We arrived at Tanjay Dumaguete at 12.50am. My future sister-in-law lives here. My mom? TIRED! Me? EXCITED FOR MY TRIP IN DUMAGUETE HAHAHA!
Aside from meeting my in-law's family, I really got excited on seeing Manjuyod's Sandbar in Negros Oriental. Again, I headed with only one companion. She's April.
From Tanjay City, we ride a bus to Manjuyod. At Manjuyod, we ride a tricycle going to the sea port where botas wait for passengers that will experience the Sandbar.
Because we were only two in our trip, I decided not to take the package deal in seeing sandbar. It will cost thousands for 15 to 20 people. We asked the bangkero to lower the price of his service and thank God he made it into 500. I am so confident about our trip. I told the bangkero that he can bring us to the shores of sandbar, and then be back in the afternoon. We arrived at our destination at 1.30 because of the stopovers the bangka had in our trip. After he delivered his passengers to sandbar's cottage, he stopped the bangka in the middle of the sea. I asked him where will he bring us, or where's the shore and then he told me "Dito na po tayo". I was like, "Ano? Dito tayo sa gitna ng dagat? Walang shore? Dagat agad?---Okay." and I was really laughing at our trip. We didn't reserve for a cottage that's why we stayed at the bangka. The bangkero said that we must wait for hours for the sea level to get low. I just couldn't move on to the fact that we're in the middle of the sea!
I guess patience was indeed a virtue. For us not to get bored, we took shots here and there until the sandbars appear. We were overwhelmed on how beautiful sandbar was. Starfishes here and there. We could even see how the sand divided the sea into two!
Indeed, the hours of waiting was so sulit! I will surely go back at Manjuyod's Sandbar. And by that time, I will reserve for a cottage so I will not ask the bangkero where the shore is.
May 4, 2011 trip to Dumaguete and Manjuyod's Sandbar
From Mactan Airport, airport taxi to South Star Terminal
Ceres Bus for 4 hours heading to Bato
From Bato, mini ferry to Matiao (3o minutes of travel)
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hi, do you have the bangkeros' contact number? or where can we hire one? planning to be there early morning in august. the tourism office offer fixed rate. thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh I am sorry I wasn't able to check your comment earlier. I don't have the bangkero's contact no. because we headed there without any plan.
ReplyDeleteWhen we arrived at the port, we looked for a bangkero and negotiated.