Enjoying the Salt and Sea Breeze : Maravilla Beach Tabuelan

Spending time with friends and loved ones is best spent at the beach. Ever since I was younger, I always had a love for swimming. It is something I do that relieves my stress, and that is why I go to the beach often as as I can.

Last week, we had a spontaneous plan to go to the beach and it was the best decision ever. My cousin and her girlfriend visited us here in our new place in Tuburan.

I really love when people come and visit me here since I am so busy with all the school works and paperworks. As much as I want to visit people, I rarely got the chance to do it now because of my hectic schedule working as a public school teacher.

When they arrived here in Tuburan, we had breakfast before we got into the spontaneous plan of going to the beach.

Have you tried some Filipino breakfast? Us Filipinos always eat rice since it is our staple food and almost all are meals are always a feast.

Fish ceviche or “Kinilaw na Isda”

Fish ceviche is one of the Filino favorites that we always love to eat especially when paired with corn rice.

Dried Fish

We also had danggit dried fish which is one of my favorite variety of dried fish. It is indeed best eaten for breakfast.

Yellowfin Larang

Larang is a fish soup recipe mixed with tomatoes and all the other ingredients to add up the aroma. This is one of the best ways to cook fish.

We had some fun time chitchatting during breakfast and then we came to a spontaneous decision to go the the beach. It was a perfect timing that when they went here, my son is also here in our home here in Tuburan, so I decided to go to the beach since my son loves swimming.

We decided to go to Maravilla Beach which is located in Tabuelan, just a few miles away from where we are currently residing now. It is one of the best beaches to go to if you are looking for beach trip suggestions. You might want to add Maravilla Beach to your bucket list.

First off, we dropped by Tabuelan Public Market to buy all the things we need. We bought some fish, some chicken, squid and all the other seasonings that we will be needing.

After we got all the things we needed, we immediately headed to the beach which is a few kilometers away from Tabuelan Public Market. Maravilla is a barangay in the town of Tabuelan and Maravilla Beach is one of the best beaches in Northern Cebu City, Philippines.

Golden Hour at Maravilla Beach
(Maravilla, Tabuelan, Cebu)

I am always and always will be a fan of chasing sunsets. It has always been a reminder that all good things always come to and end but here comes another day. Another new day to seize and become a better one than who you are from yesterday.

Watching the sunset is always a fun thing to do and it makes me so happy being able to do it with the ones closest to my heart.

My son and my cousin

Ate Jan, my cousin, is one of the people I consider my confidant and my best friend. We have been so close to each other ever since we were younger and we have never tried to fought over small things, not even once. Now that we have grown to be adults, we still have a close bond and I could say she really is the big sister I never had.

I took some photographs of my son which I always do, and he struck some pose while I was doing so. I can’t believe how big he is now and how time really flew so fast.

Catching Up Over Sand-Soaking

After we took multiple photos at the beach, me and my son sat at the sand and soaked our feet. It is our favorite thing to do when we are at the beach.

Me and my son live a few miles from each other, because since I got my teaching position in Tuburan National High School, I already resided in Tuburan, meanwhile he still stays with my mother in our hometown in Tabogon since he is pursuing his studies there.

We talked about all the life updates we could possibly talk about, like how is his studies, life with his friends and peers, how’s our hometown back home and so much more. I love having the chance to bond with my son, it is a priceless moment I always cherish.

I then decided to help out in the cooking and grilling. Here are the foods we got.

Chicken

Fish

Squid

We marinated everything before it is set to be grilled to make sure that the flavors and the seasoning will really sooth on the meat that we prepared.

My partner is in charge of the grilling which he enthusiastically took charge of doing.

We then had dinner and went swimming after we ate. It was such a fun and relaxing day and I just love how spontaneous the decision was but still we were able to pull it off.

It was the best way to unwind after all the stressful schoolwork and paperwork I had the entire week, meanwhile, my cousin who is a virtual assistant also wanted a way to relax after sleepless nights of hustling hard. I realized that after all, we are all just busy adults trying our best to live our lives while working so hard. We deserve a break too.

With the increased cases of health issues due to stress, it is essential to find a way on how to cope it. I find the best coping mechanism by traveling, going to the beach, trying out new foods and going to places I have never been to.

No matter how busy we are at work, we must always prioritize our mental health, we must find ways to enjoy and unwind, make sure to relax every once in a while to relieve ourselves from stress.

To more random beach trips with friends and families! Ciao!☺︎♡