Today is the day! I mean who would want to visit the mystical island Siquijor? Although most would hesitate because of the many stories heard about the place, to us it's just another unexplored territory...
During the Spanish colonial period, the island was called "Island of Fire". I've seen an episode in the animated series Blade where they featured it. So you should check it out if you're interested.
We started off from San Carlos and traveled to Dumaguete by Bus and it took almost 5 hours to get there because of the stops we made to get passengers.
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| inside the Bus on our way to Dumaguete |
We arrived around 11am and left our things in the hotel so we can immediately head to the famous Sans Rival Bistro along Rizal blvd.
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| Go Hotel Dumaguete |
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| San Rival Bistro |
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| Brunch time! Silvanas over hot coffee? Perfect! |
We went back to the hotel for siesta and agreed to buy boat tickets to Siquijor and explore Dumaguete in the afternoon.
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| Rizal Blvd |
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| Dumaguete Port getting our tickets |
Had a light dinner in Hayahay tree house where they serve fresh fruits and grilled seafood.
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| Hayahay Treehouse |
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| Dinner time |
The tickets that we bought was scheduled to leave the port by 5am the next day and since port was just minutes away from our hotel, there wasn't any trouble making it on time.
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| Port of Dumaguete check-in |
The weather that time was perfect and we didn't experience turbulence like those posted videos online about people's travel to the island.
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| Boat to Siquijor |
We arrived safely and what caught my attention right away was the shoreline along the port. It felt like I will have a great time here!
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| Port of Siquijor |
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| Our driver/guide kuya Hercules (Kuling) |
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| Shoreline along Port |
We took pictures of St. Francis of Assisi Church and had lunch just a few blocks away.
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| St. Francis of Assisi Church and Bell Tower |
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| Basti's "Peace" sign @ Manukan |
Next stop was the Larena Triad Coffee Shop where you will experience a 180 degrees view of the ocean.
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| view atop Triad coffee shop |
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| groufie |
Next were St. Vincent church within Larena town and Mt. Carmel Church in the town of Enrique Villanueva
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| St. Vincent Church |
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| Mt. Carmel Church |
Our next stop was the famous Salagdoong Beach and we believe we came here for a purpose... like jump off a cliff maybe. The place was actually owned by the government and we're hoping they spend money to preserve it. I'm telling you guys, this is one of the few beaches you should visit during your lifetime. If you're not convinced then look at the pictures below...
our little girl having the time of her life
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| wondering what's behind Eve? |
Next stop. Our Lady of Divine Providence and San Isidro Labrador Church
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| Our Lady of Divine Providence |
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| San Isidro Labrador Church |
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| San Isidro Labrador Convent |
I guess we're done going through the list of churches here so it's time for another adventure! Our next destination was Cambugahay Falls and our time here was really awesome! Just a few steps down from the road you'll see it. The only question is will you fall for it?
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| view just a few steps from the road |
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| Cambugahay falls |
Hang n drop!
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| another jump 'till you drop experience |
Last on our list was the Enchanted Balete Tree. Our experience here was really fun since everyone sat down while feeding our toes to the fish.
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| Enchanted Balete Tree |
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| Eat all you can dried skin! |
It's almost time for the Sun to set so we hurried to the resort where we will spend the night during our stay in the island.
The fine sand along the shoreline of San Juan town was like that of Boracay and Bohol. I just hope they keep it this way!
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| Sunset by the beach |
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| Basti's moment! |
Our next day activity was to just define and experience relaxation.
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| Breakfast out of bed! |
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| Sun Lounge courtesy of Coral Cay Resort |
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| Chillaxation by the hammock |
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| Shoreline of Coral Cay Resort |
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| Pool amenity |
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| Restaurant |
Early afternoon we went back to Siquijor Port and had lunch while waiting for our boat ride to Dumaguete. Again, the ocean was really calm and the weather favored us.
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| Simple lunch on a near Karinderia beside port |
boat ride to Dumaguete
Upon arrival to Dumaguete we headed back to our hotel and packed our things. We had dinner in Robinson's Mall and went to Panda Ice Cream house after to taste some fried ice cream.
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| Dinner @ Robinson's Mall |
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| Panda Ice Cream house |
It was another successful vacation for the family and although we're settling down as our tour ends, we will definitely "on a high" on our plane back to Manila literally! IT'S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES!
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| Dumaguete Airport |
