A Spontaneous Escape to Camiguin Island

Just out of the blue, 

we decided to drop by

 at Camiguin Island

 before I catch my flight

 back to Cebu the next day.

 

So, from Iligan, we drove all the way

 to Balingoan Port (in CDO)

 where we got on a ferry

 that took us to the island.

It was a rush day trip 

and I would not recommend it.

A day tour is definitely 

not enough to explore 

what this small island has to offer.

First Glimpse

The view of the sea and the towering Mt. Guinsilban will welcome you as soon as you step on the island...

I would have loved

 to climb up on top of it

if we had the time... 

I'm sure 

the view from up there

 is amazingly beautiful...

Waterfall Memory

I grew u in a place 

known as the City of Waterfalls, 

so I was surprised when I saw this.

The 250-foot Katibawasan Falls

 was like water that gushed out

 from a pipeline leak.

 
Nevertheless,

 it still has its own unique beauty.

It creates a small pool at the bottom. 

It's always refreshing and soothing

 to get a back massage

 from nature for free ...

Before sunset

About three hours before the sun had set...

we were able to catch a boat going to White Island which is generally a horseshoe-shape sandbar.

The tides constantly resize and reshape its form though.

There are no trees on it.

It's just sand that's enough to be called an island ^_^...

 but the view of the main island with its volcanoes.. and the beach are breathtaking.

The Island that Breathes

No one lives on this small island...

She's quite a mysterious person. 

I'm not sure

 if other people saw her.

I call her as

 "She Who Guards the Island" 

In Between Moments

Another day has come and gone...

Let's stop for a while before we go on with our ride...

It's a great day to praise the Lord...

Walking in the light of God...

What Lies Beneath

The island is of volcanic origin which is made up of four stratovolcanoes...

One eruption in 1871 sank the old capital of Camiguin, with its cemetery, sunk under the sea. 

In the following years, 

the sunken land and the gravestones can still be seen when the tide is low. 

But in 1948 until 1953, Mount Vulcan erupted again, 

sinking the whole area deeper, 

to around twenty feet.

 In 1982, a large cross was built 

on the solidified lava

 to mark the site that 

became the graves of the 

ancestors of the Camiguin people.

 It then became known 

as 

The Sunken Cemetery.

~

Can you see the Giant's sleeping face ?

^_^)

And God saw every thing 

that He had made...

and behold, it was very good! 

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