It has been awhile since my last post. Today, I decided to continue the blog and minimize my online gaming and reading. It's about time to write and share another piece of me to the world. Here I go again!!
Camotes Island is just across my home city. A body of water separated the island from Danawanons. I used to looked at the island from afar, wondering if one day I will ever visit the island right in front of me. When the weather is bad, especially when it rains, the island is nowhere to be seen. Old folks say that the island has sink due to rough seas. Haha! It was just a joke and a simple explanation enough to satisfy the young minds.
Approximately two years ago, we visited the island. This post is so long overdue but what can I do? At least I decided to post it now.
From Danao City, my home sweet city, we need to ride a ferry boat to reach the island. It should be a two hours ride but it actually took us three hours to reach the island and you may end up four hours in a bad weather. An improvement is definitely needed in this area to encourage tourists.
We met Korean tourists during the trip. I heard that they prefer this destination because it is cheaper and the island is at par compared to other islands in the country. It is true. The beach here is comparable to other famous beaches in the country. We encountered a huge group of big motorbike riders too. The island should be a good destination for these activities. Unfortunately, I have not thought of asking one of the riders on "why they choose the island?". If I could get another chance, I will make sure to ask and post it here.
After the ferry ride, a passenger jeep fetched us at Consuelo Port. From there, we decided to drop our things first at a private resort in Nonoc which is 15 minutes away from the port.
We are eighteen and to fit us all in the jeep is a challenge. We should encourage the clan to undergo diet to remove space issues in the future. But still we enjoy the ride. We bought a portable music box for the dance presentation just in case we have electricity problems. We played it during the ride and sung with it. That is why the quite road did not bother at us at all.
The road is clean and green. The outskirts of the town are in rough road. It is very quite and peaceful. This makes this place a good haven for those who are soul searching.
Along the way, there were plenty of bananas and coconuts. Clark was very happy to see all those coconuts because he loves buko. But his older brother was worried of not seeing plenty of people around. Actually, he was looking for a place for us to eat. With no stores and restaurants around, he realized that food was going to be a problem. He certainly hated that, haha!
Finally we arrived at the private resort that will accommodate us for a night. Yeppeh! It's time to free ourselves from our baggage. We arrived there around 9AM. We departed from Danao City around 5:30AM. It was a long travel indeed but we did enjoy the morning views and family times while at sea.
This house is quite perfect for retreat activities. We ate our breakfast here before we started our island tour. We visited Santiago Public Beach, Mangudlong Rock Resort, Timubo Cave, Lake Danao Park and Camotes Bayview. I will feature each on the next blog.
We almost missed this trip because a typhoon was forecast to hit the place during that week. We prayed that it will pass fast or go the other way for we already bought the tickets for that weekend trip. The typhoon did hit the island but on a weekday so we were still able to pursue the trip. Plus, the typhoon was not that strong and it traveled fast so the island was spared from major damage. Prayer granted, we praise the Lord!!!
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