The famous serpentine White Island with Camiguin’s Mt. Hibok-Hibok (its only active volcano) in the background
To officially welcome summer, I’d like to do a feature on Camiguin, a quaint little island north of Mindanao, which I’m very fond of. The very first time I’ve been there was when I was six years old. My grandmother and I used to visit the place when she was still serving as the Dep.Ed. Superintendent of the region. It didn’t really change that much over the years. The air is still fresh, the people are still as friendly and the sites are still as breathtaking as I remember them to be.
L: Riding a bus from CDO to Balingoan Port; R: Arrival at Benoni Port in Camiguin
The island is said to be born of fire because of its seven (seven!) volcanoes. Had I not seen hardened lava rocks all over the island, I would not have believed it to be so. How freakishly awesome, right?
