We easily woke up at 7:00AM and after a quickie shower decided to seize the fresh catch of the day by going to the Bantayan Public Market on our trusted Kawasaki. Bantayan Public Market is in Bantayan town and is only 11km (20 minutes) away from Sta. Fe via scooter at a reasonable speed of 30-40km/h on the main two lane hi-way with a speckle of vehicles on the road. We had a chance to enjoy a smoothe drive with a couple of hills and well paved roads surrounded by nature and wildlife.

When we arrived in Bantayan town, it was easily recognizable because of the central plaza with an old church in the background.

The Bantayan Public Market was just located one exit to the right from the town central plaza not far from the sea and boardwalk.

The public market is divided into a few sections, one focused on clothes, cosmetics, food:dried fish and fresh sea products. The seafood market, which was our primary interest for this trip was right next to the boardwalk and the fishing boats that brought them in.

When we arrived at the seafood market, we were surprised that it was quite spacious and airy.

We did not have a clue what we wanted to eat so we roamed around and examined what was on offer.

There was quite a selection of giant conches and clams which looked quite exotic.

Stingrays – not too sure how the locals cook this in Bantayan, and as we were not in Singapore, this would not be an option!

Medium sized prawns were a little cheaper than Manila at PHP 300.00 ($US 7.00) per kilo and the vendor even held one up for us to show its freshness. We ended up just getting the giant clams at PHP 15.00 ($US 0.35) per kilo and one of the local fishes.

They also had a rich choice and quantity of dried fishes that the combined aromas resulted in a olfactory extravaganza that permeated a 20 meter radius.

We then drove back to Marlin’s beach resort and advised the staff to clean, prepare, and grill clams and steam fish for our lunch while we had a leisurely breakfast on the beach.

After breakfast it was only 9:30AM and we took the opportunity to explore the sand bar beside our resort that is shared with the Kota Beach Resort.

We then had our fresh catch of the day for lunch which had a cooking charge of PHP 200.00 and then had an afternoon siesta before relaxing on the beach front again with an in-house combination massage for PHP 400.00 for an hour.

In the next post the weekend nightlife of Bantayan Island will be revealed, please click here!

Related Bantayan Island Posts:

Bantayan Island Discovery Itinerary (5 Days / 4 Nights) – Adventure | Romance | Tranquility (Part 1/2)
Bantayan Island Discovery Itinerary (5 Days / 4 Nights) – Adventure | Romance | Tranquility (Part 2/2)
Bantayan Island Discovery Itinerary (5 Days / 4 Nights) – Adventure | Romance | Tranquility (Contact Information – Hotels, Restaurants and Shipping Lines)
Bantayan Island Day 1 – The Journey
Bantayan Island Day 2 : Part 1 – Fresh Catch of the Day
Bantayan Island Day 2 : Part 2 – Bantayan Nightlife
Bantayan Island Day 3 – Madrilejos | The Blue Ice
Bantayan Island Day 4 – The Secret of Ogtong Cave
Bantayan Island Day 5 – Just Another Day in Paradise

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