A lazy morning
Any time I can sneak in a lie-in, I do so, and this morning was no exception. I had a nice, late lie-in, and so did others too, and when I eventually got up, I went to have breakfast. As the hostel has its own kitchen, we decided to just have breakfast here. The food doesn’t disappoint! Once we finally got sorted out, we decided to rent a couple of bikes and began exploring Siquijor. Our destination was a waterfall accompanied by a lagoon, and after 30 minutes of riding, we realised we’d gone too far.
Check this link out for more information about the Cambugahay Falls.
So we spun around and rode back to the waterfall, and after 20 minutes, we were finally there. We parked up, then had to descend a stone staircase, which led us straight to the lagoon and waterfalls. The three of us stripped off our normal clothes and jumped in, enjoying the cool respite from the Sun’s heat. There were also a couple of points that had rope swings you could use to fly into the main lagoon. I didn’t want to spend any money, being cheap and all that, so I just watched Mat, Gina, and many others go nuts and fling themselves into the water. After about an hour, we decided to get out, dry off, and ride on.
Local secrets
Some time later, about halfway around the island, we stopped at one of the few restaurants we’d encountered. It was isolated and pretty empty, bar an old drunk dude. We decided to have a local delicacy for lunch, chicken sisig, and it was delicious. Only later did I find out it had organs in it, all chopped up and served with rice, but it was tasty as hell. As is standard for drunk folk, he struck up a conversation and told us about his life as well as a secret beach nearby. That peaked our interest, and once we’d paid and got out of there, we followed his directions.
It was proper in the sticks and through the trees too, one of the bumpiest trails I’ve ever ridden on. None of our bums made it out unscathed. Thankfully, the tide was out when we got there, so we could walk quite far, though it was fairly rocky instead of sandy. It looked extremely beautiful and picturesque, not to mention peaceful. Definitely worth the trouble to get here. Once we’d spent a bit of time relaxing and exploring, we mounted up, got bumped around, and carried on around the island.
Home sweet sunset
On the way back home, we came across a beach that had the perfect view of the sunset, it was serene. So we parked up and sat for a while as the Sun went down, and we also spoke to a few locals with puppies too. After admiring the gorgeous sunset, we headed home, which was another 40 minutes in the dark. Riding a scooter in Asia always puts me on edge, and the dark makes it 10 times worse. Shortly after returning our bikes to the hostel, we had our dinner and chilled out. Riding for so long in the sunshine always drains the energy out of me.
Check out this post for my first scooter rental experience and the few problems I had with it.
There was a buzz of anxiousness as there were reports of flights out of Manila being suspended as of the 15th March. Many people have heard reports that no one will be able to arrive or depart if that becomes a reality. All because of this coronavirus that’s been spreading and slowly creeping up everywhere. We shall see in the coming days!
