the camiguin adventure vol. 1

This is what I got from that two-day trip. Not to mention some bruises in the knee and some parts of my body, and in my arms are a few bokya stings (this is already a curse that I have to live through all my life, I see.) This shirt, btw, is only P90, model is P10, so cheap! :D
hiyak to the max!
It was a guided tour. For P3k, we have this multicab that although it looks damaged, it still can climb rocky mountains and run on sandy road...
aw, di diay, malubong sad diay ni sya panagsa :D

sa pikas bahin, ang mga bading nagpalandong! (hmm..distorted fact, the other one. pfft!)

Day 1. Our first stop is the sto. niño cold spring...

Enjoying the cold spring with fresh buko juice for P10 each. In the photo is he-who-must-not-be-named, V, and jOya. Entrance fee here is P30 per head, and you can swim till you drop. The only downside of this place is the food, bad taste and quite mahal.

Next stop is the Soda Swimming Pool. P20/head. And we stayed for like 15 mins? But it was a refreshing 15-min swim. I would have loved to stay in the "tubod" part, that's in the middle of the pool, it's therapeutic there--feeling lang nako.

Mga buta nag-outing. Still in Soda...We're in the kids' section now, nagpalandong.

Tan-aw ra mi doh!

Watching the lansones, and praying they'd fall on us.

Gurl, way tawo!Yum-yum!

Part of the ruins of Camiguin's oldest church. According to its history, this building was destroyed when Mt. Hibok-hibok erupted in 1871. That tragedy was the same one that sunk the island's cemetery, which is just a few meters from this spot. photos of it will be published here soon.

Inside the church...There's actually a small chapel here (not in photo).

Lansones for P15/kilo. Libre tilaw. Palit og 2 ka kilo, tilaw og taman sa ginahawa. :D

Lansones eating contest. The Tres Marias. I'm talking about the three identical mountains at our backs.

The Sunken Cemetery Is IT!!!

Yey, yey, yey! :) P15/head for this ride. P50 for the dive buddy. :D

Vatski: Dhong, unsay nahitabo ni joya??? Tan-awa ra...nahimong laki!

We are finally here. Halu, world! :)

Exploring the sunken cemetry. I was really disappointed when all I saw while snorkeling was that cross there (that's in that small dark circle you're seeing) stuck in the middle of the rubbish or some stones. This is one of the very few things left intact after over a century of being exposed to the harshness of the sea, and of the humans (dynamite fishing is very evident here too). I journeyed for a while to satisfy my curiousity of the place, and all I saw was that, and a piece of concrete picture frame that, I was told, used to hang a photograph of the owner of the grave where it is placed. It is still standing there. I was really hoping to see more than just crypts being outgrown with corals and other marine lives, and scattered ruins of that blast over a century ago. I was expecting to see tombstones and to read from there names of the owners and what year they died. But that was a stupid hope, I learned. So pfft!

So later that night, I drowned it all here. Nagtampisaw sa hot spring. P35/head.

Pigging out. This is the poolside of Paras Beach Resort, where we rented a room for only P1,705/day.

Day 2. At 5:40Am. To White Island. About 12 mins from Paras, and P400 to get there, and back.

Estarbaks, White Is. Instant coffe is P20, table is P50! Ggrrr...


Red sunset at White Is. Ningning moment ni nako!

Naggolf ang bading!

Vatski: Gurl, my feet are dumb...

jOya: okay, follow me.
Vatski: Hmmm...like that?!??

Faceless: Hoy dhay, ingun ani ra na siya, believe me!

...This is the entire island, small and beautiful. Minus anang mga nagpademure diha.

Bading: Muli na ta woi!!!

Wait! Lemme add this, there's also a drop-off in this part of the island, not that deep though, but enough to scare those who cannot langoy like these pips here. Lesgo!

After a quick stopover at the resort, a quick breakfast at Parola resto. so yummy and barato! :)

Katigbawasan Falls. P15/head. About 20 mins to get here, and we only stayed for 23 mins. 20 mins photo op, 3 mins swimming. Bec we were always on the go, and we had to travel at least 30 minutes to get to the port for our next stop, the Mantigue Is.

The Mantigue Is. is 15 mins away from the port by motorized boat. boat ride is P700, but we got a discounted price bec we are poor. ^.^

Just less than 2 hours after our breakfast at Parola, here we are again, pakan-on jud mi. no choice! Food is P400, not bad.

Joya: taymsa, kaon sa tah!

Snorkeling galore. There's that drop-off part again, about 3 meters from this boat. But it is just too nice to miss, with the variety of fishes there, the wild corals, and everything, that even if it's really scary, makadani! :)

Nagsnorkeling mo or nagpacute???

Posing before the baby clams. The giant ones, as in the ones that can eat you whole, are submerged in the seawater. And no one dares to be near them...

Unsa inyong gitan-aw woi?

Ah okay.

Final stop. Mocha frap grande is P140, donut (P40) and coffee jelly is P140. Nice stop.

PS: Camiguin is a nice place, with lots of water everywhere, that people there don't actually turn off their water faucets, otherwise the facility would be damaged bec of the pressure. That's how blessed the place is. And if you want to spend a weekend there too, you can contact tour guide Roger through this number 09202306407. P1.8k for an 8-hour trip, or P3k for the two-day package. For hotel rates, please use google.com.