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| Lahus Island |
April 10, 2009
Good Friday
We left Naga around 7am for the
66km drive to the Port of Sabang (nope! not the Sabang of Puerto
Galera), the jump-off point to Caramoan. Took us about 1 1/2 hours
drive.
Good thing I was able to find a safe parking for Pinay and
found very helpful porters. After buying our fresh fish for lunch, and
after a slight delay, we were off to Guijalo Port in Caramoan for the
2-hour ride by 11am.
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| Makeshift waiting area at Sabang |
The ferry is almost the same as those in
Puerto Galera. Only thing is, Sabang does not have a decent port, so the
ferries dock on the beach.Thus, passengers are carried by porters on
the shoulder to and from the boat! Pretty scary experience you know...
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| Guijalo Port, Caramoan |
As
we arrived Guijalo Port, it was already low tide, so we have to take
another little banca ride (one were you use an oar---no motor) to the
port. whew...! But....our sundo made up for it. We were surprised to
find out that our service car (yes, car, not tricycle which is the mode
of transportation here) is a red Ford Escape!..what can you say...an SUV
in the middle of nowhere!
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| West Peninsula Villas |
We reached West Peninsula Villas in no
time. The place is in the middle of rice paddies and has only a few
rooms and most were taken up by Survivor crew. Our room was impressive
for such a small place. Clean, fresh sheets, aircon and cheap too (by
Manila standards)...what more can you ask?
Since we arrived past
1pm, we decided to have our fresh fish cooked and took our lunch in the
"resort". By 2pm, we were on our way to Bikal port by tricycle on rough
roads. Bikal is where the bancas for hire are for island hopping.
By 2:30pm we were off. We visited 3 islands and passed by 2 more: Sabitang Laya, Lahus, Matukad and forgot the rest. Too bad, wse could not stop at the other islands as Survivor was currently filming.
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| one of the islands on the other side; possibly Lahuy Island |
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| Sabitang Laya |
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| One side of Lahus Island |
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| Matukad Island |
We
crossed the channel so we had a scariest ride...riding the rough waters
as it was high tide already. Unlike El Nido & Honda Bay, the
islands in Caramoan are far apart. Suggest you choose the area where
Lahus Island is. Better sand, closer islands. Wished we had more time to
swim and shoot. The water was soooo inviting!
Caramoan has more than 10 islands begging to be explored...and 1 day is not enough to explore all of them...
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