Isla del Fuego (Island of Fire) - Siquijor Philippines, Day 2

Woke up at around 8 in the morning from my drunken stupor last night and I immediately got out of bed to ask my friends what our activities will be for the rest of the day. Their plan was to rent Manong tricycle driver and his trusty tricycle again to take us around for a tour of the whole island- all 102 kilometers of it!

After a breakfast of instant coffee paired with Siquijor’s very own special and sweet delicacy called Torta, we went off to visit the far away town of Lazi on the opposite side of the island. But first, we dropped by the fastcraft ticketing office since we will be going back to Dumaguete later in the afternoon.

Back on the road to Lazi, I was surprised to see that the main roads in Siquijor were well-paved. I had also noticed that it was deserted too, and people nor vehicles are nowhere to be seen even though it’s the middle of a hot summer day.

We reached the town proper of Lazi at 11 in the morning where we saw some kids happily swimming at the town park’s irrigation waters. Scattered around were broken bottles of “The Bar” which tells me that it’s the favorite hangout place of the local alcohol drinkers at night. After looking around and taking some pictures, we headed off to the oldest Balete tree in Siquijor. The 400-year old, creepy-looking tree was really huge and vines of all lengths and sizes are hanging around it. It almost looked like a perfect setting for a horror film.

Lunch time eventually came so we searched for a place to eat. We chanced upon this small carinderia and decided to have a comfortable meal inside. After a satisfying lunch of Chicharong Bulaklak, Pork Sinigang, and Igado, we went to Cambugahay Waterfalls. Boy it’s good to see other tourists in the island. So this is where all the people are! It was a tiring walk to the falls since it is located below the road, 135 stone steps down.

Our last stop in Siquijor was the Salagdoong beach resort. For a mere 50php per person, you can enjoy the resort’s white sand beach and crystal clear waters.

The lengthy tricycle ride gave me a pain in the ass (literally). We reached the port of Siquijor by 4 in the afternoon and waved goodbye to Manong tricycle driver. We paid him a total of 1200php for the whole tour of the island. Next time I go back, I’m taking a multi-cab! (1500php)