Caramoan Island: Worth A Trip (Part 2)

Visiting seven churches had been part of our company outing. 

Before we left Caramoan, we drop by a 400-year-old church! 

Wow! St. Michael the Archangel Church! The exterior of the church was the most beautiful that I've seen. I feel very blessed to see it.

A wedding! 

Naga Cathedral, the second church that we visited we saw the bride coming inside and it was magical

Amazing ceiling!

We didn't expect that inside there is a funeral mass at Nuestra Senora De Pena De Francia. 

We just prayed our thanks for a safe trip and marched our way out. 

I like the ceiling and the glass window of Our Lady of Penafrancia. 

My favorite church ceiling for now! 

It was the fourth church that we visited. 

Before we proceed to the fifth church, we ate our lunch at Gee Wan. 

Most of their meals were truly spicy especially their Bicol Express. 

My favorite was Pinaangat, it was very delicious and not too spicy. 

We visited the famous House of Pili where we bought the last batch of our pasalubongs. 

We were able to check inside the owner's house. 

The sofa made with bamboo trunks was incredible. 

When we arrived at the fifth and sixth churches, the rain started to pelt. Yet, it was solemn and peaceful inside the house of God especially the Carmelite Monastery.

The Immaculate Conception Church was under construction and there was a mass when we arrived. I admired the kids who were present and listening to the priest despite the scaffolding near the pew. 

I like the circular dome! 

San Francisco Parish Church was our last visita iglesia. This was probably the most populated because it could be found at the center of the city. 

Look at the columns! I felt like I was seeing Parthenon. 

Before we finally bid our goodbye to Camarines Sur, we ate dinner at CocoNatz, a newly opened restaurant. 

I like the ceiling! 

For Ladies

For Men

I love the Okoy (appetizer), Laing and Fried Chicken. 

The Kare-Kare's soup was sour and the Puso ng Saging was salty.

Overall taste bud experience was good.

Thank you Camarines Sur for the awesome two days company outing! I had so much had a great bonding with my colleagues. Until next time! 

Caramoan Island: Worth a Trip (Part 1)

When our Boss informed us that she wanted an out of town trip for our company outing that a bit so far, she only had two places in mind: Calaguas and Caramoan. Both located in Camarines provinces.

I told her about my trip in Calaguas and she thought it was not safe for us to stay in an island where there was no electricity, decent comfort room and we have to sleep inside a tent. On point, so we ended up going to Caramoan Island, Camarines Sur.

Our Boss bought our tickets at Isarog Bus ahead of time. It was our first time to travel via a sleeping bus with comfort room! The fare costs a whopping 1k plus. It supposedly seven hours trip but because of many stopovers, it took us almost ten hours!

Our Boss booked our outing with a travel agency. We were fetched by Kuya Ikoy of Tierra De Ibalon Travel and Tours. 

The van ride to Caramoan Island was four hours but we didn't mind because of the beautiful scenery along the way.

We arrived at Residencia De Salvacion by lunchtime. 

I liked the place because it is in front of the beach and their small building and villas are cute. 

Love the view!!!

Our room was okay, very spacious, has verandah and well-ventilated. 

The bathrooms were an issue though, the water from the shower was very little and sometimes we didn't have water at all.

In my other colleague's room, the sink was clogged and it created a mini flood inside the comfort room.

Other than that, the staffs were accommodating and the foods were delicious.

Dining Area

Arroyo- Fave!

Balisongsong- I enjoyed this!

After we had rest for a few minutes, we prepared ourselves for the island hopping. 

Caramoan Island is famous for the Survivor's Camp. 

We were very happy that we had a chance to see the two islands that they are using for the taping. The water is very clear and the sand is truly the finest. 

I could not get enough of these amazing rock formation!

After we took photos and swam, we went back to our inn. We didn't go back to our rooms but we walked to the souvenir shop where my Boss bought us Survivor Island shirts as our souvenir! 

We also purchased some pasalubongs for our loved ones. 

We had dinner and because we didn't want to retire yet, we tried their videoke. 

I had a great time singing my heart out with my Aling Dionisia's Wrecking Ball version. 

It was a tiring but adventurous day at Caramoan. 

We would be back to the city and explore it. I'm looking forward to our second day at Camarines Sur.