Port Barton

Port Barton beach
Sunset from the hammock
Calm seas

Boating, relaxed style

The healthy rice diet continues

Further up the coast from Sabang is a peaceful little village called Port Barton. You can travel by boat between Sabang and Port Barton but it is a 3-4 hour journey on a boat that appears a little less than stable from someone that is used to bigger, safer diving boats, so the only alternative is back to the main highway - 1 hour on the roof of a jeepney, an unknown wait for a bus going north that you hope will stop at your destination (1 hour wait in the end), a 2 hour journey north and then another 1 hour on jeepney, crossing the island east to west on a rather dusty road. The dust may get you dirty from head to toe but if it has rained the road becomes a little unpassable and the jeepney has a habit of getting stuck along the way - apparently. With all that travel there is nothing for it other than to relax in a hammock for a few days, read a few book, watch a sunset or two and continue on the healthy rice diet - there are no donuts here!