Virtual Speed Ramp Walking Tour at Hale Manna

I thought of a crazy idea as I was having my coffee in the morning of May 7, we were in Hale Manna to celebrate my brother in law's birthday. The kids were still sleeping and I was bored so the idea in my mind was something new and I thought I should not let this opportunity go.

So, I grabbed my phone and hoped that this won't be too shaky. I actually forgot to turn on the stabilization but after editing this, I thought it was all fine, the only problem was that I felt dizzy watching the video, I hope you won't feel dizzy watching this too.

Anyway, the tour started at the entrance of the resort. I went out of the gate for this, it's a very peaceful place as it's far from downtown Moalboal, I was greeted by a puto maya vendor who was on his motorcycle. He offered me his puto maya, I wished to buy one but I need to stay focused with my phone and not stop the video. I just smiled at him and declined the offer. I walked inside the resort, stopping by the things interesting, like signages, quotes, flowers, and etc. I first visited the lobby of course, the inside was a bit dark, I wished they have added more lights in there, it's kind of scary though because the furniture here look antique and old. Anyway, there are many lounges here, their inhouse restaurant is also located just adjacent to the lobby. Before checking out later that day, we also bought some ice cream at the lobby.

After that, I headed to the beach, I passed by the pathway with the garden and there were quotes pinned on the trees. There's a sign of the resort's name and so I stopped by there for a quick feature.

As I reached the beach, I featured the nice and calm sea waters. There were fishermen already fishing and a huge ship at the distance too. Negros Island was visible at this point, there were less clouds and so the island was quite clear. There were already guests at the beach, they were like a group of family and were enjoying the serenity of the area. I then proceed to check the other nooks across the cliffs. The resort has no beach shoreline anymore, as per the caretakers, they had a shoreline pre-Odette but then it got washed out and now, there are no more sand in here. Some might be discouraged of how rocky this beach is.

After that, there's the inspiration point, I also noticed the camp fire area which looked cool, this would have been a perfect spot for that night if it didn't rain. Anyway, they got a pool too and I also checked that out. A play area is also available but it's already old and a bit of dangerous as there are cracks on the slides. I did try to let Matti play there but after I noticed the crack, we stopped him from playing.

At the end of this walking tour, I reached our room and I found my little one still sleeping tight. He woke up at 8:30 AM that day.

Thanks for coming with me on this virtual walking tour filled with speed ramps! I hope you enjoyed it!

Music by Aixie - Hazy Days - https://thmatc.co/?l=7C19AB64

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