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Trip to Punta Cana with mine and Penney's good friends Andrew, Nathalie, Shawn, Marty and Ben. We stayed at the The Royal Suites Turquesa by Palladium. It is an exclusive hotel located within the Grand Palladium Punta Cana Complex Resorts and Spa.
Here is a small glimpse of our wonderful Honeymoon Vacation to the lovely Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Punta Abona, on the east coast of Tenerife, just north of Tenerife-Sud Reina Sofia airport. Slightly blurred as it was taken from a moving bus.
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In Maribojoc, some 14 km west of Tagbilaran City, a curious triangular watch tower oversees the seas South of Bohol. From its windows at the top, you can see Cebu, Siquijor, and Mindanao. The Spanish had it build in 1796 as a look-out post against pirates and Muslim marauders, who at that time where a plague to the people of Bohol.
Remants of similar triangular towers can be found in a number of other places along the coast of Bohol, such as Panglao, Dauis, Loay, and on Pamilacan island, but this tower is the most intact. The tower of Loay, about 18 km east of Tagbilaran is much eroded by the waves of the sea. The tower on Pamilacan island was build to a slightly different plan.
Today the Punta Cruz watch tower still provides an excellent view. The site now offers a small stall for buying drinks and snacks and makes a good spot for a picnic and a swim -- although you'll have to watch out when you climb on the very sharp rocks.
Getting there. Catch a bus at the Tagbilaran Integrated Bus Terminal in Dao. Most busses going in to Tubigon will pass along Punta Cruz. Ask the driver to drop you off at Punta Cruz, and walk down for about 500 meters to the watch tower.