For the past few months I have been only exploring the the concrete jungle of Manila. But when I went home to Guimaras I have been very lucky to have come with my cousins to Brgy. Morobuan to visit our new in-law, Manang Christy, my oldest cousin, Nonoy's wife. Anyway, Nang Christy lives in this place so the family decided to give them a visit last Saturday. Surprise, surpise, these sceneries gave me an adrenaline rush and I went ahead and explored the place.
We first went to Nang Christy's house and these were the sceneries along the way.
This is the first bridge that we crossed.
The second bridge. Bamboo bridges are often used in Guimaras to cross rivers like this.
Their house was actually situated at a very steep side of the hill. I wasn't able to take a photo because I was very excited to check out the beautiful scenery they were talking about. Anyway, you can just imagine how they carried the construction materials to the location to build their house. Not to mention how difficult it is to get fresh water. It's amazing to discover that there are still people who live in simplicity and can carry on living no matter how difficult their circumstances may be.
We still had a long way to go before reaching the topmost part of the mountain in order to see the view. Good thing that it was cloudy when we decided to go for a hike.
Alas! We've reached the top and the scene was breathtaking. Never did I expect that time that I, too, will climb the other mountain you can see on the right side of this picture.
In order for us to reach the other side to climb the other mountain, we had to ride on a boat. As you can see the distance is really close but the tide was coming and the current was too strong for us to swim across. Also not all of us are good swimmers or even know how to swim.
On the other side, we had to go through this path and climb our way up.
The scene halfway through.
This is the view opposite of the first mountain we climbed. So much greeneries in one picture it makes my heart flutter. The sight of this makes me love life even more.
At the top of the mountain is a grotto of Mama Mary which overlooks the seaside.
TAAAADAAA! This is epic! Can't find the right words to describe it. Feelings are just overflowing.
Our trip to the beach won't be complete without island hopping. This is my baby brother, Daniel, yes still a baby, waiting for the boat.
There aren't that many islands in the area, only those islets or just a really big rock with a tree or two growing on it. Those boys don't know how lucky they are enjoying clean and unexploited beaches like this.
After our island hopping we ate our picnic lunch and went home after. I guess we spent 3 hours from 9 am to 12 pm that day for this. Yes, it was a brief adventure but I made sure I took plenty of pictures to remember this day. Till next time!
