Last Oct. 22 my Mom took me to long trip to Camiguin Island. We were supposed to go on the 20th but my mom learned it was the Lanzones festival and she did not want to go with the big crowd so we postponed our trip a little later instead.
I have been told about it several days before we had to leave and everyone around me was really excited about it. i didn’t feel anything at first till the day itself when mom unusually woke me up early and gave me a quick bath and made me wore panlakad clothes. i knew then that i will be going out of the house again. i didnt really care if it was just a short padyak ride to the health center, who knew! i just wanted to get out again.
But then it was not just a short padyak ride rather i remembered riding a big bus which took us to a far, far away place. then we transferred to a van i became irritable when it didn’t take off at once and it was so hot inside as the aircon seemed old it was letting off but a little cool air. i would sleep on and off the entire trip and i would get grouchy since we travelled for quite a while and yet we were still riding and travelling like forever. then we got into a big boat, though mom tells mama it was but a small boat and it would rock back and forth. my ate aiai and kuya ogie took me near the edge of the boat and i was surprised because we were on the sea, no wonder the boat was rocking. i’ve never been in boats before and i felt kinda scared and it was hot and i became grouchy again.
i slept once more and finally we got to this place where there were little huts and a beach just outside. my mom and mama rested for a while but my cousins took me out and made me walk on the sand. it was icky black sand but the water was gently lapping at my feet it felt wonderful. it was actually the first time i’ve ever walked on the beach. then my mom later came to us and took pics of me as a remembrance.
we got so tired from the trip that we went back to our cottage and rested a bit. then we went out again to eat something and went back home to sleep early as there was no tv and not much to do. and mom told me that we will be having a great day the following day.
but it rained so hard that morning, we were all afraid we’d be stranded in the island. and mom was feeling sad she’d miss going to White Is. again. good enough the skies cleared at around 9am so we were able to leave. mama told me i won’t be wearing diapers the entire day instead i’ll be wearing my swimming trunks again.
we got on a tricycle which took us to another resort then we got on a small boat again, but this time i really mean it’s small i could even touch the water if i tried too. but it was a really short ride as we got off on a small island and this time the sand was really white. we took pictures everywhere. my cousins were taking pictures of themselves everywhere saying it’s all pang friendster. mom took a lot of pictures of me too. the strangest thing though was when my mama told Kuya Ogie to dig a small hole for me. then they had me buried upright with my legs up to my waist buried deep into the sand. mama told me i will have strong, sturdy legs for walking soon.i held the sand for a while and felt how rough it was.
i even tried tasting it but mama rushed to take my sandy hand off my mouth. sheesh!
then we left the island again and i fell asleep on the jeep ride towards i don’t know where. when i woke up they have already eaten their lunch and no one even bothered to wake me up. hmp!
then we rode off again and we would stop once in a while to take pics of i don’t know what. i remembered there was this big cross in the middle of the sea and mom told me it was an old sunken cemetery. the dead people there may have drowned and died again. how sad.
then we stopped by another place and this time they carried me as we walked quite a slopy road. my mom, mama and ate aiai took turns in carrying me as they say i’m so bigat already. then they even let me walk on the road with my bare feet. i must have looked like a little elf walking down that street amid the jungle with my little huggies hoody on.
still cute though bleh!
then as we neared the place we heard the sound of gushing water. they say it was supposed to be the katibawasan falls. there’s only one group of tourists with us and they were complimenting me for being so brave as i dipped in the icy cold water. my mom insisted is hould lake that dip to wash off salt water from the beach and the weewee since i took a leak even when was sitting on mama’s lap on the jeep ride.
then we took off again after walking back to our jeep. mom was right, it was indeed a long trip. this time it was another pool but with warm water gushing from a big, big faucet. i loved it so much there as i felt i was just in my own tub back home.
i splashed on the water. and splashed. and splashed!!
it was really so much fun! i was tired but the water felt so good that the people around me enjoyed watching me to. sikat na bata na naman ako.
finally we went home and rested as we all got tired with that long trip. truie enough i had on my swimming trunks the entire day. i peed several times though but ssshhh that’s our little secret huh!
before we went home the following day ate aiai took me out on an early swim in the beach. it was not really a bath as i only had my feet wet. i guess they only want to wash my urine-smelled fanny though heheh…..
then we took off to another long journey again but this time it ended at my home with mamang and my other cousins waiting eagerly for us and our kwento and our pasalubongs.