A long trip to Bohol
November 1 – this day is intended for All Saints and it is
also a date where families will be reunited again aside from Christmas season.
So, the same as the other working people, I had also filed a vacation leave at
the said date so that I can go home to Bohol and spend the Holiday
with my family. I never thought I could still go home since my leave
application was not approved a week before the said date, I was very thankful
to my team lead that he had found a way so that the Operations Management team
finally had approved it one day before Saturday, October 30,2010.
We had our Halloween Party last Saturday so James and I
decided to Bohol on Sunday, October 31, 2010.
We went to Pier 3 at 5:00 in the morning to catch the 5:45 trip for a fast
craft for Tubigon, Bohol. Unfortunately, the
fast craft for that said schedule was already fully booked due to the Holiday
and most of the people working in Cebu were
going home. So the person in charge at the ticketing booth told us to just buy
the ticket for the next schedule which was 7:00 in the morning. We agreed
though since they said that if the fast craft will be full before the scheduled
time, then they will go ahead.
starcrafts 2
We were inside the waiting area where a lot of the
passengers were also waiting for the gate to be opened and go inside the
vessel. It was already six when the gate was opened and we went inside and
seated at the upper deck, it was an open window area, I liked it because I can
see the outside view. The vessel did deport the port ahead of time; it was 6:45
in the morning when the vessel deported. The nice thing about this kind of
vessel is because it would only take an hour to reach Bohol
and the ticket is only Php 200.
ticket
Leaving pier 1
we were passed by Ocean Jet 6 which was on its way to Tagbilaran Port
We reached Tubigon
Port at 7:45 AM; I was
also surprised because the Galeon Andalucia was there. It was in Cebu a couple of weeks ago and I was dying to visit it
when it was there but I never had a free time. It was indeed a surprise when I
found it there, it was still close, and they said it will deport the island
that day, I felt lucky that I was able to catch it before it leaves.
Galeon Andalucia
in a distant view
It was such a long day for the two of us, we started the day
at 4:00 in the morning, got ready and went to Pier 3 at 5:00, bought our
tickets and went in the Star Craft vessel which deported at 6:45, reached
Tubigon at 7:45 and spent about 5-10 minutes taking photographs of the Galeon
Andalucia. Rode a van for hire at 7:55 going to Tagbilaran which took us an
hour, we then went to Island City Mall to have breakfast; it was already nine
in the morning that time. We were about to go out but we thought of buying some
Pizza at Greenwich
for pasalubong. I was waiting for my
order when I heard someone calling out my name; it was actually my old friend,
Virgilio Galinato who was attending the Dunkin Donut Place. We had some small
talks. And I decided to buy a box of assorted donuts as well. It was already
9:45 when we bid our goodbyes and rode another van to Guindulman.
It was a two hour trip, we also managed to sleep inside, we
woke up when the van stopped at a spot where an accident happened, we had
witnessed how the neighboring people lifted a green van and pulled a dead man
wearing a red shirt out of the van, they said it was the driver of the said
van. We also saw another bloody man seating at the back of a four wheeled
vehicle, he was still alive but his eyes were closed, they’re going to the
nearest hospital.
It was like a dream for me, no not a dream but a nightmare
to be witnessing that kind of happening, a green van and a tricycle both were
turned upside down after bumping each other. I really don’t know what exactly
happened but their collision was a possibility. Anyhow, we reached home at
11:45; it was really a long and tiring day.
Here is MV Starcrafts’s schedule and rates for your
reference!
cebu (Pier 1) tubigon
5:45 AM 7:00
AM
7:00 8:30
8:30 11:00
10:30 12:30
PM
12:30 PM 2:00
2:00 4:00
3:30 5:45
5:30 7:45
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