DAY 1: "LOST" feeling is in the air... (LOST fans will understand ;)
...black sand..colour of volcanic ash...
...tropical wilderness....
...waves waves waves...and all the seaside for us only...looking for the perfect place to stay
...true LOST airport.... hasn`t seen air-planes for a long time...boat is currently the only way to & off the island :)
...Seascapes - wild resort with bamboo houses we found by the sea...with the end of the world feeling...
..and an amazing balcony facing the sea!
...after the dark soaking in HOT SPRINGS of HIBOK HIBOK volcano...
...and we imagine ourselves being LOST on a perfect island!!!
At night the sea is "partying hard" and making lots of noise, so I peak out for tsunami check ;)
DAY 2: 64 km around the island on motorbike
Old Volcano trail + review of the biblical knowledge in Station of Cross
From the top we could see the huge cross in the sea that marks SUNKEN CEMETERY
SUNKEN CEMETERY (also told to be a good snorkelling and diving spot): the cross marks the spot of an old cemetery which slipped into the sea following the earthquake of 1871..
We tried to catch the feeling of island life by ...catching some fish in traditional style :)
Things that finish up in the net...you don`t want to be touching this cute creature ;)
Young fisherman
Some catch ;)....full of funny bubbles...that`s how some fish try to avoid being eaten :)
It was Sunday ... and if you see many motorbikes, jeepneys and other vehicles parked along the road on Sunday it means it`s cock fight time!
"No One Writes to the Colonel"...man and his rooster
Measuring cocks (roosters!) - choosing fair competitors
If you had any doubts... yes, rooster fighting is a bloody business! During the fight the fighting cocks wear sharp razor blades fixed on their legs! Guess what`s the outcome of the fight?!
Rooster fighting arena...betting...screaming...encouraging roosters to fight...frenzy!!! Cock fighting is seen as a national sports in the Philippines!
As we continue cruising around the island we see cool houses on the way....in a couple of days we will realise the importance of building "high" ;)
The only white sand beach of the island! We saw this white stretch on the way to the island and when cruising around we were determined to find it...so we did :)
Tanguines lagoon -> dinner on the lagoon :)
That night sea was partying even harder than the previous night...I was officially on tsunami guard :)
DAY 3: BLACK & WHITE
Black ...
and white...
Welcome to the WHITE ISLAND: an uninhabited white sandbar 1-2 km offshore Camiguin with the mysterious view of Hibok-Hibok volcano hidden in the cloud. Amazing little place where you can snorkel with little fish and feel the power of nature when the high tide is starting to "consume" this tiny island...
Our next idea was to see the waterfalls of the island...but hardcore rain changed a lot of our plans starting from then on ;)
All we managed was to ride up the mountain towards the volcano a bit ...no one around...palms almost disappearing into fog/cloud/smoke....
..and to visit Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology station where we read all about volcano eruptions and tsunamis and confirmed which side of island is relatively safe if volcano goes "angry" ;) Anyway...we were told there was no eruption planned in near future. Sure ;)
That was one wet day...and we decided that the real cool thing to do during shower is to go to hot springs again to dip into hot water when you`re kinda chilled after whole day in the rain :) ...and as we were splashing and soaking in the hot bath...enjoying the refreshing raindrops on our faces ...we decided it was time to leave the ISLAND and search for sun ;)
That night the house was shaking as the wind was getting stronger and rain didn`t even plan to stop... I was starting to suspect there would be no boat for us the next morning...
DAY 4: LEAVING - attempt failed
...as we were leaving our beach-front tropical paradise garden was turning into deeper and deeper pond...
There was no boat at 8 am (what a surprise!) ... there was no boat at all that day...any direction..all the boats were cancelled because of typhoon, so we decided to face the flood :)
We spent the day getting wet, walking the flooded streets of Mambajao (capital of Camiguin) and fighting the currents when crossing the streets and singing in the rain :)))
The two films on TV we watched that day were " Singing in the rain" & " "Rainmaker"....couldn`t be more precise :)))
No tsunami check that night ;) as we stayed in a hotel in the capital of Camiguin, Mambajao..
DAY 5: THE BOAT THAT ROCKED..to BOHOL island
And again there was no boat at 8 am (what a surprise!!! ;)
But there was the one at 11 o`clock!!! :)
Rain had almost stopped, there was even sun peaking out of the clouds, but the sea was still going wild and the ride started as "fun hilss" of childhood amusement park...15 minutes of pure pleasure crushing the waves...(crazy waves!!!)...
....and then it all changed in a couple of minutes...and for the rest of the trip (for a bit less than 2 h) I was "broadening my horizon" and feeding fish (if you know what I mean ;).... that was something new for me as I had never felt that way before ;))) ... additionally I got splashed all over by salty waves as I felt better being close to the edge ;)...
...and I was real happy to step foot on firm ground of Bohol island :) and 1 Pepsi later I was full of energy and ready to pursue the perfect beach on a new island :)
NEXT: HOW WE FOUND THE SUN & SETTLED IN A HOUSE ON THE BEACH!
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thanks for featuring Camiguin
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