Chillaxin' Beach Getaway

Before all this "tail-end of a cold front" weather came about, January was actually sunny. Well, on the week preceding the beach outing, there was a bit of nasty weather and typhoon warnings were ubiquitous but thankfully, as the date rolled around, the sun came out.

The team trooped to Isla Reta in Talicud Island. It's a small island off Samal, about a 45-minute boat ride from Davao City's Sta. Ana Wharf. On the map, it's here:

Everybody enjoyed a beachside barby of yummy noms:

Our favorite, Edgar's Lechon

And had a lot of fun, like kids in a big, tropical sandbox:

Uno Stacko

Beach Frisbee

Beach Volleyball

And poker.

Everybody did their own thing and had fun doing so:

Some were happy to just hang around, enjoy the salty sea breeze, drinking ice cold beer like Scooby here -

 while others got off on burying people/being buried alive -

Others curiously explored the sea floor and found exotic sea creatures -

While some contented themselves with posing like models amongst rocks -

The team enjoyed their dip -

But more than anything, they enjoyed the camaraderie and respite from their respective workloads. It was also a chance to welcome the newcomers to the team at a more relaxed setting where people could let their hair down and just be themselves.

Truly a great outing!

More photos after the jump. :)