Siquijor Budget Trip: Bandilaan Nature Camp

After more than an hour of driving, we finally got to the Bandilaan Nature Camp. Honestly, it didn't quite live up to my expectations. It was really just a small area of trees, a small part with swings and see saws and some three to four towers where you could go and chill out for a few minutes. Nothing as great as the view we had while on the way there. Yeah, well, nevertheless, here are photos.

the entrance to the nature park

On the way to the terminal, we ran low on gas so we found a sari-sari store version of a gas station (haha, i made that up). They sold liters of gas, literally in liters of coke bottles. I admit that amused me and made me admire Filipino resourcefulness. Even in areas where you wouldn't expect to find any shop to buy food or drinks or gas, somewhere along the way, a "convenience" store is there.

liters of gasoline sold along the roads nearby

It was time to go back home. After about thirty minutes or so, we arrive at the Siquijor Terminal and took the 12:30 trip headed for Dumaguete. It was an hour-long trip, less bumpy than our previous ride.

All in all, it was an adventurous trip, a lot of memorable things and wonderful scenery to remember. Although the beach experience wasn't at all how i pictured it to be, i was very happy that the road trips made up for my disappointments there. I was glad to see more of Siquijor, not just the beaches. It is indeed an island you can still call virgin, pristine, untouched. There are noticeably quite a number of beautiful trees that would look very nice on photographs. The mangroves are also wonderfully photogenic. I would have stopped by if i had more time to explore. But we had only approximately 24 hours and the sights around the island aren't exactly situated close to each other.

So, maybe next time. I'm sure i'll be seeing Isla de Fuego again, soon.

This post is part of a series:

• Siquijor On A Budget Overnight Trip
• St. Isidore Labrador Church & Convent, Lazi, Siquijor
• Cambugahay Falls, Lazi, Siquijor
• Salagdoong Beach and Molave Forest, Salagdoong Siquijor
• Bandilaan National Park, Cantabon, Siquijor