Dabawenyang Laagan

We've seen plenty of photos about Bucas Grande or Sohoton Cove. We wanted to visit the place so bad. We even watched videos on Youtube about the place, read blogs and facebook posts to prepare for it financially. And finally, last Sunday, we did! Here's what happened. We we're a total of 24 pax in the tour. So, we had to book two vans. Each van costs 4,500 per day. Standard rate for the van is Php 3, 500 but because the destination is pretty far from Davao City, it's more expensive. We planned for a 2 day tour which costed both vans Php 8,000 plus crude oil (Budget for crude was Php 6,000 for both vans). We also brought food and water for two days, appliances like heater and butane stove. We brought our own water because we aren't sure of the quality of water in the island (better to be safe than sorry). Planned jump-off time from Davao City was 1:00 AM but we had to pass by different areas of the city to pick up the others before we finally took off. A

Last May 12, 2016 we took a visit to Isla Jardin Del Mar in Saranggani Province. Saranggani Province is well known for its beaches and, of course, tuna! Saranggani Province is about 4-5 hours from Davao City. This is the second time I visited Gumasa. The first time was in White Haven Resort. This time, we went to Isla Jardin del Mar for an overnight stay. This resort is far from the communities unlike the other resorts. It looks high end compared to the first resort I've been but it also is affordable. Here are some of the photos I took in the resort. The beach is filled with marine life. The kids even caught fishes. And rich and corals! Look! :) After the beach, we went to GenSan to buy fish and we decided to visit our colleague's house in Sta. Cruz. They also have a river near them. Rivers in rural areas are clean unlike the rivers we see in the cities. We also had buko and saba. Yummy! :)