May 1, 2016 – It’s Holiday in the Philippines and the best way to spend it is to travel and visit a not so new but undiscovered place. We’ve been to the City of Canlaon before but in a different part and with a different purpose.
The good thing about road tripping in the countryside is that no matter how many times you’ve driven past through a certain road, you will experience a different environment or scenery. Sometimes, the field is so green but this time it looks barren.
And it is not every day that you can see something as colorful as these:
The view from Mansalanao road of the glorious Mt. Kanlaon after blowing some ashes for the past few months:
We took this route because this is newly constructed to get to Canlaon City faster. We did not see any public transport taking this road yet but there were few private vehicles, most of them were motorcycles.
We had our lunch at one of the eateries (the one that was not close due to Holiday) near the City’s public market. You know that feeling when you really want to enjoy what is being served on your table but could not because the locals were debating about who will win on the coming presidential election? I assure you that it was really an unpleasant one that even photos of what we ate is not worth sharing.
However inhospitable that was, we headed directly to our purpose after a toilet break. We drove up to the mountain where we were treated by the beautiful view, although the effect of El Nino was very evident in this place. Plant leaves looked so dry and animals were in the hunt for food and shade away from the sun.
Finally, we arrived at the location of the 300 or more year old Banyan tree. The leaves were not so green but it was still standing mightily among other tresses around.
There were local tourists when we arrive and still coming when we departed the place. Everyone looked amazed by the size of the tree. Some dared to climb, others took selfies and so do we.
I salute the locals for maintaining this huge tree and keeping the surroundings clean while caring for their playful children.
And off to our next destination, the journey was enjoyable and educational. We learned that this is how cabbage looks like while growing.
It was already late in the afternoon when we reached this place and the scenery was spectacular.
The entrance fee to enjoy the pool of the Inland Resort was Php 25, cottage rates were from Php 100 to Php 500. But since we arrived late (and the resort was about to close), our cottage was free of charge.
The pool has three levels. First, the upper part is for kids or for those who can’t swim. hehe 🙂 Second, the middle part is for adults who can swim but are afraid of deep waters. The third and last part, the lower level is for pro for obvious reasons.
Warning!!! The water is freezing cold…grrr…grrr…grrr
But surely worth a visit. A holiday well spent.
Until next time…maybe next Holiday!!!
Rubylific 