Avanzers...where do you plan to spend your summer?

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Road Trip to Bohol via Ro-Ro
December 28-31, 2010



Route:
Tagum City to Butuan City via Agusan Road
Butuan City to Balingoan, Misamis Oriental, passing Gingood City
Balingoan, Misamis Oriental to Benoni, Camiguin via MV Kalinaw

Balbagon, Camiguin to Jagna, Bohol via Super Shuttle Ferry 9


Jagna, Bohol to Tagbilaran City
Tagbilaran City to Carmen, Bohol via Loboc

Return Trip:
Tagbilaran City to Jagna, Bohol
Jagna, Bohol to Balbagon, Camiguin via Super Shuttle Ferry 9
Balbagon to Benoni
Benoni, Camiguin to Balingoan, Misamis Oriental via Super Shuttle Ferry 7
Balingoan, Misamis Oriental to Butuan City
Butuan City to Tagum City via Agusan road

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Road Trip...

First Stop.. Butuan City McDonalds, 9am for breakfast, after 4 hours of travel from Tagum City...

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after breakfast at Butuan, another stopover * Carmen, Agusan del Sur for photos.. (sad thing is nung dumaan kami dito pauwi ng gabi, mas maganda at maraming ilaw )

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Arrived * Balingoan, Misamis Oriental Port by 10:30am..
akala namin e male-late na kami.. good thing at may trip agad na kasunod..
Balingoan-Jagna is about 40-60 minutes, depending on cargo at wave conditions..




* Balingoan Port, w/ volcanic island of Camiguin at the background


MV Kalinaw: ferryboat to Camiguin


after about 1 hour of ferryboat ride: entering Benoni, Camiguin

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PPA Benoni

Almost past lunch, went straight to place of stay sa Bahay Bakasyunan sa Camiguin to check-in and unload some stuff, tapos libot Camiguin for some sights..






retiring for the night after a grueling day of driving and sight seeing, WHEEW!

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some sights at Camiguin.. (syempre kasali din si Vanzie sa photos, hehe!)


went first to ruins of an old church destroyed by Mt Vulcan in 1800's


had photo taken against a century old tree inside the ruins of the church..
mataas pa talaga yung kahoy, di naabot ng range ng camera ang tuktok..


*Sunken Cemetery

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* the footsteps of the Walkway.. aka Via Cruzez.. dina inakyat at hindi kami nagFlanax, hehe!




across the walkway, may store for abubots.. bibli lang ng pampasalubong!!

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December 29, 2010






*early morning, we went to White Island by a banca, frolicked along the white sand beach (much like the white sands of boracay) before going to port for bohol..


PPA Balbagon


8am: Loading up the barge for Jagna, Bohol via Super Shuttle Ferry 9

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Arrived * Jagna, Bohol * around 12nn after 3.5hours of travel...




Gearing up and checking everything prior to leaving the Ro-Ro Barge.. To travel to Tagbilaran City for about 2 hours to check in * Chriscentville Hotel...




Loboc Belfry..

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arrived at Loboc by 3pm from Tagbilaran City..
decided to eat late lunch (or early dinner) by the floating restaurants of Loboc river.. (...........panaghoy sa suba..)






unexpected on the lunch cruise: we have ROD STEWART (yes, that's him!) on the same boat with us!