Camiguin Island Escapade

this is a continuation of my Camiguin Island Escapade...

Day 2

On our second day in the island, the weather is still not good to us. There are light rain showers around the island.

We went first to Katibawasan falls to reminisce the mountainous ambiance and the breeze of the waterfall and the coldness of the water, but sad to say, the waterfall was full of colored brown water due to flash floods caused by the heavy rain the last night.

So, we change our itinerary for the day, we went straight to Benoni to take our lunch and also to try their 700+ meters superman zip line.

Entrance of the Cafe Restaurant at the Benoni

Going to the platform of the 700 meters superman zip line

Preparing ourselves for the adventure

Final preparation for our flight.

A picture capture during my flight going to the second platform of the Zip line

First part of the Zip line adventure

Second part of the Zipline adventure

Team Outing at The Ranch Resort

As the title says "Team Outing", it means that the people involves are all be a member of one team; not with a member of the team.

One of their member, invited me to join there "TEAM" Outing, I was hesitant to join in since I'm not a member of their team but they said that the more the merrier, so I agreed to join in. They planned to have a Team Outing in The Ranch Resort at Bato Toledo City

We we're planning when and where we will meet-up so that we will be travel together going to the place that they planned to go to. Some of the members are already in Toledo and stayed overnight because one of them was living near the resort and we will follow them the next morning. So, they plan to meet-up near the office because most of them don't know how to go the v-hire terminal going to Toledo city. I suggest that I will go straight to the v-hire terminal because I live near the terminal; walking distance from our house. We gathered in the v-hire terminal and take the next trip bound for Toledo City.

When we arrive at the Toledo City v-hire terminal then we take a tricycle going to the resort, in which I think more than a kilometer from the terminal, then we take pictures in the entrance of the resort.

We paid the Php 100/each as Entrance fee for day use only of the resort and the pool, then their TL paid the Php500 Cottage fee.

When we we're settled, we already picked the cottage to where our things will be kept. So, I roam around the resort and I located their Adventure course including the Zip-line and the Rope Courses and a Trampoline which is free to use.

Then I went back to our cottage to tell them that there is a trampoline at the far end of the resort for free-of-charge.

We ordered our food at the restaurant because we are not allowed to bring food inside the resort and we ate at the restaurant.

We rest for a while after we eat. After we rest, we headed to the trampoline for some fun. We jump-in all inside the trampoline and one-by-one started to fall as this big fellow started to jump and we hardly able to get-up. We haven't noticed that a worker in the resort headed towards us and warned us that only three people at a time to use the trampoline and so we get off the trampoline and these four remained inside because they said that their total weight is equivalent to 3 persons weight and we just agreed.

The weather is not good in that day. The sun will go up causes to produce hot environment and in the next few hours it will rain and then the rain stop with a cloudy sky.

We played Frisbee in the rain, we we're having a lot of fun. We take a water break from time to time to catch-up our breathe. It's so funny that we take a water break during a heavy rain though we're all wet. 

After the game and the rain stops, some of us taking a rest and some are doing photo shoot around resort and I decided to dive into the pool for refreshments.There I was found by the wife of my uncle, my father's younger brother.

We went to the resort lobby to inquire about the Horseback riding and Farm Tour and I didn't buy a ticket instead I just watch my friends who bought and take the horseback riding.

We took pictures of the Horses inside the stables while my friends are waiting for the horse to use for their horseback riding.

Then, after the horseback riding, we went back to our cottage and preparing again ourselves for swimming. We consume the remaining time swimming in the pool. We enjoyed ourselves swimming, we forget our city life for the rest of the day.

And finally, we took a group picture in this mark, The Ranch Resort mark as a remembrance that we have been there and a wacky shot.

Three days stay in Paradise Island, Camiguin

Day 1

After we arrived at the airport, a local guy approach us to offer a tour package around the island. We just said to the driver his name is Micheal; that just sent us to Cabua-an resort in the town of Mambajao. But Micheal tried again to negotiate a tour package for us. After we deal with  Micheal, we prepare ourselves for the whole day tour. But first we should take a breakfast as most of us have not taken a breakfast while we were in our homeland Cebu.

Old Volcano Trail

After we took our breakfast, we stopped first at the Old Volcano. Unfortunately, the peak was covered with thick fogs.

This is the stairs going to the Old Volcano and along the way, there's a Stations of the Cross, there are 15 stations according to Kuya Micheal. We haven't try to go upstairs because the steps are wet and slippery.

Sunken Cemetery

Underneath the sea is a cemetery in the town of Bonbon. After the eruption of the Mt. Vulcan during the time it is still active, sinking the towns cemetery below sea level. This huge cross was erected to mark the cemetery that was swept underwater during the eruption. Now, this placed was one of the attractions in Camiguin.

Old Catarman Church Ruins also known as Gui-ob Church

This old church was ruined and partly submerged during the eruption the Mt. Vulcan. Only the ruins of the church and bell tower remains of the old town. 

Sto. Niño Cold Springs and Bura Soda Water Park

Sto. Niño Cold Spring is a good place to take a relaxing dip in the island. Only I has the courage to dive into the spring. The water is very cold already plus the coldness produced by the rain and the forest trees above.

In Bura Soda Water Park, none of us able to take a dip in this Nature Soda Swimming Pool. According to the locals, the water they drink came from the source where the water of the pool came from. I saw an old gentleman grab a tube beside the pool which filling the pool with Soda water and he take a sip in the water coming out from the tube. I was shock by it because I don't if this water is clean. Ask him about it and he said that it is clean because it came from the spring and I was curious on how it taste like, it taste like an Alkaline water but strong Alkaline water.

Ardent Hot Spring

We end our first day at Ardent Hot Spring, you can really see the vapor coming out in the water(though it's not visible in the image above). Long ago, the temperature was really high that to the extent that you don't have to dip your whole body right away because it may cause you heat stroke and to the extreme circumstances death. But now, the temperature was maintained at 36 degrees Celsius. It is so relaxing, perfect combination with a cold weather.

  


To be continued...

Getting there in Paradise Island, Camiguin

Camiguin is a very wonderful place to unwind. It is indeed a Paradise for a city person like me. Camiguin is very abundant with water; there we're lots of water. It is surrounded by sea water. Though it is surrounded by sea water, there are lots of springs in the island. They have Hot Spring coming from Mt. Hibok-Hibok and so many to mention Cold Springs and white beaches.

Getting there is not now difficult compared from several years ago. It can be by plane or by boat from Misamis Oriental, Bohol or Cebu.

By Plane via Cebu Pacific Air

Cebu Pacific Air offers a daily flight from Cebu to Camiguin, departing Cebu at 6:45am and arriving in Camiguin at 7:25am in Mambajao Airport. The return flight will depart in Mambajao Airport, Camiguin at 7:45am and arriving in Cebu at 8:25am.

As of this posting, only the Cebu Pacific Air operates at the airport.

By Boat

The most common means of transportation going to Camiguin is through the Balingoan Port in Misamis Oriental bound to Benoni and Guinsiliban Port, Camiguin which only takes about an hour. But, Benoni has the most schedule because it is more nearer in Balingoan Port compared to Guinsiliban Port. There is also a Cebu-Camiguin-Cebu trip via Super Shuttle Ferry, departing Cebu every Friday at 8:00pm from Pier 8 and departing back to Cebu every Sunday at 8:00pm. There is also fast ferries from Jagna, Bohol to Benoni, Camiguin

Once in the island, you can take jeepneys, multicabs or tricycles going to your desired destination. Multicab or jeepney is the advisable going to each tourist attractions especially in the mountainous attractions like the Cold Springs, Ardent Hot Spring and Waterfalls because they are stronger than tricycles. But, a motorbike will do going to the mountainous attractions. This is advisable if you are travelling alone to save extra cost in renting a van or a cab.

First Post

This is the day that this blog site created and this also serves as my first post.