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Our best fishing experience was during our vacation in Norway. We are blessed to experience this every time we visit my mom. You can check my old blog posts. 

Here in the Philippines, we also experienced fishing while staying at The Farm at San Benito. We were lucky na may ganoon activity for the kids kasi yung next na visit namin, wala na sa list of activities yung fishing. Binabalik din yung fish na nahuli. 

Our second fishing experience was in Macampao Beach and Leisure Farm. The resort has a fishing pond, so we caught 7 bangus. We paid PHP300 per kilo + PHP250 cooking charge.

Just recently, we went to Caylabne Bay Resort & Marina for our third fishing experience. This is supposed to be a Father’s Day Getaway, pero hindi available lahat ng June 15, so advance celebration na lang. 

My husband discovered their Summer Day Tour Fishing Packages. You can choose from Package A or B. Advanced reservation is highly recommended. Day Tour Fishing is from 6AM to 6PM 

Package A - PHP1580 per person 

Set lunch with dessert and cold beverage. 

Package B - PHP1680 per person 

Set lunch with cold beverage and afternoon refreshment 

Caylabne Bay Resort & Marina is located in Ternate Cavite. We left the house around 4:30AM, fetch my in-laws in Binan, Laguna and travel to the resort. We arrived past 7AM, ang tagal din ng biyahe, parang nagpunta na rin kami ng Batangas.

Upon arrival, we paid for our reservation, and the staff asked for our preferred menu for lunch. We can choose Chicken Adobo sa Gata, Arroz ala Cubana, and Breaded Fish Fillet with Tartar Sauce. 

We purchased shrimp bait, PHP150 per 100 grams kaso wala ng balat. Kung alam lang namin, sana pala bumili kami ng shrimp sa palengke. Anyway, nakahuli naman kami ng lapu-lapu fish but unfortunately, they are all small so pinapakawalan lang din namin. Expectations vs Reality talaga, malalaki kasi yung nakuha sa sample photos sa website.

Nagtatawanan na lang kami kasi we paid PHP1580 per person plus 300 grams pa na shrimp. Tapos wala kami naiuwi na fish. Well, charged to experience na lang. Maybe, nakasummer vacation ang mga fish kaya wala kam nahuli, hehehe!

The primary breakwater is not included in the approved fishing grounds, so limited din yung spot kung saan kami pwede magfishing. The staff said, once or twice a month lang daw inoopen yun. 

We can stay up to 6PM pero since low tide na rin naman and nakakapagod yung wala ka mahuli, nag give up na rin lahat. Naligo na lang sa beach bago umuwi. We left before 5PM. Despite our experience, we had fun naman. 

The problem was, biglang napaaga yung outing, so we only had less than 12 hours to search for a resort. I suggested Villa Esmane Private Resort and informed them na marami pa resorts yung owner. Unfortunately, fully booked na rin sa date namin. 

Past 9PM, we still didn’t have a resort, so I slept na and told myself, madali naman magpack tomorrow if ever matuloy. I was shocked when I woke up kasi tuloy pala outing namin, my sister-in-law was able to book everything. She found Cayet’s Cabin Private Villa Resort and fortunately, may nagcancel ng reservation so she was able to book the resort. 

The day trip rate is PHP10,000, from 8AM to 5PM. This includes 2 Standard Aircon Rooms and use of facilities. The owner offered a 15% discount and only asked for PHP1,000 for the reservation via Gcash.

The resort is Balinese-inspired. The swimming pool water is hot spring water, no chemicals, and untreated. According to them, the water is drained and filled after every use. The Adult Pool is 5.5 feet in depth, and the Kiddie Pool is 3 feet in depth. 

Amenities: 

Basketball Area 

Foosball 

Wide Billiard 

Grand Videoke 

Dart 

Parking and wifi are available too. The bathroom has a hot and cold shower. 

My sister-in-law even managed to order our meals. I forgot to ask kung saan siya nag-order pero Laguna area din, so it was delivered at the resort. She ordered Chicken Curry, Lechon Kawali, Chopsuey, Pansit Overload, Buko Pandan, and Rice. I just brought fruits, drinks and snacks. 

Rosal St. Perpetual Help Subdivision, 

Pansol, Calamba City, 

Laguna Philippines

One of the themes is Summer Vibes, so I cut the Summer Travel Shadow Box to complete my Family Outing Vibes. And dinala ko talaga sa outing namin for pictorial. Hehehe! 

The Summer Travel from Summer Craft Party of The Bearded Housewife and the Summer Gnomes and Swimming Gnomes are designed by Craft with Sarah. I already cut the gnomes last year and brought them to Melbourne Australia, but forgot to take photos, yung Beach Hut lang ang nakunan ko ng pictures, 

This Hello Summer Card is an insert card, but I changed it to a coloring card. This is from the Summer Craft Party of The Bearded Housewife. 

This shadow box is from the Summer Craft Party of the Bearded Housewife, too. I love this shadow box.

I like this Lady on the Beach, it reminds me of Boracay, and I don’t know why it took me so long to cut this design. The SVG file is also designed by Craft with Sarah. 

This is from Craft with Sarah's Truck Collection. 

The Flamingo Card is designed by Dreaming Tree. If you have a Creative Fabrica Subscription, you can download this file at no extra cost.

I love cutting gift tags because I can use my paper scraps. These Summer Gift Tags are also designed by Dreaming Tree.

The following shadow boxes are designed by My 3D SVG. I cut these layered crafts, maybe two years ago, but forgot to share them.

Last year, my mom and aunt were back in the Philippines, so we had a family get-together at Jim Homes Private Pool. My aunt suggested this resort. The resort looks new, clean, and it is also big compared to other resorts that we’ve tried in Valenzuela.

The weekend day rate is PHP15,000 for 20 people and additional PHP200 in excess. The room is not yet included, so we paid an additional PHP2,000 for an air-conditioned room with a toilet and bath. To confirm the reservation, a 50% down payment is required. 

• 3 Shower area near the pool

• 3 Toilet area near the pool 

• Gazebo with free use of Videoke

• BBQ Griller (Charcoal not included)

• Free access to Wifi 

• Free access to Netflix 

• Microwave 

• Rice Cooker 

• Kitchen equipped with basic pots, pans, cooking utensils, a knife and a chopping board

• Water Dispenser (Free 10 Gallons and Additional 30pesos/5 Gallons) 

• 2 Burner Gas Stove (Additional 500) 

• Adult Swimming Pool (3 ft- 5 ft) 

• Kiddie Pool (3ft) 

• 24/7 surveillance cameras 

• Parking max of 30 cars. 

Don’t forget to bring your own utensils, toiletries, and towels. My sister-in-law ordered food from Angel’s Wings and Heartwarming Meals; we had chicken wings, menudo, beef kaldereta, lumpiang shanghai, kare-kare, and spaghetti. 

This resort is ideal for bigger groups, but since our family is not that big, mas makakamura kami sa mas maliit na resort. This year, they were supposed to stay at Pooltrip Private Resort pero not available so napunta sila sa mas maliit na resort which is Pooltrip 2 Private Resort. We were not able to attend the family reunion because we were in Taiwan, but I blogged about the Pooltrip Private Resort two years ago.