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Day 7: (Guimaras) Hammock to (Iloilo City) Private Room

Posted on September 10, 2010 by journeyingjames 11 Comments
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This is Day 7 of the 14-Day Backpacking Challenge I did last July 6-20, 2011 in West Visayas.

The Sweetest Mango in the World

Last night my back was full of insect bites and I wasn’t able to sleep properly. But I have no regrets, the journey will not be complete without the insect bites. But sometime along the way you still want some comfort. Let’s see if I will find that tonight. And since I’m in Guimaras already, I should not leave without satisfying my sweet tooth of the famous Guimaras mango.

Family Bonding & Livelihood at Guisi Beach, Nueva Valencia

Waking up on this beautiful secret cove is surreal- the sea breeze, blue skies,golden sand, and the view of the 19th century lighthouse with I explored for a good 1 hour before taking a quick dip to the sea.

Caminos, Canales, Puertos (Roads, Canals, Ports)

Lighthouse by the Spanish gov't in 1894 -1896

2nd lighthouse built in 1920

3rd lighthouse built by the Philippine Coast Guard

Again, thanks to 10-sec timer

Reminds me of Lord of the Rings

Disoriented: Day 6 on my hands but its Day 7 already

Now I’m ready to go to the next destination! I think I would visit the Trappist Monastery then go to Rene (the province historian/researcher I met last night) at the Provincial Capitol. Hopefully, I can have some taste of the mango before I head my way to Iloilo City.

good old abbey

After about 10 minutes of boat ride (Jordan-Iloilo City), transition from beach life to city life in less than an hour, I’m excited for the new adventure. I want to tell you a secret to go cheap while traveling- COUCHSURFING.ORG.

Number 11!

Ready to board Angela 3, off to Iloilo City

CouchSurfing (CS) is an online community of travelers/backpackers who offers their place/couch/bed/room/sala to strangers for free. It transforms our way of travel– just imagine going to places and staying overnight for free- and you get to make friends in the process too! For more information about CS, please check the website: www.couchsurfing.org

Here in Iloilo I used CS, someone offered their place for me to stay- for free. I just told her that I want something near the beach so I can easily set up my hammock. Thanks Radi for the offer- she not only gave me a place near the beach, she offered me a private room in their beach resort at Villa, Iloilo City- that is for FREE! Thanks Radi, Rudy and Couchsurfing!

My Cozy Private Room for 2 Days

PEOPLE I MET

1. Rene, historian/researcher at Guimaras Capitol

2. Radi and Rudy (siblings). They hosted me for 2 days in their nice beach resort at Villa. Thanks Bosing Rudy for the rock n roll nights!

3. Marciano Dayuday, care-taker of the Guisi lighthouse

4. Edgardo Magbanua- tourism officer for Guisi Ligthouse & Heritage Cottage

5. Father Bruno from Trappist Monastery, he doesn't want to pose on the camera

6. Nanay Eden. She peeled gave it to me. Madamu gid nga Salamat!

FOODS I ATE

1. The sweetest mango in the world. Nanay Eden, whose won 1st place on the Best Boat Display last Manggahan Festival gave me her one and only ripe mango when she learned that I came all the way from Manila just to taste the Guimaras mango. Thank you Nay Eden!

"Ginataang Palos" (eel cooked in coconut milk)

2. Eel for lunch. I enetered Judavel’s eatery and ordered eel boiled in coconut oil (“ginataang palos”). A little bit slimy at first but yummy at best!

Mango Piaya from Guimaras

3. Mango piaya. If I’m not on a budget, I think I will buy more of this. Must-buy for pasalubong. Available at Tourism Office of Guimaras, near the Capitol, Alubhod.

Batchoy from Lapaz

4. Ted’s Batchoy. The first thing I bought in Lapaz, Iloilo City is my personal favorite- the batchoy.

Thanks to CouchSurfing, I got a Private Room, bye for now my beloved Hammock.

Expenses for Day 7 (in Philippine peso):

P10 Entrance Fee (Guisi Lighthouse)
P20 Motorcycle aka Habal-habal (Guisi-Dolores)
P20 Jeepney (Dolores-Trappist)
P7 Jeepney (Trappist-Alubhod)
P40 Lunch (Eel + 1 1/2 cups of rice)
P20 Mango (1pc.)
P35 Mango Piaya
P20 Internet usage (for FB/Twitter updates)
P10 Jeepney (Capitol-Rizal,Jordan)
P13 Pumpboat (Jordan, Guimaras-Iloilo City)
P7 Jeepney to Lapaz
P60 Ted’s Batchoy
P7 Lapaz-Jaro
P14 Jaro-Valencia

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PhP 283.00 (US$6.42) – Again excess of my P250/day budget. Its okay, I still have extra from my savings from Days 1-5.

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11 thoughts on “Day 7: (Guimaras) Hammock to (Iloilo City) Private Room”

  1. chyng said:
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    September 10, 2010 at 6:47 am

    ok, parang di na post yung 1st comment ko…

    lucky you for the FREE private room. mas recharging kung ok yung tulog dahil walang insect bites + may matinong bathroom!

    what happened to the caretaker’s face? na-aksidente ba sya before?

    • journeyingjames said:
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      September 10, 2010 at 6:59 am

      yes, not only a room beside the beach, may booze pa while bumming sa beach. thanks to couchsurfing and to bosing rudy

  2. chyng said:
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    September 10, 2010 at 6:48 am

    and btw, nice rainbow shot! Ü

  3. jovel said:
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    September 10, 2010 at 6:54 am

    guimaras was the best beach ive been so far..:)

    • journeyingjames said:
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      September 10, 2010 at 7:09 am

      really? yeah! guimaras has her own charm but i would never exchange palawan's beaches and stunning beauty. magnificent at best!

  4. jhuvy said:
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    September 20, 2010 at 5:34 am

    the pictures tells it all…like it! 🙂

  5. fliptravels.com said:
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    September 28, 2010 at 4:07 am

    oh shoot!

    there's an entrance fee?

    we didn't pay, wala kasing tao. tsk tsk tsk

    RON | fliptravels.com

    • journeyingjames said:
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      September 28, 2010 at 11:39 pm

      yes, meron.. although i can opt not to pay. i did pay kasi i was able to talk to the caretaker. i saw how they really make this place clean. nakiligo pa nga ako dun. haha so parang bayad sa ligo P10; (sa dumi P5, sa ihi P2- hahaha just kidding!).

  6. Online Poker said:
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    September 30, 2010 at 11:07 am

    good points and the details are more specific than elsewhere, thanks.

    – Murk

    • journeyingjames said:
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      October 1, 2010 at 1:18 am

      thanks murk!

  7. hei lee said:
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    January 18, 2016 at 5:21 am

    Such an inspiring Journey! thumbs up!

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