June 6, 2026

Due to stormy weather, we got an additional four days in Coron, Philippines since our intended destination at Boracay Island was an anchorage where our tenders would not be able to operate safely in the projected wave swells. No worries, we had been to Boracay before and there was lots to do in Coron. Many residents had good reviews of a local restaurant called The Lobster King, so we went with good friends to celebrate my buddy Stacy's Birthday!

At Lobster King you pick your lobster fresh from tanks and they steam them and split open for you, with a variety of toppings. Bosco and I split a lobster with a garlic & butter topping, garlic rice and tempura shrimp. We also shared some calamari, onion rings, sautéed spinach and grilled fish with the rest of the group. The place is casual and lively and even though the power dropped out all over town several times, no one seemed to notice or care. It was raining off and on but we still had a fun night.

Until I saw the above in the tanks at Lobster King I never knew that a ROCK LOBSTER is actually an edible clawless crustacean - also known as a spiny lobster. I just thought they were in the song from the B52's back in 1978!

On the way back to the Port we got sporty Hello Kitty tuk tuk and a nice view of the city Coron sign and Crucifix atop the hill.

CORON, PHILIPPINES - Pearl class

By Pat Patrick • June 6, 2026
We decided to do something different and unique today, perfect for a rainy afternoon, we took a pearl class to make some jewelry! Delia, Terri, Suen and I all went to Pick a Pearl Jewelry Store on the main street of Coron . We each picked a frozen giant clam shell, that had been put in a fresh water farm to develop cultured pearls. The bounty of each shell was random, we averaged 28 to 30 varying size pearls and the colors were also random. I got a mix of white, pink, lavender and pale gold pearls. Terri went first and below is the step by step process.

SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA .....

By Pat Patrick • June 1, 2026
Somewhere in the South China Sea, i n a galaxy far, far away ... was the Odyssey and a bunch of fun loving travelers....who had an idea for a fun cocktail party!

CORON, PHILIPPINES

By Pat Patrick • May 30, 2026
Yesterday we joined in with many of our fellow residents to take in some of the many water spots around Coron . We signed up through Get Your Guide, others used Trip Advisor and they both contracted with Psalms Travel Services in Coron. As I've explained before, figuring out our excursions in each port, is a big time suck for me. We prefer to find local venders without having to go through the big agencies (because you usually can get better service, pricing and customization) but sometimes it is just easier to stick with the big guys, when the excursion is super popular. Psalms turned out to be an excellent operator and I laughed when I saw they had used the below images on their Facebook page today. Didn't realize my pink dry bag stood out so much!