A day in Carrascal

Early last year I went to Tandag City and the town of Carrascal in the Province of Surigao del Sur, Caraga Region.

The bay side in Tandag.

It was all-work-and-little-fun-on-the-side day. When we visited the market, the surprise of the day came!

Baby Sharks! and Sting ray!Sarap!

The Curtain of Water

Ante scriptum (if there is such a thing)--- So much has been said about this magnificent falls, so my piece will just be one of them.

Bislig City, Surigao del Sur --- Tinuy-an Falls is a curtain of water. Now known as the Niagara Falls of the Philippines. It stands 55 meters high and 95 meters wide.

Last summer, all roads lead to this majestic attraction. And my visit was intentionally just at the end of summer so there won't be much crowd and photo op would be great.

Along with my friends, it was my first time to visit the place and the first thing that came out of my mouth was "Amazing!"

Even at the parking area, the smaller two-layer water cascade greets you with such a warmth feel.

When you get close to the majestic water curtain, you would be engulfed in such great awe as to how nature exudes beauty in wondrous ways. And then would lead you to think, there really is that God that designs all these beauty.

Above the 55-meter high curtain are another two shorter water falls. I've climbed up to the second level since we were prohibited to climb the third one.

Before I forget, the water, oh, the water is so clean, refreshing, as magnificent as it looks.

And so I plunged in.

By the way, the trip is very affordable.

Come and visit Bislig City now.

Commune with Nature

Nature communing, island hopping, sun and sand basking.

These are among my fondest memories visiting San Agustin in Surigao del Sur.

San Agustin has so much to offer. We went to La Entrada Resort. So aptly named because it's the first resort when you enter the mangrove sanctuary and beach front of the this quiet and quaint town.

La Entrada, in Brgy. Britannia, is tucked in the bosom of a thick, 500-hectare,green canopy mangrove reserved. The resort is so particularly designed to go along with the landscape and terrain of the mangrove forest in order not to disturb the natural setting of the protected area.Such scenery brings you much closer to nature.

Aside from the sumptuous meals, which always included a variety of seafood, from shrimps, crabs tuna and other delicacies from the sea, the place offers a better view of the 24 serenely poised beautiful islets scattered in Lianga Bay.

Good thing is the resort is very affordable and reasonably priced.

The best adventure the place can offer is the island hopping. All right, the hundred islands in Pangasinan is enthralling, but the 24 islets here are equally exotic in its own unique way that it is comparable to hundred islands, Caramoan in Cam Sur and Boracay combined!

I only visited four of the 24, it was already more than enough. See for yourself. I've basked in the sun and sand in Hagonoy Islet, Buslon, Naked Island, and Hiyud-hiyuran Island.

What is more exciting is this town is close to Hinatuan town (about one and a half hour ride) where the enchanted River is located and Bislig City (two-hour ride) where the magnificent Tinuy-an Falls can be found.

Come visit San Agustin.

It's more fun in Mindanao

It's more fun in Mindanao.

I will be posting here some photos showing why its more fun doing things in Mindanao. I hope this will be a series... I hope I would have enough bullets to sustain it. :D

Have fun in Mindanao.

This one is in the upper portion of Tinuy-an Falls (the Niagara of the Philippines)in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. Cool, very clean and refreshing water is waiting to embrace you.
Wanna be one with nature? Come, join me!