Apr 27, 2011

Camiguin Island (Holy Week)

Went to Camiguin Island for Holy Week. A three and a half day vacation! yay. Ive got lots and lots of pictures. But because this is the one i miss most during my childhood days i will post this first....

 
Yes i went sailing. Together with my two cousins and my lil bro. By the looks of it, from where i am sitting i am the driver.  :D

Hahahah.I love these three!

We want to go to Matangad. Location of The famous horse. Local stories has it that there was this pantion(i have no idea whats the english word for this) of gold in that place. That one of my relatives(i dont know his name) spotted it but he had no idea how to get the pantion of gold out of the water. So he just keeps on coming everyday and looking at the pantion. One day locals saw this very big boat anchored on that place. A rather unusual site. When my relative returned to look at it again it was already gone. (too bad, that's what u get for being selfish. hehehe)The boat was rumored to be owned by the Rodriguez family. Who owns a helicopter, boats and barges and even a private airport. They are indeed wealthy but not that influential because as i and all of us camiguinons know, Camiguin is controlled and sort of owned by the Romualdo's. Well anyway.  Lets not talk about that here. hehehe

 Ah. Matangad is on the other side of that bend there.

























We are getting closer...
 And closer...

























yay. look at that!

























And that....

























And ooopss...water pollution.

























And were here....
 I dont know if you can spot it. But that's him on the center. The famous horse.(it does looks like a horse on sideview). We did not come closer coz its a little bit awry and dangerous. yay. Those stones are huge and the place is so quiet. Arent we brave? :p

Little brother caught a fish while we were returning home....

























    Hahaha its so small! But look at how proud he is! hahhaha oh happy day!



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10 comments:

  1. Wow, I miss boating already :( I used to go boating with my friends back home but I 'm not a good driver haha! Naks whatta experienced shenani and I know a bit about the Romualdo's there in camiguin, the are indeed the wealthy and famous people on that little island. I hope you'll post more pictures here, hehe.. is that your little bro having a pee? haha! funny photo. Anyway, I'm happy you had a wonderful vacation.

    P.S I wish dre ta mag Team Building :) fingers crossed*

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  3. yay thank you chang! thats my cousin in the photo. hahahah yes i will post more photos in the coming day. yay. hahah yes tsada japon dre ta Camiguin sa team building bahala balik2 na. :D

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  4. gosh its a piece of a paradise, I wish to go there but I just dont have the means and the time. hopefully in the future I will be able to go there.

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  5. wow! cool angganda nman jan! ;)

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  6. Beautiful photos! I can't get over how blue the water is.

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  7. @stephanie: yes it is a piece of paradise! you should check out camiguin if your planning to travel within the country.

    @cla: hi cla! kamusta? hehehe

    @jen: haha ive gotten so used to it that it is only now that ive noticed its blueness!

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  8. Beautiful place.. Lovely snaps !!!

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  9. Kumusta tabulyogang?

    What a cool post! Somehow I didn't notice this post of yours until now. This is exactly what I love to do when I'm in the Philippines. I could be out on a bangka all day long (and I want to go out at night on one too... haven't done that yet!). My dream is to have a bangka someday.

    Beautiful pics there, especially the blue water and rocks. By the way, I do see the horse's head in the rocks. Camiguin is definitely on my list of places to go, and it is not too far from where we stay when in Mindanao. Maybe you can post some more Camiguin pics sometime (?).

    Best regards,

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  10. @buzzlightyear: Mabuti, I'm good thank u, :) A bangka would really do you good especially if you are living near the sea. You could just go boating every morning or afternoon to calm and entertain urself. hehe I hope you can buy one soon.
    Yes definitely i have a lot of Camiguin pictures here. hehe I am from the beautiful island of Camiguin; i grew up there. If i find the time i will post some. :)

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