KATIBAWASAN FALLS: SEEMINGLY NEVER-ENDING FALLING WATERS OF CAMIGUIN

One of the memorable places in this island paradise is the visit to the popular Katibawasan Falls.  I'm not sure how it got its name but in the Tagalog vernacular it might be implying the never ending falls.  The falls is one major water outlet coming down from a cliff with some small trickles down its side.  The place is already well developed for tourists with concrete stairs leading to the bottom of the falls and tables and washrooms for picnickers and bathers.

 

 

The falls poses a majestic overture over the granite walls of the mountain, garnished with lush vegetations on it opening and sides.  If finally falls down forming a pool at the base making it ideal for visitors to admire its beauty and bathe on its surprisingly very cold water.

The best time to enjoy the falls is to arrive early in the morning when there are still very few visitors and no one dares dip in to the ice cold water of the pool.  This is the perfect time to shoot pictures to avoid having too many people in your background and of course to find the perfect spot to swim, dine and just merely relax in comfort.

 

It's not always that one gets to visit a beautiful place like this, and  be able to visit it again in the near future.  Most often you don't get the chance to visit again.  So when in a special place, take advantage of the moment and try to enjoy it in as many ways as you can.  That way you have no regrets in not doing something that you ought to have done in the place.  Every moment lost in a place may be a moment lost forever.

Many of the blogs I've read often involves the writer merely visiting the place and doesn't actually involve immersing themselves in the place.  The experience feels incomplete when one just merely describes the place visually and doesn't actually felt the cold,wet but soothing effect of the water penetrating up your spine and making you shiver to the bones upon leaving the water.  For me, the culmination of one's visit will always be a total immersion of one's self to the place.

 We stayed until lunch and rested a bit because we still have many places to go in the island in the afternoon.  We had just came from White Island and our spirit of excitement has not gone down a bit.  This really shows how beautiful the island of Camiguin is.

In every tourist site such as this, there will always be a pasalubong store where one can buy a souvenir, may it be a t-shirt or a simple token.  Souvenirs serve as our constant reminders of how happy and fun it was when we visited this enchanting place.

Of course, one gets hungry after the adrenaline rush brought in by the experience begins to subside and the best thing to satistfy your craving is to taste and eat something unique and special to the place.  Although simple as it is, eating this kipping is a once in a lifetime treat as this is something you don't normally see in Manila.  After this, we proceeded to other exciting destinations in this wonderful tropical island called "CAMIGUIN!"  I hope I can "CAMIGUIN!"