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Published: March 24th 2008
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Puerto del Sur
I can't believe this is part of the pier going to Dumaguete. It's too beautiful to become a pier. Wow! I can't believe I'm blogging again... I've been travelling for quite some time and I wasn't able to document it and I promise myself that I'll start doing blogs to save an online copy of the pictures and write the experiences that I've had. And the best way that I can think of is to do it here in travelblog... I've got so much information from other travellers/bloggers that Im gonna use for the travel plan that I'm making for my December holiday... it's my turn to share I guess... hehehe...
March 22, 2008
Right after work at 1AM, I went straight back home to pack some stuff for just a 3-day adventure to the nearby island of Negros Oriental. I went to my friends hotel room to pick her up and around 5AM went out again to meet other friends. we're all heading to Santander, Liloan, Cebu to take a ferry to Dumaguete City. The view on our way to Santander is AMAZING!!!... I think it was my first time to pass thru a highway wherein you can see the beautiful sea and I was surprised that there are alot of churches. Cebu seems to be the
Our Boat
the boat we rented for the dolphin watching activity center of Catholicism here in the Philippines. One of the most memorable church that I saw was the one in Boljoon, Im not sure what the name is but it's really awesome... The church is fronting the sea. Breathtakingly beautiful...
I grew up in Manila, and seldom do I get a chance to travel in a very short notice... because most of the good places to visit are far away from the city... Im starting to really like my stay here in Cebu...
Anyway, upon arrival in the pier (Puerto del Sur is the name if the port in Santander, Liloan), we bought our tickets and waited for around 20 minutes for our ferry. The travel time from Santander, Cebu to Sibulan, Negros Oriental is surprisingly short... roughly 15-20minutes I guess. We quickly hailed a cab as soon as we got out of the Sibulan port and the driver took us directly to C& L Hotel. Left our bags, took a 30-minute rest and geared up for the next destination.
We rode a tricycle that took us to Ceres bus. It's about 25-35 minutes I guess from Dumaguete to Bais. As soon as we arrived in Bais,
Nice Game
It's great to be a kid again we started asking around about the dolphin and whale watching... a nice tricycle driver took us to the pier where we found our boat for the whale and dolphin watchin activity. The good thing is there are always dolphins in the area where we're going but the bad thing is, its not whale season. They told us whale sightings usually occur between May and June (so I'll guess we'll be back again). We're still excited anyway so we decided to book the boat and off we go.
After a few minutes in the open sea, I started to see some splashes and then I saw one tail and then they started jumping... It's really fun and amazing... the boatman told us its a spotted dolphin, usually in the morning they see spinners (which I think will be more fun to watch). I was hoping I could see spinners too but luck was not with me hehehe... Anyway, I saw alot of spotted dolphins and its really really fun.
After the dolphin watchin activity, we headed to the infamous sandbar in Bais, I was just expecting a regular sandbar protruding from the island though Im not really enthusiastic about
Life at Sea
Sometimes Im wondering what it's like to become a fisherman... maybe one of these days I'll try it... it when I saw the pictures in the internet. But damn was I wrong... Its really really wonderful it looks like a small white sand island in the middle of the deep sea... It was really really amazing. I really cant explain it in words, so Ill just post pictures.
March 23, 2008
We're planning to go to Siquijor on this day, but we're so tired because we lacked sleep since yesterday. We decided to stay in Dumaguete and look for another activity that we can do within Negros. We decided to go to Casaroro falls. It started with a 15 minute jeepney ride to Valencia (one of the most beautiful and charming town, Ive ever seen), 30 minute motorcycle ride and I cant remember how much time it took us to descend to the forst and walk our way to the falls.
It was majestic... maybe because its the first waterfall that I saw in my life but it's really really awesome. And we're the only people... It's like having your own private waterfall... in your own private forest... hehehe... the water is real cold and near the waterfall lagoon you can actually feel the force
of the water... wind and water vapors are being sprayed into your face... This is really cool... After an hour or two we decided to go back to the town of Valencia to eat. We didnt bring enough food and water for the trip (lesson learned).
The ascending part is the hardest and most painful part, well travelling is not all fun right, there are parts of it that we all hate... hehehe and for this trip, taking 333 steps in the manmade steep staircase is so damn painful in the legs... or maybe I just need some exercise...
But it was worth it though, after seeing the Casaroro falls, and having the chance to see the splendor of that forest... really worth everything... I hope the people in Valencia can preserve it... it maybe one of the remaining gems in our country... Travelling helps me to understand more about environment and my role. Its like taking a class, I'm learning so much... from the people that I meet, from the stories that Ive heard and from my actual experience.
March 24
As I was writing this blog... I cant help but smile... the beauty of
Am I Dreaming?
Simply Beautiful the serene mountains and Casaroro falls is like a movie being played over and over again in my head... I can't wait to see more places...
'Till the next adventure...
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