Philippine Travel Notes

Another dinner-meeting! This time at the town of Naval in Biliran Island-Province! But, it was only past noon, and we already left Ormoc's Lake Danao , where it takes only about 2hrs (or less) to Naval . Thus, I asked my driver to pass by the eastern towns of Biliran Island for a counter-clockwise route to Naval. Chance to say "hi" to some contacts at their locales, most of whom I was to meet later in the evening! Ah, that directional signage tells the way to the three C s of Biliran spanning the east side of the island! That's still at the town of Biliran, after crossing the bridge and turning right at the big rotunda junction. At Brgy. Julita, Biliran (town), the fantastic views of the sea start to beckon.., The eastern-most barangay of Biliran that sits beside the western-most barangay of Cabucgayan. But the equally panoramic views of the hills and mountains cannot be ignored.., That pointed peak in the distance is Mt. Biliran a.k.a. Biliran Volcano said to b...

This was it! The real purpose why I was in Naval. Roam around the whole island! How did I plan to go about this? That was a challenge. With me alone, to hire a van or any 4-wheeled vehicle was out of the question. Expensive and I had no assurance it would have been practical (I heard roads on the east and northeast were not yet quite done). But taking it from my Camiguin experience, I toyed at the idea of renting a motorbike and hiring a motorbike riding guide! Hard to find but, thankfully made possible by one of the waiters cum room boy of Marvin's Seaside Inn itself! Where I was staying, yes! Therefore, closer to home! Maybe they had a hard time looking for what I wanted and they probably said 'let's just do it ourselves'! So off we went a roaming, the waiter in his own bike (as my guide) while I on a rented motorcycle (owned by his colleague, a cook?, am not sure now). I knew they are not experts as to places or things to see in the island (by the nature of thei...