A DETOUR IN SAMAL

I’ve been in Davao for four days for a workshop. And since its holiday the next day, I decided to stay with my sister and went to Samal Island.  It was almost noon when we took the jeep going to Sasa. We stop by at the wharf to ride for a ferry which cost ten pesos per person. I was mesmerized on how it is cheap to go to the island and how it is near to the city. I’ve been to Davao a couple of times and yet I never thought of going to Samal because I don’t know the way. And since I have with me someone who knows it, then I decided to go. 

It was noon when we arrived at the island. We’ve decided to rent a motor in the place for two hours in order for us to tour the island, as well scout for a place to stay. We almost entered and seen the resorts near the wharf when we decided to stay at the Blue Waters. It’s a resort good for people who want to take rest and be away from the pressures and busy life of the city. 

After picking the resort, we decided to tour at Samal. We went to the near market and to Peñaplata where there is a grocery and department store. We bought food and other items we needed for our overnight stay at Samal. After getting all we need, we went back to the resort and took some rest.

As the night went by, the kitchen staff is no longer available and we realized we don’t have rice. We again rent a motor for us to go to the market and buy some rice. There, we have enjoyed ourselves touring the place. Since I am exhausted in the said day, I decided to take a nap and unfortunately I wake up the next day. Well, I think I indeed took a rest.

As I wake up early morning, I decided to go to the beach and swim in the blue waters. Also, I took the opportunity to watch and enjoy the beauty of His creation. I also swim at the pool and enjoy its sea waters. Here are the pictures taken while I am enjoying the water.

My tour in SAMAL is just a detour in the seminar I have attended but it made me realize that sometimes we need to take some time to relax in our busy lives and enjoy the beauty of His creation. This is also what we need sometimes in our lives, we need a detour in order to appreciate some things that we have regret for a while. Just like Samal, I try to ignore it whenever I go to Davao, but when I went there; I admire the beauty of living in Davao as it is so near to this wonderful paradise, called Samal Island.