Martes, Abril 19, 2016

OSMEÑA PEAK traverse KAWASAN FALLS


( Yes i am sooooo back you guys. Gotta work my ass off to post in here, make it up to you  and do a lot of catching up of my back blogs that were not posted because of my laziness, opps. Any way my summer has already started and I am back with this exciting adventure I had with my close friends last weekend- trek through valleys,jungles,experience nature and breathtaking views. )



When was the last time you went on an adventure? Or took a leap of faith?  I had this realization that we create our bonds, our restraints and our own captivity. Freedom is a state of mind. Take that leap. In today's world, everything moves so fast. I've found that people are more inclined to disengage from real life situations just to look for instant gratification in technology and online. I've been really working on being present lately. Look up from your screen. Build quality relationships. Actually see things, appreciate its beauty and not just experience them through someone's lens.

Last week, we explored south - Osmeña Peak and Kawasan Falls to fill our souls with adventure. I actually cannot tell you how much I loved those places and what it meant for me to spend time up there. Like any plans, we started our trip in the morning but here comes our filipino time we ended up riding the 12:30noon bus trip going to Mantalungon. At exactly 2:30pm we arrived there and funny news came to us. We got the wrong info instead of going to Mantalungon, Dalaguete we stopped at the Mantalungon, Barili which was the other way around. We didn't new that there was also Mantalungon.Barili and Mantalungon,Dalaguete (perks of being a traveler). To get back right in track, the concerned people from Mantalungon,Barili told us how to get to Dalaguete. So we took a bus going back to Carcar and from there we opt to rode a tricycle since the bus going to Dalaguete were always loaded. The tricycle driver dropped us while on the way to the foot of the peak because his tricycle can no longer climb up. Luckily we found this good man who offered us lower price than that most  of the habal-habal drivers there. They said that Mantalungon Public Market to the foot of the peak takes about 18 km that's why  most of the habal-habal drivers will charged you 100 pesos each in going up.

From the tricky trip we're still lucky the sky is clear while we climbed and when we reached the peak. Upon arriving, a lot of people from there will ask you if you want to be guided in order to reach the peak but we chose not to and decided just to follow the path where many people were taking. It took us about 20 minutes to reach the peak and a breathtaking view welcomed us. It was already around 5 in the afternoon when we get to the peak. We're really in awe of the view while we witnessed the sunset.










        
 We stayed there for the night because we planned to trek the Kawasan Falls by morning. Just brought bottles of water and goods to fed up our tummies since there was no store near there. The temperature at night was beyond my expectation, I was literally freezing surrounded by fogs. It just reminds me of riding the plane for the first time and you get to see the aircraft’s wings slice through the clouds but this time I did actually slice it through with my bare hands. Lesson learned, if you wanna camp there and stay for a night better bring thick blankets, socks, beanies, hoodie to keep you warm since making bonfire is not allowed there (for preservation).



we enjoyed the night by playing cards and sharing our stories



          We woke up very early to catch the sun rise and climbed up to the peak again to see the view when the sun is out. To watch the dawn emerge from the night undoubtedly gives a heavenly feeling! The fresh sun rays entwine with the dark horizon and peep out of the creek with tranquil grin.

    




 





             Since we are planning to trek to Kawasan, we need to pay for a tour guide. Mostly tour guides will ask for 1,000- 1,400. At exactly 8:30am, we started our trekking down to Kawasan Falls, Badian. While on the way, our tour guide kuya Mhark taught us about the place, about the mountaineers, his life and more. He is also very kind to be our photographer.








Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you.




A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.









we stopped at this small house and enjoyed our buko

After 4 hours of trekking, finally we reached Kawasan Falls. It was really tiring but the end point is worth all the pain. To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.



with our tour guide, kuya Mhark






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Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. According to Pavese traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it. The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover as what Mark Twain said.



 ( *If you have any plans to go trekking or canyoneering, I can refer you to Kuya Mhark to get discount. Any questions about this whole trip will be entertained, just message me on any of my accounts.  )

                                                                                                          Lots of love, Simply Gilian  




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