Foot and Fire

Circling the national circumferential road of Siquijor island is literally circling. We first stopped at the Guiwanon Spring Park resort where there are tree huts fro rent overnight. One can swim in the freshwater by the mangroves too. The resort guesthouse where one can have snacks and enjoy the view of the waters is about a kilometer walk through bridge from the highway where we stopped. It was a fun experience, I must admit. Note the patterned amakan they used. It's so pretty. Stopping by the cool mangrove... The guesthouse amid the blue clear freshwaters. The mangrove... The seafloor... Ohhhh, serenity! This is one of the tree houses for rent This is just about 300m from the port. The famous church of Siquijor. At the background is the bell tower. That is the Side perspective of the church on my back and I was posing by the crotons (not sure of the spelling) plants. The bell tower rings my joy: Siquijor here I am!  Here...

POSTCARD FROM PIER 3, DUMAGUETE. Having arrived from Siquijor, we were here waiting for a pick up from Harold's Place where we booked our Twin Lake and Casaroro Falls Trip. Photo by Maria O Palmes.  Preparing for our itinerary, I found out that there are almost no blog and sites giving updated tips on travelling to Siquijor from Bacolod City. The latest I got was 2008. Hence, I made it a point to include here some useful tips for those who want to see, touch and taste Siquijor. Our journey started in Bacolod. To save the money for the lodgings, we took the night or special trip of Ceres South Terminal (Tel. No. 034-4334993) and slept the night in the bus. Ask for the special night trip from Bacolod to Dumaguete (Regular Fare as of August 2012, P320; bring your ID for discounts) as you won't be given the idea of this trip if you ask for the first and last trip only (B-D it's 12mn; D-B it's 1am). Ceres is a bus with seats and since the travel is nighttime, ...