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A small island off the coast of Samal Island, owned and maintained by Pearl Farm Beach Resort, Malipano Island hosts the most expensive accommodations in Pearl Farm with its houses on stilts facing Davao Gulf.
Pictures of Malipano Island, part of Samal Island (who wouldn't love szure blue skies enhanced with a polarizer?)
the floating bridge on the beach of malipano island
the lonely kayak on the beach with the mangrove. again, the problem with day tours is that you get to resort during the unholy hours, best to sleep and lay back but not to hit the beach
the expensive Samal Houses of Pearl Farm Beach Resort. No chance to even have an ocular inspection of the interiors
you get to a beach resort and sleep on a hammock to stay away from the heat of the summer sun
on the pontoon bridge made of rubber to catch the speedboat to Pearl Farm Beach resort's parola for lunch
Malipano Island is part of IGaCoS or Island Garden City of Samal, politically a part of the province of Davao del Norte, though it's usually mentioned part of Davao City.
the floating bridge on the beach of malipano island
the lonely kayak on the beach with the mangrove. again, the problem with day tours is that you get to resort during the unholy hours, best to sleep and lay back but not to hit the beach
the expensive Samal Houses of Pearl Farm Beach Resort. No chance to even have an ocular inspection of the interiors
you get to a beach resort and sleep on a hammock to stay away from the heat of the summer sun
on the pontoon bridge made of rubber to catch the speedboat to Pearl Farm Beach resort's parola for lunch
the floating bridge on the beach of malipano island
the lonely kayak on the beach with the mangrove. again, the problem with day tours is that you get to resort during the unholy hours, best to sleep and lay back but not to hit the beach
the expensive Samal Houses of Pearl Farm Beach Resort. No chance to even have an ocular inspection of the interiors
you get to a beach resort and sleep on a hammock to stay away from the heat of the summer sun
on the pontoon bridge made of rubber to catch the speedboat to Pearl Farm Beach resort's parola for lunch
