break from full-time work and an opportunity to go backpacking, meet new people and explore new places. to a 100% Tagalog
and Luzon resident since birth, nothing will be more uncharted or unfamiliar
than Mindanao.
so off for an expedition in the South -- one backpack, outdoor gears, road map, minimal budget and contacts numbers of friends.
after two weeks in the South… I traveled
to 3 regions ( Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Davao), traversed 7 provinces and
2 independent cities, trekked two mountains, witnessed six waterfalls,
saw fascinating fauna and flora and met friends and new wonderful people.
some crazy stuff also during this trip- climb an active
volcano, have newly harvest tuba (coconut sap) for breakfast, slept in a
hammock under the full moon amidst stories of “wakwak”, got drunk
in the middle of an airport runway, swam butt naked in ice-cold waterfalls, pooped in a floating toilet,
got stranded in the middle of nowhere with a bad
case of diarrhea, and trekked a mountain with shoes and sole already ripped
apart.
thank you Mindanao for a very wonderful experience. next backpacking trip in the South hmmm… how about
South Mindanao and ARMM :)
special thanks to my
friends Rick, Lia and Tom, Jumar and Ann, Mavic and to HEED Foundation and IDIS
family for the hospitality and wonderful experience.
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