CDO CDO CDO!
The first thing that comes to my mind when someone says CDO is White Water Rafting. I've heard a lot of people and a few close friends raving about their adventure against the mighty river, and ever since then, I have been dying to experience that myself. Luckily, last year when my friends discovered the seat sale promo offered by Air Philippines, they booked for CDO immediately. And I have been looking forward to having this vacation for the past year! Ha, imagine the agony of waiting!
Anyway, our CDO trip was for 4 days and 3 nights, and we decided to spend 1 night in CDO and 2 nights in Camiguin. For now, I'll be sharing our CDO trip experience with you. =)
DAY 1
3:30 PM - Arrival in CDO
Upon landing at the airport, we decided to rent a van since we were a pack of 11. We negotiated with the van driver to bring us to the hotel for Php 600, and luckily he agreed. Also by that time, we haven't confirmed reservations for the White Water Rafting yet, but the heavens were smiling at us because the driver (who also became our tour guide) also worked for a rafting company as his 'sideline job.' He brought us first to their office and there, we scheduled our rafting adventure. The rafting guide we booked with was Bugsay.
Bugsay flyers -- the guy 2nd from the right cracked us all up. But we were up for a surprise...
We then checked in at our hotel at Victoria Suites. Not really a 5-star hotel, but okay enough for our needs. Air-conditioned with free breakfast and free wi-fi. Not bad at all. =)
It was a Friday when we arrived, and we were informed by Manong Driver that at night, the streets right in front of our hotel go alive as they hold their weekly "Night Market." Similar to our Banchetto in Manila, this is where stalls and stalls of food and food and food are sold. Plus, there's alcohol. And a live band. And lots of merchandise (toys, shades, etc.). Dinner was no longer a problem. And best of all, the name of the place is DIVISORIA (o ha!). We had dinner at the Divisoria Night Market. =P
Clockwise: Bulalo served at the night market; Our hotel -- Victoria Suite; The night market
Since we were only spending one night in CDO, we decided to explore the city. We rode the infamous Motorela -- a mini-jeepney powered by a motorcycle. Can accommodate up to 8 passengers: 6 at the back and 2 at the front (one sa left side ng driver, and the other sa right side).
Us excited for our Motorela ride!
8:00 PM - Bar
We asked what the nearest local pub was, and one of the security guards we asked answered "____." Tip: never trust the security guard especially when he's a bit old na than your generation. The bar we went to was... old. Haha. The songs they played were old, and one of the performers was... uhm, let's just say, already a Manong. Despite that, we did enjoy and we got to order the city's specialty: Ostrich. Tastes like beef AND chicken.
OSTRICHHHH!
10:30 PM - Coffee and Cakes
We ended the night by visiting a nearby coffee shop, Vienna Kauffeehaus (no idea why they spelled it that way). They serve coffee and cakes, and all oh-so-yummy. Each mini-cake costs only Php 85.00, but they are good for 3 people already. Overall, we had a fun first night in CDO.
Us having coffee and cakes at Vienna Kauffeehaus
TODAY's DAMAGE (per person) :
Php 200.00 - Airfare (Sale, bought last year -- roundtrip)
Php 200.00 - Terminal Fee
Php 55.00 - Van Service to Hotel (Php 600 divided by 11 pax)
Php 250.00 - Hotel (Php 1500 per room, 6 persons per room)
Php 200.00 - Dinner at Night Market
Php 14.00 - Motorela (roundtrip to / from Hotel)
Php 200.00 - Drinks at Local Bar and Ostrich Meal
Php 150.00 - Coffee/Cake at Vienna Kauffeehaus
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TOTAL: Php 1134.00
(To Be Continued -- Part 2: White Water Rafting)
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