Sibadan Fish Cage

From Tinuy-an Falls, we traveled for about half an hour to Enchanted River in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. There are several resorts close to the estuary but you have to take a boat to reach the resort of your choice. We stayed overnight at Sibadan Fish Cage because it's one of the recommended resorts by the LGU.

The fish cage is about 100 meters from the coast and the cottages are like stilt houses below which are cages that house various fish species. The main cage where we swam had two black-finned baby sharks, a stingless stingray, and lots of blue and yellow-finned talakitok. The other cages contained lobsters, crabs, and other species. There used to be sea turtles but the resort owner is no longer allowed by the DENR to keep them in captivity.

We were told that we could catch and cook what we wanted for a fee. We just ordered what's already available to go with what remained of our baon. Breakfast was special because we had newly harvested clams cooked adobo style. Yummy!

Tinuy-an Falls

It's a semestral break. Yes! Ate was able to join us on our trip back to Mindanao after several years. No more conflict in class and later, work schedules.

It was our first time landing via the newly opened Laguindingan Airport of Cagayan de Oro City. After a quick brunch with Bobby's brother-in-law, we're off to Gingoog City.

Early morning the following day, our group boarded two rented vans going to Surigao del Sur. Our first stop was the famous Tinuy-an Falls in Bislig City. The falls is one of the widest in the country and is dubbed the "Niagara Falls of the Philippines".  Well, I've been to Niagara Falls (New York side in 2003) and the size of Tinuy-an Falls may not even be close to 10 percent of Niagara Falls but the Lady of the Mist boat ride there where we wore raincoats so we would not get wet is nothing compared to the experience of getting close to the falls aboard a bamboo raft and being massaged by the falling water. Only in the Philippines!