Davao (Part 2)

On to the second day of our Davao adventure!

The itinerary I made for the day was to focus all activities on the city tour. Wake up time should be 7am, but unfortunately we were just too lazy and too tired to go out. In the end, we left the dormitel at around noon time. All the activities I've planned for TOTALLY changed haha. Just a tip to all planners out there -- this might disappoint you -- but not all things go as planned. It really depends on everyone's moods so better have a back up plan or just be plain spontaneous. Don't go dwelling on the disappointment because you won't enjoy. =)

Anyway, here's how our day went. No more Eden Park or Philippine Eagle Sanctuary. Hello, Malls. LOL!

11:00 AM - Left the dormitel. Since the sun was in its peak, we decided to cancel the trips to the far places. We needed to grab lunch, and the best place to find that is --- yep, at the mall. When we got to the cab driver, we asked Manong what the newest, most celebrated mall. And brought us to Abreeza, an Ayala-owned mall newly opened with ambiance similar to Greenbelt and Trinoma. We looked for a restaurant that we didn't see in Manila, and so we had lunch at Mooon Cafe. I remember having dinner in Cebu, also at Mooon Cafe. I wonder why they don't have a branch in Manila.

Hindi sila kuripot sa cheese. =D

1:00 PM - After malling, we continued our "city tour." I really wanted to go ziplining, but it was still to early so we decided to just visit the nearest tourist spot. Thus, we arrived at The Gap Farm. I searched the internet for this and I've seen positive reviews. Unfortunately, it just didn't serve our interests.

Don't get me wrong. The place is lovely, green, and very educational. But it's not for a group of adults who want to explore fun, adventurous stuff. Well anyway since we were already there, what the heck. We just went on with the tour. (When we talked to our Davaoeno friends about visiting Gap Farm, they just laughed at us, saying that the only time they were there was probably during their 2nd Grade field trip. LOL.)

The famous Land of Promise


That Carabao is forever urinating!!!


The gang at the Land of Promise


The Cyclops under the "Japanese Shelter House / Cave"


My first time seeing a kasoy fruit


Conference of Filipino folklore


Conference of Heroes and Presidents. I learned that Davao was once the place where everyone held meetings / conferences. That's what Gap Farm was trying to tell us.


OMG his "you-know-what" thing is too distracting!!


Better pray!!

Anyway, after the Gap Farm tour comes the most exciting part of our trip. Zipline!! Woohoo! Next to White Water Rafting, Zipline is probably the next most adventurous experience in Davao City. Of course we had to try it.

2:30 PM - Zipline. There were two courses: one very steep, very tall fall -- you have to cross a cliff; and one accelerating very fast. It was definitely worth it!! It was drizzling that time, and it was very scary but things went well and I had one heck of an experience. Luckily, the rain just started to pour heavily right after we finished the course. The Gods truly love us. =)

This is the view from the cliff -- where the zipline all starts


That's the cliff where we started the zipline adventure. See how tall it is?


This is the second part of the zipline -- faster speed!

7:00 PM - Our friend (the guy who got married yesterday) treated us to dinner. We were supposed to go to Jack's Ridge, but the rain was really heavy and he said that the place isn't too good when it rains. So we settled for the next best thing -- Lyndon's Worst Ribs and Awful chicken. Crazy name, but it's actually opposite of what their food tastes like. Buurrp. Too bad I wasn't able to take photos of the actual ribs, I was too hungry to think of taking pictures. =P

We finished the night having a one-hour massage at a nearby spa. What a day! Tomorrow it's Samal Island. Wait for my next post!

Here are the day's expenses:

Php 150.00 - Lunch
Php 30.00 - Gap Farm Entrance
Php 10.00 - Gap Farm "Cave" Entrance
Php 500.00 - Zipline adventure
Php 300.00 - Massage
Php 300.00 - Taxi
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Total: 1290.00