Oslob

On January 24, 2016, our oldest son was here from the US for a visit. We drove 2 ½ hours to Hilongos to get on the RORO (roll on roll off) ferry to Cebu. We arrived with enough time to eat supper and then waited on the pier for the ferry. The ferry was suppose to leave at 10:00 pm and you load 2 hours prior to departure. However, they had a mechanical failure and departure was pushed back to midnight. It is a 4 ½ hour ferry ride to Cebu. We were on the ferry 8 ½ hours and arrived in Cebu about 4:30 – 5:00 am. Prior information from Joshua was that his ferry would arrive about 8:00 am. While we waited we ate breakfast at Jolie Bee. About 8:00 am Josh called and said they would be arriving about 11:00 am. More time to kill. We finally met up with Josh about 11:00 at the Supercat ferry terminal.

Since it was lunch time when Joshua arrive, we went to SM Mall and had lunch at Sbarro for pizza. After lunch we got on the road to Oslob. On the map it was about 80 kilometers (about 50 miles) from Cebu to Oslob, should take about 2 hours. It took about 3 ½ hours. I did not count on the traffic. It was very dense and typical Filipino traffic (see previous post about driving in the Philippines). We finally arrived at the Lagunde Resort about 4:30 pm. Very nice place, follow the link if you want more information. Flor and Abet cook super and Judson and I went swimming in the pool.

https://www.facebook.com/lagundebeachresort/

The following morning I was up to watch the sunrise from the patio of our room.

We went to Oslob proper and visited the Heritage park.

We headed to Tumalog falls. Nice drive up the side of a mountain. It was 2^nd gear in the Revo most of the way. Not sure of the height, but it is at least 200 feet up. The water in the pool was cold. Be sure to bring a pair of water (wading) shoes as the bottom is rock and sand. JJ had a great time.

The next day we intended to swim with the whale sharks. By the time we got their the coast guard stopped the activities due to wave and wind. We ended up at Cangua-ay beach, a private beach. It was a stair climb down from the road, but worth the climb. We grilled our lunch of pork and chicken at the beach.

Wednesday morning, Flor, Joshua and I returned to the whale shark area. Bryan thought he might get motion sickness, JJ was to young and the others did not want to go. Foreigners are charged 1000 pesos (about $20), Filipinos are charged 500 pesos (about $10) and people who live in Oslob are charged 50 pesos (about $1). Since I am an immigrant with an immigrant card, I was charged the 500 peso price. The waves were 3 – 5 feet and the water was a little murky, but we were able to see and swim with the wale sharks. We rented a waterproof camera and the pictures were copied to a CD. However, we cannot open the pictures on the CD. Here are some pictures from the internet.

Thank you for following us.