Hey, have you ever heard of an island which is called “Boracay”? An amazing place which won the first prize in the Yahoo Tourism “the world’s most popular beach” award in 2007. The wonderful views really caught my sight when I looked through some pics of Boracay taken by a friend of mine. So, I travelled there with my family this February during winter holiday. To my surprise, Boracay is not only an “Ocean Heaven” with beautiful scenes, it also gave me some unforgettable expriences when I got along with some islanders there.

By:Keren Huang 130306243 class2

Boracay is in the middle Philippines and belongs to the Provice of Aklan. Cause that it’s not very far from my hometown Hangzhou, so the whole flight tour just cost us no more than 4 hours. After arrived at the Kalibo Airport, we took a ship to our final destination——Boracay.

Blue sky, blue sea and countless sailing boats,these constituted my first impression of Boracay. On the beach, there were lots of tourists from different countries. Some of them were enjoying the fantastic sunshine, others were swimming in the sea. What’s more,the sand in Boracay is pretty special, its grain is smaller than other kinds of sands and if you put your feet in the sand, you will feel a little cold. There were many children building their own “sand castle” on the beach. We walked along the beach, the clear fresh air made us feel relaxed and comfortable. Many sailing boats were working in the sea, some local fishmen and tourists were having fun in doing some fishing. There are various of tropical fish in the sea, it is not very hard for us to catch many strange-looking colorful ones. When felt tired, we bought some fresh orange juices, lay on the beach, enjoyed the soft wind and the warm sea wave.

Boracay is also a “food heaven”. In E’mall, we could eat many delicious foods from other countries, like the Greek food, Italian food, Japanese food and so on. In addition, there is a big seafood market in E’mall, we bought some food and found a restaurant to cook them for us, of course, really really yummy!

When we travelled in Boracay, we did receive many help from the local people. They are all very warm-hearted and willing to help others. The first night we arrived in Boracay, we lost our way to the hotel. Luckily, a kind local old man helped us to find our hotel although it was very late in the evening, I was relly moved by his behavior. When we went shopping, shop assistants always smiled at us and chatted with us whether we bought something or not. I met a humourous waiter in a seafood restaurant, he told me many interesting stories of Boracay and even volunteered to be a guide for us, we shared many jokes with each other.

To be honest, I felt very sad when left Boracay. The view of the beach, the fun of catching the fish, the happiness of chatting with local people…I would keep all these memories forever.

When left the Boracay, my mom said:

“Boracay just like heaven.”

“Ocean Heaven.” I added.