Long weekend, great journeys, and remarkable memories! In my previous blog, I was sharing about our extraordinary getaway at Hide-away Beach Resort in Odlot, Bogo City, Cebu. Now, I'm going to share another beautiful spot that we have discovered in this barangay.
Cebu's North is famous for its fabulous and splendid amazing beauty of nature. There are incredible beaches and a lot of biodiversities which are cool when discovered. The north is well-known also for its most visited churches for any religious activities and personal intentions.
When we have our 1-day stay at Hide-away Beach Resort, we were able to do such an incredible adventure and discover barangay Odlot's wonderful beaches loved by folks anywhere from the north.
From a distance, we spotted something strange and mysterious that tugged us into its uniqueness. Our curiosity brought us to be on a fantastic place. We were perplexed about what was with the hole that we have seen.
The expedition to the hidden beauty
Looking at nature's natural landscape there was a bewildering array of rocks that lured us to explore the place. For my entire existence, I wasn't able to experience walking on the surface of the solid rocks by the sea. This time, together with my travel buddies I was able to do so.
As we headed our way to cross the terrific place, we passed these thorny rocks. Upon stepping on them, our footwear was pierced by these very sharp rocks.
....and guess what we have found, it's a lagoon! We were surprised by what we have seen and never expected this hidden beauty. The cold crystal clear water is so inviting and we cannot resist not to take a plunge in it. It was shallow this time due to low tide but once high tide occurs, the level of the water here will rise. There is a door-like opening where people can pass and can exit to another place. We never dared to step out as we were not familiar with the place. We were thinking of the dangerous sea creatures that we might encounter along the way.
Moving forward, we have done another great escapade by climbing the towering thorny rocks and having thorny plants on top of it. The climb was tremendously difficult, and very breathtaking because as I looked down it was very deep and it portended doom. It was a success! It seemed that we were able to unlock an adventure that we have targeted. We did it! We were able to cross safely. Hurray!
As our reward, we were enticed and welcomed by the spectacular white sand of this public beach resort. The cottony bluesky mesmerized me and had shown that this paradise-like beach is always soothing to oneself.
The marvelous beauty of the seawater seems like a magnet that pulled everyone's attention to gaze on it and will be distressed by looking at the sea waves smoothly moving toward the shoreline. These gushing waves are soothing and gave inner peace. It is spectacular! The perfect scene brought fun and delight to the people who visited there, which is free and open to all.
The rock hunting
I'm pretty sure this nature's marvelous view is loved by everybody. In this self-exploration, I was able to take a glimpse of the jaw-dropping beauties of these numerous rocks around. They add joy and charm here. At the upper part of the rock, they can take their joyful dive.
Into the woods
Another extraordinary thing that we found was the vast forest. It serves as the frontal view of the public beach resort that gives vibrancy and a cooler atmosphere. The sea breeze and the captivating forest are very inviting. Instead of returning to the path of going back, we walked in the midst of it. Everything was amazing.
Off to our yearly devotion
Since I'm from a religious family, visiting the Odlot Church, the Virgin De Los Remedios Parish Church is one of the main purposes of reaching the place. Now this time, let me give you a virtual tour of the church which is usually visited by different faith believers anywhere in Cebu Province.
The interior of the church has been repaired when it was struck by a strong typhoon in 2013. It is so beautiful and as I took photos of this sacred place, my heart leaped for joy because of its sensational charm.
We used to light candles when we visit different churches. This is the section where we did our silent prayer and placed the lighted candle here.
The solemnity of the church is felt within. This is the wide quadrangle with a prayer room and a pilgrims lounge where the parishioners from another parish can stay here during their pilgrim. This is free.
At the back part of the church, the Virgin de los Remedios is placed. On the opposite side, there is a room where all the personal petitions will be done religiously. These believers here wrote their wishes and afterward, they will place them inside a box.
The love of beaching
This is the third beach that we have visited in our 1-day visit to Odlot, Bogo City. Another public beach resort was flooded with many people as we celebrated our long weekend holiday. In our country, we loved beaching during holidays, and maybe not just me. I witnessed many people flocking here enjoying themselves under the heat of the sun.
This beach resort is the epitome of a wondrous and relaxing place being longed by people who love relaxation by connecting with nature. It is wide open, and everything is splendid. I have seen people playing on the sand because it is very fine and clean.
The day was full of adventure that is truely remarkable to me. These experiences that we have in just 1 day is a one of a kind travel and escapade that even my little fur baby was enjoying.
Thank you so much for sparing enough time to read my blog. Until then....