Water Rafting at Cagayan de Oro

it's so fun my brains are still screaming up to now. hehehe. went to the southern part of the country for an almost a week trip. i'm glad my boss approved my leave so i am able to join friends to experience this. and the best part of it all, we got the ticket for just php 87.00 (almost 2 dollars). we got the promo last year.

cagayan de oro is north of mindanao. i came from luzon. our country is divided from 3 great islands - luzon (north), visayas (middle) and mindanao (south). the name of the place came from the word cagaycay which means to rake in the earth either with one’s bare hands or with a piece of wood. It also means rocks gathered from the river or ores raked in from the hillside or streams.

and the temperature's higher there. we flew out in manila and it was 28 degrees celsius but after landing, i heard the someone said that it's 31 degrees there. although it's hot, you won't have the sticky feeling caused by humidity. just warm.

on our trip to the cagayan river, we were informed that it'll probably take us 5 hours enjoying the rapids coz' the water's low. less rain is experienced due to el nino phenomenon. it looks like a long time but once you're there, you will never notice.

now let's put all the sunscreen and hang on tight.

that night, i just realized i forgot to put sunscreen on my thighs. it burned. 5 hours exposed from the sun is still 5 hours intense heat. ouch!