The Subic beach fun must go on

By Jo ERLINDA G. NEBRES
April 29, 2009

Recently, we went to Subic and stayed at Forest Hills. We had fun with the kids as my sisters from Doha, Qatar and Dubai, United Arab Emirates joined us on their annual vacation in the country together with some friends.
Everytime we go to Subic during the long Holy Week break, we enjoyed swimming and picnic at the beach. And this recent visit was a surprise because of the all-new Camayan Beach Resort, formerly the Miracle Beach. And there are other beautiful beaches developed in and around Subic. .
Year after year since 1993, our family makes a special visit to any of the Subic beach resorts. Unfortunately, this year, it was raining hard when we went to the beach, but to us the beach fun must go on…
As we settled down in our cottage, I noticed the crews and staff of Camayan Beach Resort busily trying to remove all the debris of the shore every now and then. There were many beachgoers already there amidst the weather condition that day. Children were on their position at the shoreline, some making sand castles and others playing with the waves.
The hardest part of enjoying the beach during a rainy day is to beat the cold wind. So, I started sitting down on the shoreline where waves meet their ends to wet my feet and legs to feel the temperature of the sea water to condition myself. Later, my youngest-four-year-old daughter dragged me to a deeper part of the sea where a long bench was planted by the management. She (wearing life vest) went up there all the time to dive. Minutes later, all her cousins were already there. Some wrestling on the bench and others snorkeling and skin diving.
Afterwards, in spite of the rain pouring hard, everybody wants to go further down to the deep to look for fishes and to any luck, corals. So they all went to a stage-board almost at the edge of the beach implanted by the establishment. The borders are surrounded by styroballs which were floating in line to indicate the secure area to swim.
I’ve been to a lot of beaches and this Camayan Beach Resort is a safe beach resort to see during this time of weather. I felt secure and so are my children and family. In spite of the rains, we enjoyed our beach activities there. Actually, we all enjoyed very much our snorkeling experience despite the fact that water is hazy during rain. The water is indeed clear even though there was no sun to give light under the sea and we were able to see different school of fishes. Batfishes, lovable clown fishes at large, blue tang, parrot fish, yellow tail damsels, angel fish, and other kinds of fish -- I saw many of them but I couldn’t name them all. My nephew had collected small crustacean crabs found with the styroballs.
At times, I had become so involved and was mesmerized seeing huge gatherings of color fishes and their beauty and started chasing a particular fish forgetting where I was when I know that some possible predators may be at large but thanks to the Camayan Beach Resort management and to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority or SBMA my under-the-sea adventure was not spoiled that day!
Afterward, when it was raining so hard again, many rented kayaks and began paddling and playing the small waves.
Later in the afternoon, the resort was alive with music coming from the restaurant. The sound of live beach music coming from Reef Restaurant and Bar lured people to stay longer to a more promising beach party at night.
Enjoying the night fun is hassle free at Camayan Beach Resort. They offer great accommodations with picturesque view of Subic Bay, wake up in the great catch of ocean breeze!
Thinking of other things to do? Camayan Beach Resort owns the Ocean Adventure which is situated next to it. Another sea adventure awaits you there!
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