Foot and Fire

  Who is not having fun when one has a camera these days? A phone cam at that. Well, when in a nature resort, document the nature. I had fun taking my selfie in between sleeping and eating at the Graceland View Resort located at Murcia, Negros Occidental, just diverging from the road leading to Mambukal.  Peace and quiet is yours here if you are lucky enough not to be with a million other picnickers. And I just got lucky! Here, I am sharing with you the flowers and plants I came to retreat with last weekend.   The yellow Gumamela. I'm not sure if this can go to Hibiscus tea. ***

  I had a serene time with nature when I went with the group of my sister on a picnic at Graceland View Resort located near the Don Bosco summer or retreat house in Murcia, Negros Occidental and just a few distance away from the renowned Mambukal Resort. Graceland has a 5.5ft and 4 ft high pool which is overlooking the forests and the hills below it as well as the skies above it. It pays to mention that the water is sourced from the spring, so it entails that the waters one bathe in is cold and mineral-laden. On the left side, one can observe the flying bats of Mambukal later in the day while on the right side, one can observe the structures of Campuestuhan, another mountain concept resort located n Bacolod City.    One can stay overnight or do daytime picnic only, a welcome change to a very touristy atmosphere at the Mambukal resort. If one is raring for a rest and a place to relax, read books and just eat, Graceland is a place to be. Around the resort ar...

Mambukal Resort is synonymous with rushing waters, crickets, hot spring, hiking and seven falls. Located in Murcia, Negros Occidental, Mambukal can be a jump off in going to the crater of Mt. Canlaon.  One can enjoy the nature's natural sound if one stays in the hut near these rushing waters. ***  *** *** *** *** The greeneries refresh the tired eyes, wasted body, and drained brain.  *** *** *** Lampunaya. *** *** *** *** ***