Siquijor Budget Trip: Sunrise in Salagdoong Beach and Molave Forest

Day 2 (Sunday) - Salagdoong Beach Sunrise

I got up at 5:30 am but to my disappointment, sunrise wasn't clearly visible on that part of the island. I was expecting a lot of orange and bright sky but there was nothing but some of the sun's rays peaking from a far part of the horizon. I took pictures anyway until early hours of the morning.

what a beautiful sunrise
the shore at early morning; people are still sleeping inside those tents
some children having an sunrise dip
empty bottles from the night before
cottage homes at Salagdoong beach
zzzzzz....
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Siquijor On A Budget Overnight Trip - Getting There and Budget Summary

I took another opportunity to visit the island of Siquijor for the weekend, two days and one night. I had a good friend as my company, Eli, who thankfully brought a big enough tent, which saved us from accommodation expenses. There were four of use who originally planned on going but two ended up not coming so I decided to go as planned and not let others ruin my chance to go out and see the outside world.

My first time in Siquijor was December of 2008, about three years ago, and it was to attend a wedding of a good friend of mine from high school, Maricor. She was generous enough to book the entire hotel at Salagduong beach, Hotel Agripino, for her guests to stay overnight. So during that time, my only expense was only for round trip fare and some meals before and after the wedding buffet.

In this second trip, a few things were expected,  traveling from Siquijor port to the Salagduong Beach, basking in the sun, eating, relaxing and forget all the problems for a day or two. But there were other things too that i didn't expect i would get to see. I'll share them in parts and i'll try my best to recall and document what we went through on our way there.


Getting There

Siquijor Island is pretty much near Dumaguete. There are a number of boat or ferry rides you can take to cross to the island. In our case, we chose Delta Ferry since it only takes 45 minutes to an hour to get us there.

If you're wondering where Siquijor is located relative to Dumaguete, here's a map:


We paid Php160.00 plus Php15.00 terminal fee. Tickets can be purchased directly at Dumaguete Port. Ferries leave about every other two hours so there's always a chance to catch one.


Departure (11:48 am)

Dumaguete Port Terminal boarding area
I'm always anxious riding the Delta because it's usually a really wavy one-hour ride. It's really a small vessel about the size of a bus or two combined. Boarding the ferry looks pretty nerve-racking seeing it going up and down along the waves while on dock. It leaves right away as soon as it's full and that's when you try and adjust your senses. The center of the boat is the best place to sit as it's the part where movement isn't as bad as being seated at the sides, thus minimizing the feeling of sea sickness. While the ferry is moving, they have this guy who walks around distributing small plastic bags to use when you get sea sick. I asked for one just in case because i started to feel my head spin.

 
A "bumpy" ride and a snapshot of Delta Ferry

Thankfully, the ride was over after an hour and I was fine.


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Siquijor Budget Trip: Lazi Church and Lazi Convent

After our little joy ride, we arrived in the town of Lazi, we first stopped by the San Isidore Labrador Church and Convent just located on the other side of the road fronting it. I had been to this church before, as a guest at my friend's wedding. I remember it was a really old church and it is indeed old because it was constructed over a century ago, in the 1890's. This church is so old you can see the flooring is made of wood and some parts even creak when you step on them.

I adore these trees. They look so perfect arranged in that perfect line. It goes all the way to the back.
 
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