Let me
spell out the place CAMIGUIN for I love to reminisce the time I keep in touch
with this wonderful place. I considered this as altogether pleasurable
engagement which has a resounding impact in my life. Truly a calm place, has
amiable residents, mesmerizing nature’s beauty, inviting seas, waterfalls, and
springs, gargantuan-hearted, innovative, yet naïve people it proffers for all
who happen to savor its sweetness of the nature’s lavish abundance. The joy of
having been engrossed in an island where one can find a truly revitalizing
place for people who want to experience the island’s exotic beauty. People of
all ages find delight in immersing to an island where God’s bounty flourishes.
The thrill of the trip makes me so
excited as if enfolds its panoramic scaffolding which can be viewed afar while
riding in a boat while approaching the island. The wondrous scenery of God’s
creation captivates my soul as I gazed the verdant mountains and volcanoes
which forms part of the island’s topography. Its pear shaped form seems to
beckon visitors to always come to Camiguin and savor its freshness of the cool
air as it touches ones skin. The name Camiguin can be said in the same way as
“Come Again”, whose nature’s wealth enticed visitors and adventurers alike to
delve into the mystery why Camiguin is one of the finest places in our country,
a perfect treat for all.
The 64 km. circumferential road is
just a day travel should one wishes to finish the tour in a day to minimize
expenses and save time for some other works. Most of the visitors come with
vehicles along them to save and to make them satisfy of the day’s tour for
anytime they can go to a certain place where they can find solitude from the
cares of a city or away from tedious work. If the guests find the hassle of
having their cars brought along them, they can hire vans, jeepneys, multicabs,
and motorcycles. One can do island hopping in just few hours because the island
is just a pinch or a dot as seen in the map. At that time I just came with my
classmates, hiring transportation.
The Benoni Wharf serves as the
starting point. From here going to Mambajao, we passed by the seashore where
waves splash on the rocky shores, atop we saw the lush trees that abound, the
famous of which is the lanzones where Camiguin is known for. It’s the home of
the sweetest lanzones fruits in the Philippines. The sweetness the fruits are
due to the volcanic soil that the place has, owing to its volcanoes. It has
seven volcanoes, Hibok-Hibok is the famous which erupted and killed thousands
of people. It left an imprint in the hearts and minds of the survivors which at
the present time only few remain for many of them died already due to old age.
The mountainous part of the island is suitable to farming and raising cattle.
One of the tourist attractions that
the place has is the Katibawasan Falls. The cascading
waterfalls from height of 250 ft. It has refreshing ice-cool, clear water
best especially during extremely hot weather. The area is surrounded with
copious trees and wild flowers where monkeys dangle.
Trekking downward as the sun began
to show off its mighty rays, we continued our trip and decided to hop in Sto.
Nino swimming pool. The more we become amazed as we dipped into the water which
equally cold as Katibawasan falls. It is again located in a hilly place where
trees and different plants abound. There we were met by those vendors enticing
us to order something to munch on young coconut meat with water and different
foods. We were thankful at least our feeling of thirst was quenched because of
fresh coconut juice.
After 40 minutes bathing, we visited
Bura Soda Water Pool. The water boosts of an acid taste or soda and it’s wide
enough to satisfy the swimming condition of bathers.
We proceeded with our journey and
stopped for a while at the Church, the remnants of which is a living testimony
of the Hibok-Hibok eruption. It proves that such edifice was built on a solid
foundation.
The Sunken Cemetery was our next
target. We boarded on boats and after few minutes we were mesmerized of the
sunken tombs where only some of the crosses emerge while many are submerged.
This happened as the motorboat driver recounted due to volcanic eruption.
We stopped over at the Moro-Moro
Watchtower which was used during the Japanese occupation. It’s really towering
where one can see enemies down.
The most exhilarating part was when
we ventured on snorkeling at Kibila Beach Resort located in Guinsiliban. There
we saw the different and unique variety of clams, shells and we chorused with
this,’oh how wondrous God’s gifts to this place for its teeming fish and corals
of all kinds.’ We really enjoyed and made use of our time contemplating on its
bounty.
The following day, we continued with
our trip to the most famous White Island where we witnessed how crystal clear
the water is. As we rode on the motorboat facing towards, it makes one to
envision the horizon as one of God’s
mysterious ways in creating the earth and facing backward, we saw the towering
volcanoes that made Camiguin known as the Island Born of Fire. We stayed there
for almost 1 hour bathing.
We rested for a couple of hours and
embarked on the island’s Hibok-Hibok Ardent Spring located at Tagdo, Mambajao,
Camiguin. There we found such soothing hot water that made our travel relaxing
as it penetrated every nerve of our bodies.
The two-day journey was a
magnificent experience for people who desire to unwind from the boredom of work
and city cares. I cherished my trip to Camiguin as the best outing spree.
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