Donsol Whale Shark Adventure: Bicol - Caramoan Adventure Series Day 2

This blog post is the second part of our awesome Bicol - Caramoan adventure... 

So, after our trip to Lignon Hill where we did the zip line, then visited Cagsawa Ruins and the nearby LCC Mall, off we went to Donsol in Sorsogon the following day to swim with the gigantic whale sharks. Unlike the ones I saw in Oslob, the whale sharks in Donsol are huge... even bigger than the buses here in Manila! They were so huge (about 12-18 meters and weigh as much as 40 tons) that it was difficult for me to take a photo of its whole body. As you can see from the pictures below, I was only able to capture a portion of its body one part at a time. 

Lignon Hill Zip Line, Cagsawa Ruins, Mayon: Bicol - Caramoan Adventure Series Day 1

I've been wanting to blog about our awesome Bicol - Caramoan adventure for a long while now. But you know how it is. Other travel posts got prioritized, work got in the way, and life just happened. Before I knew it, such a long time has already passed and now I'm swimming in a ton of pending travel posts. But no worries. By hook or by crook I am going to publish all my pending travel posts before this year ends. LOL!

Anyway, here is the first part of our Bicol - Caramoan adventure. My good friend Koryn was the one who organized everything so basically my hubby and I just paid for everything and we didn't need to worry about anything else except to enjoy the whole trip. And we loved every minute of it!

Aerial Views from Bicol to Manila and My Fear of Flying

Believe it or not, I am scared of flying. I wasn't like this before. I've been riding planes since I was six years old but as I grew older, and after watching so many TV shows about air plane crashes and reading about them on the news, I guess I've developed a certain fear about them. It doesn't help that the weather these days are more unpredictable than ever. One minute the sun's shining, the next minute there's turbulence just when you're thousands of feet above the ground. I also hate heights despite the fact that Peter always makes me face them.

Mayon Volcano, Albay, Bicol Aerial View

 

The view of Mayon Volcano yesterday at LegaspiAirport

I first saw Mayon Volcano in its full perfect cone back in 2005 when Peter and I went on a three-day road trip to Bicol.

The view of Mayon Volcanoby during our road trip to Sorsogon in 2005.

Then again, last year, we visited Legaspi with our friends before we headed to Sorsogon to swim with the Butandings, then to Caramoan for some rough adventure of our own.

The view of Mayon Volcano at Lignon Hill back in April 2010

Then just recently, we saw Mayon Volcano again on our way to spend a luxurious weekend at Misibis Bay (very first photo on top) . Unfortunately, Mayon Volcano was hiding behind some clouds the whole time we were there.

I just brushed off the desire, although it would have been great to see it in its full perfect cone once again. On our way back to Manila, I was feeling a little bit down, Peter and I had a little misunderstanding, I got upset, and hid my face as I stopped the tears from falling...

Cool Bicol Tour

Hi Folks! Happy Easter! BEFORE I TELL YOU ABOUT OUR TRIP TO PALAWAN, LET’S LOOK BACK AT OUT TRIP TO SOUTHERN LUZON’S LAST FRONTIER.  WE KNOW IT’S BEEN DEVASTATED SOME TIME LAST YEAR BUT IT’S BACK ON ITS FEET AGAIN.

My constant reminder to everyone who wants to experience summer in its full glory: Don’t forget your hat, shades and SPF70 sunblock and you’re ready to conquer the scorching summer heat.

~~~oOo~~~

 SORSOGON, BICOL REGION 

Being the travel bugs that we are, we really couldn’t help but try to explore our beautiful country as much as we can. And so as soon as another long weekend hit our calendar, we hit the road again, this time, going as far south of Luzon as possible (We even met some friends at the Petron gas station at the South Express Way —Wing and Joedi as they stopped for breakfast before heading to Batangas).

 

 From left to right: Joedi, Peter, Wing

Anyway, as I was saying, we headed as far south as possible, passing by Laguna, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon —- a long 12+ hours on the winding roads of Bicol region, exploring the following sites:

 Mt. Mayon in Albay

 

 

Passing by Albay on our way to Sorsogon, we noticed that the sun was about to set and there’s no telling when we can pass by Mt. Mayon again, hence, these snapshots.