March 29, 2017

CARAMOAN ISLAND

Unexpected travel in the Bicol region.

I was about to share my story of love for nature. I was invited to take a 2-day and 1-night exploration to Caramoan Island in Camarines Sur and Mayon Volcano in Legaspi, Albay. That was a very tiring journey composed of 12 hours of travelling via private SUV, but upon arriving at those destinations, all the negative energies disappeared. I also noticed during our travel that the south area of the Philippines is surrounded by lots of trees and plants compared to the north area, where you will feel at peace. From Naga City to Caramoan Island, it took a 4-hour drive via zigzag road. Imagine that you're on a very long roller coaster ride. Dizziness visited my head, but because of the fresh air, I imagined that we were climbing a very high mountain where paradise awaited us.
 
We arrived there at 10:30 am, and we were so hungry that we decided to have lunch. Our lunch consisted of my favorite sea foods like shrimp and kinilaw na tanigue. We also had sinigang na baboy, and that was a very sumptuous lunch for me.

After that, we just rested for a while and prepared for island hopping. I have my pictures below. By the way, I watched a movie last week entitled XXX: Return of Xander Cage, and I saw that one of the scenes there was taken at Caramoan Island. That was so great! Imagine if the great Vin Diesel went there. http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/23/17/review-vin-diesel-is-back-as-xander-cage-in-new-xxx-movie

At Caramoan Island

At Caramoan Island

The next day, we continued our journey by going to Mayon Volcano. That was my first visit to the well-known and captivating perfect cone-shaped mountain. We took pictures with my sisters and brother. That was so amazing; lots of fun and adventure! We even bought different fruit shakes, but of course I never included siling labuyo in my buko shake. I can't imagine that I was sipping spicy drinks. A big no-no for me. I can't bear to eat spicy foods.

Mayon Volcano View

I hope you all imagine how beautiful our own country is! Until next time, special
thanks to my sister Michelle and her boyfriend for making my journey possible. Hugs. 😊