Traveling can be very boring especially if the scenery rarely changes. But I guess this is not the case when you’re traveling with a baby. In fact, even the shortest ride can become an adventure with a little toddler. That’s what mateo taught us.You see, mateo presented us various sorts of challenges for the journey to Boracay. First, because he doesn’t have a lot of patience when it comes down to staying in one place, a 40-minute plane ride, followed by an hour and a half-long land travel became daunting tasks. Second, because it was going to be his first boat ride, we’re not sure how he’d handle the rocking of the boat and the splashing of the waves. And lastly, because he’s not capable of holding back against nature’s calls, we have no control whatsoever as to where and when he’s going to answer them (especially pooping).

Fortunately for us though, mateo cooperated for most of the travel. In fact, he was sound asleep before the plane took off and woke up only after we’ve landed (so he was out during the whole plane ride). Also amazingly, after the plane ride, he allowed himself to be rocked to sleep again but this time by the van’s movement. Afterwards, he pooped but only after the van made it to the ferry terminal and not during the hour-long land travel. He was really an angel.

Unfortunately, however, the boat ride did not go as smoothly as the other travels. Mateo panicked because of the splashing of the waves and the bouncing of the ferry. He clung onto his mama with dear life afraid of the thrashing of the water against the sides of the boat. It was just a good thing that this particular portion of the journey lasted only for a few minutes, or else mateo would have been really traumatized.

All in all, it went well for us. Although it’s not ideally as smoothly as we’d hope it would be but it is smooth enough nonetheless. Certainly, it is an exciting and unpredictable adventure traveling with a baby.