Again, sorry about the delay. We have been busy and are still fighting internet connection. I know we have said it before, but I think we finally have the internet connection figured out. (Where to put the wifi device and when to do it.)
On January 24, 2016, our oldest son was
here from the US for a visit. We drove 2 ½ hours to Hilongos to get
on the RORO (roll on roll off) ferry to Cebu. We arrived with enough
time to eat supper and then waited on the pier for the ferry. The
ferry was suppose to leave at 10:00 pm and you load 2 hours prior to
departure. However, they had a mechanical failure and departure was
pushed back to midnight. It is a 4 ½ hour ferry ride to Cebu. We
were on the ferry 8 ½ hours and arrived in Cebu about 4:30 – 5:00
am. Prior information from Joshua was that his ferry would arrive
about 8:00 am. While we waited we ate breakfast at Jolie Bee. About
8:00 am Josh called and said they would be arriving about 11:00 am.
More time to kill. We finally met up with Josh about 11:00 at the
Supercat ferry terminal.
Since it was lunch time when Joshua
arrive, we went to SM Mall and had lunch at Sbarro for pizza. After
lunch we got on the road to Oslob. On the map it was about 80
kilometers (about 50 miles) from Cebu to Oslob, should take about 2
hours. It took about 3 ½ hours. I did not count on the traffic.
It was very dense and typical Filipino traffic (see previous post
about driving in the Philippines). We finally arrived at the Lagunde
Resort about 4:30 pm. Very nice place, follow the link if you want
more information. Flor and Abet cook super and Judson and I went
swimming in the pool.
https://www.facebook.com/lagundebeachresort/
The following morning I was up to watch
the sunrise from the patio of our room.
We went to Oslob proper and visited the
Heritage park.
We headed to Tumalog falls. Nice drive
up the side of a mountain. It was 2nd gear in the Revo
most of the way. Not sure of the height, but it is at least 200 feet
up. The water in the pool was cold. Be sure to bring a pair of
water (wading) shoes as the bottom is rock and sand. JJ had a great
time.
The next day we intended to swim with
the whale sharks. By the time we got their the coast guard stopped
the activities due to wave and wind. We ended up at Cangua-ay beach,
a private beach. It was a stair climb down from the road, but worth
the climb. We grilled our lunch of pork and chicken at the beach.
Wednesday morning, Flor, Joshua and I
returned to the whale shark area. Bryan thought he might get motion
sickness, JJ was to young and the others did not want to go.
Foreigners are charged 1000 pesos (about $20), Filipinos are charged
500 pesos (about $10) and people who live in Oslob are charged 50
pesos (about $1). Since I am an immigrant with an immigrant card,
I was charged the 500 peso price. The waves were 3 – 5 feet and
the water was a little murky, but we were able to see and swim with
the wale sharks. We rented a waterproof camera and the pictures were
copied to a CD. However, we cannot open the pictures on the CD.
Here are some pictures from the internet.
Until next time (hopefully quicker). Thank you for following us.
