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Leaving Big Lagoon, El Nido, Palawan
The banka carefully navigate this narrow and shallow channel into and out of the Big Lagoon on Miniloc Island. There are rocks in the channel that the outriggers straddle as the tides change. The lagoon itself is lined by the limestone cliffs seen here. The color of the water in the channel a stunning turquoise. I think the view going out is better than the view going in, although there is a nice private beach just to the right as you leave the channel. You can see it in the pano going in, "Entering Big Lagoon".
We went to this lagoon the day before and I didn't get a chance to take this shot. Our guide mentioned that it is only a 15-20 minute kayak from Miniloc Island Resort to the lagoon. But when I had the chance, I asked our guide if we could take a special trip here and he made it happen. We even waited in the channel for a while to see if the boat traffic would disappear, but I actually think it's better with the boats in it to give a sense of size. It is 10,000x more amazing in person.
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Panorama info: Stitched together using 7 frames. The final output is 68 megapixels.
Leaving Big Lagoon, El Nido, Palawan
The banka carefully navigate this narrow and shallow channel into and out of the Big Lagoon on Miniloc Island. There are rocks in the channel that the outriggers straddle as the tides change. The lagoon itself is lined by the limestone cliffs seen here. The color of the water in the channel a stunning turquoise. I think the view going out is better than the view going in, although there is a nice private beach just to the right as you leave the channel. You can see it in the pano going in, "Entering Big Lagoon".
We went to this lagoon the day before and I didn't get a chance to take this shot. Our guide mentioned that it is only a 15-20 minute kayak from Miniloc Island Resort to the lagoon. But when I had the chance, I asked our guide if we could take a special trip here and he made it happen. We even waited in the channel for a while to see if the boat traffic would disappear, but I actually think it's better with the boats in it to give a sense of size. It is 10,000x more amazing in person.
Much better viewed large, click image or press 'L'.
Panorama info: Stitched together using 7 frames. The final output is 68 megapixels.