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. 

Nature's Wonders In Samar's Island Paradise

One of the pleasures of travel includes being able to get up close and personal with the flora and fauna of the place. Most especially, the fauna. Fascinating creatures like dolphins and whale sharks are only a few of the fauna that you can find visiting the islands of the Philippines.

While the whale shark capital of the Philippines is in Donsol, Sorsogon. But a little-known fact is that Northern Samar also has its share of whale shark sightings.

These two islands: Samar and Sorsogon, share some bodies of water, so it's understandable that some of the fauna in Sorsogon may find themselves passing through the waters of Samar.

Donsol - Swimming with the Butanding Whale Sharks

Happy Earth Day, everyone!

That's me and my guide as we were swimming on top of the Butanding whale shark... scary but nice. ^_^ Photo was taken by Peter by the way.

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.