. Yep, we are floating above a marine sanctuary. Fishes of various sizes and colors were actually swimming before our eyes. Armed with bread, we fed them and a lot of them surfaced from the over 25 feet sea. The exciting part is we are actually allowed to swim with the fishes! 
So we did.
The fishes cannot be clearly seen in the video though 
I love swimming in deep water. Too bad I don’t have goggles but I actually borrowed one time from another person and looked below and saw the fishes swimming by. Friendly fishes. I swam far, everyone were enjoying the water and the scorching sun. I think I over-swam and surprised my body. I rose up from the waters earlier than the rest — I was dizzy. Body shock, perhaps? The rest went up and we were then bound to the next destination, Nalusuan Island. I still felt dizzy but after some time (and a shot of tequila), I felt better and alive again, ready for another swim at the next island.
UP NEXT:
1. My Cebu Island Hopping Experience (Part 2) – Nalusuan Island
2. My Cebu Island Hopping Experience (Part 3) – Pandanon Island and going home
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waaahhh. suyaa nakuh oi…
i’ve never tried island hopping pa pd. nka.mention ko before nohh nga bohol ra jd tawn akung pinakalayo nga nalagputan outside cebu. bwahahahaha. tawn sd. 
[ai murag wah ni konek dah. hehehe.]
bry, vain jd ka. ang nawng jui g.siguro ug sunblock!
rarr. ngano prmi mn ku ma.suya oi. waaahahahaha. anyway, looking forward to your next island hopping posts.
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Posted July 7th, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Hahaha makasulay ra nya ka ani. Hopefully, kita CBS mag-island hopping pud unta ta
Haha vain diay na? :vangry:
Wa man ko kabaw na nadaghan nako sa ako nawng. Di kaya ko kita sa ako nawng pero kita ko sa ako kamot 
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bryan cute kaau ka w/ the excessive sunblock all over your face. i swear! hehehe
nindot au mag snorkeling noh? mag in-ana unya ta ninyo sa bohol..
thank you sa pag comment sa akong blog.
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Posted July 8th, 2009 at 8:46 AM
:vangry: Unsa imo pasabot ato?!
Aw kabaw ko cute kaau ko kung puti ko. Hahaha :halo:
Lageh mag-island hopping ta ninyo if ka-graduate ta.
hala! kuyaw.. naay Wi-Fi ang boat??? ka-sosyal gud anah
kalingaw gud anah ui! never tried island hopping before sad… ganahan na ayu ko mo-try. paibog man ka gud.. hahaha… and with the sunblock, i never thought naa sad diay guys grabe mamutang anah…
oh well!
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Posted July 8th, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Uu naa Wi-Fi ang banca pero wala mi kagamit kay walay nagdala ug laptops or iPhones kay hadlok maunsa nya (mabasa ba ron).
Haha sunblock? Ako sad wala pa koy nakit-an nga classmate/barkada nga laki nga dili mamutang ug sunblock kung mag-grabe ug ligo sa init
Mamutang jud na, mahal patambal skin cancer 
I want! 0_0
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Posted July 9th, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Haha try nyo to Mica next month!
sarap siguro sa Cebu bro..di pa ko nakakapunta jan eh…sana makapunta ko sa cebu balang araw for a 1 week vacations..hayyyzzz
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Posted July 11th, 2009 at 7:46 AM
Haha, siguro you’ll like the beaches in the north.
This coming October pupunta ang mga Manila bloggers sa Cebu. Can’t wait!
ang sarap ng ganitong experience! sana ako din makaexperience ng ganito, hopefully next summer!
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Posted July 12th, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Hehe uu nga, masaya to! Try nyo, mura lang. Hehe.
wow this is interesting,
ganda naman
how to acquire a tour like this
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Posted July 20th, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Hi Mars. Just visit islandsbanca.com for the information.
haha, wow, how white the face!
hapit na tawon ang Sumilon! woohoo!
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Posted July 28th, 2009 at 7:18 AM
Waaaah 50-50 pa tawn ko sa Sumilon…