Good morning! We ate our breakfast at the resort and drove off to Salagdoong Beach. This place is famous for cliff jumping and is one of the famous spots here in Siquijor besides the falls.

When we arrived at the place, it was packed. There were lots of people by the beach and the cliff jumping area. My family wasn’t enjoying, but my mom decided to have our lunch here so she ordered food to eat.

While mom was ordering, me and my dad decided to look around if there were corals and fishes. 

We swam for thirty minutes only to find out there weren’t much corals but there were small fishes. So we went back to shore and mom said that if we ordered food here, the serving time would take about an hour since the place was packed.

We couldn’t wait long so we decided to eat our lunch at a small restaurant that was by the street we passed by on the way to Salagdoong Beach. The name of the restaurant was Chef Joe and look at the food! Grilled pork belly, my favorite. 

We drove to Dagsa Restobar since this is where we will be having our dinner. Now this is all thanks to my friend who recommended me this place and other good restaurants in Siquijor.

I searched it in Google and they had a good review. Actually, this is one of the famous restaurants in Siquijor. When we arrived, the place was packed.

We waited to be seated because everyone was already hungry and didn’t want to go to find another restaurant. So while waiting, my mom ordered food ahead.

And look what I found. If you know why Siquijor is famous because the place is full of witches. They make love potions and all others to sell to customers and mostly foreigners. They even sell voodoo dolls which is cool and creepy in the same way.

We finally got a table! The reason why the placed was packed because there was a food show going on and the one hosting it was Robi Domingo. I wasn’t able to take a picture of him because it would be rude to a papparazi all of sudden but his table was just behind us. I actually had eye contact with Robi for a few seconds while waiting for our food. Lol 

our food has arrived and the cuisine is Filipino food. They had this boodle style of the way to eat and the food was just so good.

I mean we were all hungry so it was even more delicious. We all ate to our tummy’s satisfaction and had little chit chats. Dad decided to order beer, me, my brother, and my sister drank with him to let the sleepiness kick in. It was time to go home and rest for tomorrow is another adventure.

Good morning Siquijor! For the places we’ll be going today, the first stop is Tubod Beach. I planned this whole trip on places to go and I hope we can do everything I’ve listed for today.

Tubod Beach consists of a marine sanctuary. When we arrived, there was an entrance fee of 20 pesos (if I remember correctly). This fee was used to preserve and maintain the marine sanctuary.

It was time to swim! Me, my dad and the rest of the siblings explored the sanctuary to look around for fishes or creatures that we couldn’t see back home. As usual, my mom didn’t swim but decided to relax to a nearby resort.

We swam for an hour or so until it was lunch time. Some of the photos above and below were taken by my younger brother. He was so fond of the Go Pro for I don’t know what reason. 

Talking about the Go Pro, I bought a new one to replace the one that got broken in Coron (if you want to know how it got broken, you can check it out here). I bought the Go Pro Hero 7 Black right before the long weekend and now I’m extra careful with this one. Even though it is water proof, I now use a casing every time I swim with it whether it’d be the pool or the sea so that no water can get in and damage the camera.

The huts you see is where the resort is and where mom is chilling. After eating our lunch, we had an hour to spare for snorkeling again and it was time to head out to the next destination.

We have arrived at Larena, Siquijor which is where the port is and it is 2 pm now. We haven’t had our lunch yet so we ate our late lunch at Portside Cafe just a few minutes away from the port. 

After eating, we went looking for the nearest Mhuiller since one of our employees needed money for emergency. It took awhile since it’s the Holy Week today and most of the stores were closed but eventually, we found one.

Now, it is time to go to our resort. We arrive at the resort around 4 pm. The name of the resort that we booked is Blue Wave Inn Resort and once we were able to check in, we settled down. The room that me and my sister got had a pretty view with the infinity pool and the beach.  

It was time to roam around the resort and check out what it has in store for us, the guests. I like that they had this small huts were you can chill and sun bathe during the day. 

As me my sister and dad were just sitting down by the beach, it was time for the sun to set. Thanks to this long shoreline, the view of the sunset became even more beautiful.

If you really know me through my older posts, you can say I am sucker for sun set and I will never get over each sunset I encounter. 

Just as the sun set, the shore decided to rise since high tide is at night time. It was time to go back but I wanted to do an activity, so I swam in the pool around 6:30 pm. I took a quick shower after, just before we had our dinner which is just at the resort. 

After eating dinner, me, my sister and brother had our stargazing session. If you zoom in the picture above, you can see the stars. As you also know me, going to the beach, I would always bring my mat with me to stargaze and ever since my mom gave me the mat, I’d only used it for that purpose. Half an hour later, everyone got tired so it was time to sleep.

It doesn’t end from the trip down south with the cousins. It wasn’t only touring around Cebu but around the Philippines as well. I remember I had summer classes on this day and I had an exam on my last class. I was given a minimum time to leave for class earlier and head straight to the airport. It was so clutch. 

If you want to see more posts with the Canadian cousins, check it out here.

Fast forward to 1 in the afternoon, we have arrived at Coron!!! This is my second time in Coron and it’s so good to be back. I’ve been wanting to come back here since the last trip was actually faded because I don’t remember so much of the trip.

We checked in at Seadive Resort around 5 in the afternoon and look at this view from their restaurant. It’s so relaxing. We settled down to our respective rooms to leave all the luggage.

We still had all the time before it gets dark so we decided to book ahead for our island tour tomorrow since we arrived late for today. My brother talked to all the boating services finding the cheapest one since some were quite pricey.

So while waiting for my brother since he took awhile to talk around, I took random pictures of the place. The photo above is the resort we’re staying in. It’s just a walking distance to the pier which is a really good thing!

Their famous signage of Coron. You can actually go up there through 500 steps or more. The first time I came here 8 years ago, I remember climbing up all the stairs with my family to get to the top just in time for the sunset. It was such a magnificent view of the island, one I can’t forget.

Back to where we were, after talking with all the boatmen, it was time to eat our dinner. We ate at their food court or karenderias lined up and while eating, this little fella appeared. Such a cutie, and if you didn’t know, I love dogs and look at his eyes!!

After eating dinner and stepping out, the sun began to set and ho behold their sunset. I believe for every place you go, there will never be the same sunset you will see and for that, I will always be in awe.

It was an early dinner we had because we still had things to do but before leaving, we had to go back to the resort and prepare our stuff.

And tada, we are now in Maquinit Hot Spring! One of their attractions if you aren’t going to go to their island tours. 

There were lots of people even in the night time but, oh boy, I don’t like hot springs. In fact, hot stuff to be general, If I take a shower, it would always be cold and that goes with my coffee as well. We didn’t stay long because they would close at 8pm. So after taking a dip, we left  the place.

Before going back to the resort, we had to stop by to buy essentials for tomorrow’s trip such as water or drinks. Of course, I bough this to keep me relaxed since we’re on a vacation. This ends for day 1, it’s time to hit the sacks since tomorrow will be a long and exciting day.

February 18 - 20, 2022