CDO's Motorella
Early this year, I booked a round trip ticket bound for Cagayan de Oro City. But the official destination is the small island north of Misamis Oriental: Camiguin Island. Along with my friend Clarise Prat (who came up with this idea), we packed our bags and headed to Camiguin.
I don't feel like writing much info on Camiguin Island since there's a lot that you can find on the internet. Clarise took the initiative of finding our reservations (for CDO and Camiguin) and I did a bit of research on our trip destination. For me, it would be best to know where we would be going, what transportation to take and the whole enchalada.
Initially, I really thought that this trip won't push through. Early this month, Clarise and I were both empty handed. Luckily, we found the means to fund this journey.
There are a lot of ways to get to Camiguin: by air, by land or by water. Since we chose to travel quickly (by plane from Davao City), we booked a flight bound for Cagayan. Then to get to Camiguin from Cagayan de Oro, one has to take a bus en route to Misamis Oriental then an hour boat ride to Benoni, Camiguin.
I was thinking of touring Cagayan de Oro City on our first day but unfortunately, flight delays ruined our initial plans. We were stuck at the airport for over 7 hours due to service issues. Our flight was on Air Phil Express and I believe that the crew were giving false expectations to stranded passengers. By past 6 in the evening, our plane finally arrived and the flight bound for Cagayan de Oro was really shaky. If I counted correctly, I said 3 Hail Marys and 5 Our Father (the Lord's Prayer).
Airport in CDO is small (which reminded me a lot of the airport in Zamboanga City). We took our luggage and got a cab (which was not a very pleasant experience).
For the overnight stay in Cagayan, Clarise booked us at the Budgetel Hotel. Room was very basic and the staff were accomodating. That night, we visited CDO's most talked about night market which they call DVsoria. Mostly, items on sale were UKs (ukay-ukay) and street food. I bought myself a summer hat that cost me a hundred bucks (tried to bargain for a lower price but the woman didn't give in).
The Budgetel Hotel
After touring DVsoria, we went to Yuri's Cafe for a few drinks. Place was quite packed since it was Saturday. Later on, Clarise's friend gave us a short tour around the city, but I was too sleepy to pay attention. By past 12 midnight, we were back at the hotel and I slept like a baby.
That ends my first day on tour. Story to continue tomorrow.
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