Kaye's Notes

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*** Hinatuan's Enchanted River is a sight to behold.  Its crystal clear water is unbelievable. Local folks say that the river is called enchanted as its salt water for some reason flow without a visible source.  Too bad, I didn't get to take a dip on its pristine waters as we were there just for a few minutes of photo op.  I'm looking forward to the opportunity of going back , hopefully too during off season (it was summer, the place was a little crowded). You'd pass through this wooden bridge on your way to the Enchanted River. I couldn't find any signs of what the bridge is called. If you've been following my blog, you know I have a thing with bridges. Haha! Surigao del Sur's typical motor taxi (habal-habal). Mostly a bumpy ride towards the Enchanted River.  Some mobile networks signal can't reach this area. Tourists are starting to crowd by lunch time.  The parking area is about 150 meters away from the entrance. ...

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Photo by Sir Raphy Arcaina ***  

 Mount Tapyas Peak which the locals say has 724 cemented steps.  I didn't care to check if the numbers were correct as I'm sure I'd lost count.  Besides, I was busy catching my breath and boy was I sweating all over!  Once you get to the top, on their view deck, you'll see that your climb would be worth it, it's just breathtakingly magnificent. Whilst climbing, I noticed that some structures have been ruined and some good trees were uprooted. Coron was hit by Typhoon Yolanda and brought much damage to Coron I didn't take photos of the ruins as I'm very positive that Coron will soon rebuild what it had lost. ***