Cabalao island is somewhere we'd read about the last time we were in The Philippines but had never been to. The only places to stay are dive resorts, which tend to be quite pricey, and as there are only a few options, you need to book ahead, never our forte in the past. This time we are spending much more on accommodation as we are getting air conditioning, and we are pre-booking a lot more. Hence, it made sense to try Cabilao this time around. Primarily a dive island, Cabilao is not known for its beaches so we definitely wanted to book a place with a pool. As we got off the boat and walked onto Polaris Dive Resort, I anxiously looked around for their pool. Given our recent luck with pools, I was half expecting
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