Siquijor - Mt. Bandilaan Peak - Haunted House - Tulapos Marine Sanctuary
February 23, 2009For those who want to read from the start, check the following Siquijor travelogues I’ve already posted:
St. Isidore Church & Covenant, Cambugahay Falls & Balete Tree
Siquijor - Capilay Spring - San Juan Beach - St. Francis Church
Hotel Agripino, Salagdoong Beach
Siquijor - Mt. Bandilaan Peak, Haunted House, Tulapos Marine Sanctuary, Atbp.
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We now come to the final stretch of our Siquijor trip. The clock was ticking so fast and our life back in the city was already beckoning to us. We had to make the most of what’s left of this journey. From our lovely visit to the Butterfly Farm, we headed back to our resort, but not without a few stops of course.
We first dropped by Siquijor’s Stations of the Cross located at Mt. Bandilaan Park. It was a pretty long and high climb. The trail going to the top was a bit moist, perhaps from that morning’s drizzle or maybe because we were trekking a forest.
On the other hand, the air around us was so cool despite the fact that it was early in the afternoon and the sun was blazing in the blue sky.I thought, this must be how life was back in the day when global warming was still nonexistent in men’s vocabulary. Too bad, I can only experience that here in unspoiled Siquijor. You all know how hot it can be in the city… like…right now! (It’s not even officially summer yet. Argh.)
I noticed Peter was a bit distracted from all the wonderful greenery around us that he didn’t notice this huge tree trunk blocking our path and almost tripped. The reason was that his “horde” (of earth and wood elementals, spirits, dragons and other supernatural beings) were having a blast making acquaintance with numerous other supernatural creatures in the area like dwarves, elves, tikbalang, etc. It made him uncomfortable thinking that his horde would somehow leave him and choose to stay here (which some of them did…how sad). I’m already used to it. Thank God for my sleepy third eye. I seldom feel or see such mysterious things.
Continuing with our ascent, we just enjoyed the cool breeze and the pleasant feeling of being surrounded by numerous trees and shrubs unknown to me. Finally, when we reached the peak , we totally ignored the three gigantic crosses when we saw this other bigger tower-like structure. My first thought was to go up and have a fantastic panoramic view of the entire island. So that’s what we did. Weee!
To our dismay, the tall trees around us didn’t give us much of a view at all. Too bad. Oh well. The excitement of it all got to me and I needed to pee. Believe it or not, we (especially Peter) asked permission first from all the dwarves around us. They helped pick a safe spot for me to pee and I’m very thankful. Call us crazy or whatever. Better safe than sorry, right?
