Papaya Island Cove's, Nasugbu, Batangas

Our much awaited team building was held last February 27-28, 2019 at the beautiful and magical place of Papaya Island Cove's at Nasugbu, Batangas. This island is truly a paradise. We had experienced to do cliff jumping, swimming, trekking, fish feeding, and beach bumming for a 2 days 1 night package on an affordable budget. Here are some of our pictures during our stay at Papaya Island Cove's.  

 Group picture upon our arrival at Sitio Iba, Barangay Papaya

For the boys only groupie photoshoot

Island hopping at Kainting Island

 One of the private beach front where we stop for swimming

The group enjoying the cold and crystal water of the beach

The clear water and live corals of the sea

 The team ready for lunch after the island hopping

Festive sumptuous seafood boodle fight 

Next morning, the team went on trekking going to Kabibinawan Cove

 Enjoying the white sands of Kabibinawan beach front

 Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence - quote by Aristotle

I think it's good for a person to spend time alone.  It gives them an opportunity

to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone - quote by Amy Sedaris

The team enjoying cliff  jumping and swimming

 The breathtaking view of Kabibinawan Cove

Sometimes we need to be child again in order for us to enjoy the present

 One of the beautiful rock along the white sand

Another white rock along the white sands of Kabibinawan Cove

The serene and tranquil water of the sea

 Two of our colleagues taking a nap after our activities

Rented tent along the beach front

Small church chapel of Sitio Iba, Barangay Papaya

 Motor bancas that used to transport us from our island hopping

 Sunrise slowly showing up in my morning walk at the beach

Seaweeds along the beach front

The famous Kaybiang Tunnel where we had a stopover along the 

Ternate-Nasugbu Highway going to Papaya Island Cove's

Team Building - Part 3 (Malabrigo Lighthouse and Parting Ways)

After an overnight stay and drinking session of the team, half of our group decided to leave the place as early as eight o’clock in the morning. We ate our breakfast at 5:00 am and took a quick splash at the beachfront.  The tricycles we rented arrived at 7:30 am and we bade goodbye to the parents of our host teammate.  Going back to the municipality of Lobo, one thing we never forgot is our stopover at the Malabrigo Lighthouse (known as Faro de Punta de Malabrigo) along the Lobo-Malabrigo-Laiya road.  The lighthouse is one of the 24 lighthouses erected in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. The lighthouse was designed by Guillermo Brockman and was built by Jose Garcia in 1896. It was declared a National Historical Landmark on November 27, 2006.   We are not lucky to come inside the house because it is closed and we were not able to go up the lighthouse. We took pictures outside and enjoyed the peaceful place. 

 The adjacent pavilion of Malabrigo Lighthouse

    Malabrigo Lighthouse

The machine room

 Historical marker in English language

Historical marker in Tagalog language

Team Building - Part 2 (Exploring the Beauty of the Seaside)

As we ended our stopover at the Pasalubong Center and bought the essential things and foodstuff we needed at the nearby marketplace of municipality of Lobo, we rented 4 tricycles that was provided by our host teammate. The first 45 minutes of our ride was essentially smooth because of the paved and cemented roads of Lobo-Malabrigo road.  It was really commendable of the local government of having these roads cemented. After we reached The Shore House resort our agony begins because of the unpaved and dusty roads, and zigzag terrain of the Lobo-Malabrigo-Laiya road.  There are times that we needed to alight the tricycle so we can push it going upside the road.  It was really a journey worth remembering as we laughed ourselves to this enjoyable ride.  We passed by the famous Malabrigo Lighthouse and Punta Verde Resort.  As we approached the area of our destination, we have seen from above the road the beautiful seashore that would greet us in awe!  We were met by the parents of our host teammate and started to unpacked our things and gave ourselves a much needed rest. I will not elaborate anymore what happened next, because the pictures or photos that I will post speaks for itself.

 

Teammates having groupie during our tour at the seashore

 The Lonely Banca

The Resthouse

The Beachfront 

 Exploring the Seashore

The Seashore

One Love

 The Pebbles 

The Waves and the Pebbles

The Waves of the Shore

The Rock

It was such a peaceful place watching the sunset, sit in silence at the shore, and listen to the heartbeat of the waves.

 Stacked Stones