Camiguin Ride (The complete story...)

It is the time of the year when we do our annual pilgrimage to Bohol (where we accompany Kuya Mayong, whose ‘panata’ is to celebrate his birthday in his native land). But informed that the barge going to Jagna (which is near Mayong's birthplace) was broken and under repair (as can be expacted in this glorious country), the Agilas decided to go to Camiguin instead, a place we enjoyed visiting a few years ago.

Early morning, February 29, Daniel and Yvette, Ping and Mercy, Roy and Joy, Alvin and Jessica, Craig and Lolit, Bob (Craig's Canadian best friend from Bohol), Butch , Anton, Ferdie, Mayong, Ading and Randy ( a guest rider who is also Canadian) met at McDonalds at Damosa Gateway and by 5:30 were off north towards Surigao. With the sky clear and the weather relatively cool, the jump off went without a hitch and soon the group was in Trento having a leisurely brunch. The motorcycles were refueled and the now completely rehabilitated and twisty road to Butuan beckoned. Time, like the road, quickly zipped by, and by 1:30PM, the group was in Surigao City.

A restful sleep and the next day (Friday) at 8:00 AM, the group took the road back to Butuan City and then the road to going to Cagayan de Oro. At a port in the town of Balingoan, Misamis Oriental, the bikes were loaded to a barge and after a one hour, the Agilas were in Camiguin Island. The group proceeded to Caves Dive Resort to check in. Some had the bikes checked; others had a couple of beers to go with the conversation, and, finally everybody settled down for the night.

Wake up call was early the next day (Saturday) as the couples (plus Anton and Ading) went to see White island, which is really a sandbar with an awesome view of Mt. Hibok-Hibok. The whole group then went a tour of the whole island (where, apparently, the helmet law is suspended) on motorcycles, going to the Hibok-hibok Volcano Observatory, then to the Katibawasan Falls. A refreshing dip at the Ardent Hot Springs resort and the group went back to the hotel to pack up. It was off to the port for the 2:45 pm barge trip back to Misamis Oriental where the group rode towards Cagayan de Oro City, arriving there around 5:30PM.

(Pictures in this post were all taken in Camiguin.)

After settling down at the hotel, the group went to OIC Restaurant where the Kagayanhon Kruzers treated the group for dinner and beers. The conversation, as expected between bikers, was lively, spirited (with spirits) and fun. Thanks, KK!

Jump off from Cagayan to Davao was 9:00 AM Sunday. It was a smaller group that was riding to Davao as Craig, Lolit and Bob decided to go to Dipolog City. Too, Randy wanted to stay in Cagayan for a few more days.

So from Cagayan de Oro, the ride continued to Bukidnon where the group had lunch at the usual place in Valencia. At the Overview (around 100kms from Davao), the group were met by Jerome, Ronnie, Efren, Tatay Gigi, Michael, and Jimmy. Coffee and extended conversations done, it was finally off to Davao. The rains finally came in Calinan (the whole trip was rain-free until then) but everybody arrived in Davao safely and in one piece.

The odometer of Roy’s bike recorded a total of 1,132 kilometers for the whole trip.

If this ride is a harbinger of the club’s rides for the year, expect more interesting and fun rides the coming days.