Dubbed by CNN as one of the world's best beaches, Boracay's Puka Beach is the second-longest beach of the island and surprisingly the least crowded. Its coarse white sand is filled with puka shells, hence the name, and the water is a clear aquamarine.
I admit, when I got to the place, I wasn't all that impressed. After all, what does it have that the other beaches I've been to don't? But little by little, its beauty started to become apparent to my eyes. Being almost deserted, it began to feel...intimate. The stripped-down serenity of the place made it easier to tune out other people and just take in the beauty of the sun, the sand, and the sea. I felt so much closer to nature.
Watching the sun set was probably my favorite part. It was just breathtakingly beautiful with all its colors and melancholic hues. Naturally, my phone camera could not do justice to the masterpiece we have witnessed, but try as I may, not even my words could describe the beauty that was. All I could think of was how it reminded me of a familiar feeling. A feeling of a hopeful goodbye.
