Camotes Group of Islands, Cebu




August 20-21, 2005. Lake Danao is in the town of San Francisco, on the island of Pacijan, one of the four in the Camotes group of Islands in northern Cebu. The lake has a unique grass called soli-soli that the people there weave into mats, hats and bags. The lake pictures are my favorites.


The resorts (Mangudlong on the west and Santiago Bay on the east) are also in San Francisco. Will be writing an article or journal entry about the trip so you can get more deatils about how to get there and what i did (it was the perfect vacation =).


Also, for the first time i've put my name on the photos and uploaded only low res pix to protect my "creative work" and prevent downloads without my permission. I just thought maybe I should start being more careful against plagiarism. It's a lot of work having to put my name on each one, but i'll see how this works out.


More of the island's people here.

Comments

  1. XXXX YYYYAugust 30, 2005 at 3:16 AM

    halah! grabi lagi ni? ganahan kaayo ko ani dah! :) nindot kaayo mag night shot sa?

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  2. XXXX YYYYAugust 30, 2005 at 3:17 AM

    ganahan sad ko ani dah!

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  3. Sus ubb622August 30, 2005 at 12:14 PM

    Jeneen! Ganda ng photos! Wala ako magawa kundi *tunganga* =D

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  4. Sus ubb622August 30, 2005 at 12:18 PM

    I Love wabbits!

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  5. lalie zafraAugust 31, 2005 at 9:49 AM

    amazing indeed!!!

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  6. XXXX YYYYSeptember 15, 2005 at 9:55 AM

    clouds on water!

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  7. roland dcSeptember 30, 2005 at 8:51 PM

    wow...nindot mg-skim dre!

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  8. Michael U. ObenietaOctober 5, 2005 at 1:21 AM

    Hi, Jeneen! Boboi called yesterday to tell me that the Weekend reprint of your journal got favorable response. At least seven people called up for reservations, he said. And more the following day. Multiply effect, come to think of it.=)

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  9. mikel .February 14, 2006 at 5:50 PM

    nice!

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  10. mikel .February 14, 2006 at 6:07 PM

    aahh nindoootaaa!!

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  11. January Kristi MigalbinAugust 24, 2006 at 11:10 PM

    neen, janus na pud ni. i plan to go to camotes this year. nindot ba? someone told me nga pangit daw ang beach. not sure lang kung asa nga beach sya ni-adto. i just can't believe it coz your camotes pix are so great! i want to get the info 1st hand from you. para i know wat to expect. hehe. thanks again! =D

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  12. Jeneen GarciaAugust 26, 2006 at 6:09 AM

    yup! the beach is nice sa town ng san francisco. this one is in mangodlong (beach not very wide), but there are other beaches there na wide, like in santiago, it's a really wide cove, especially if full moon. you can also go to tulang island, still part of san francisco. check my article na lang sa blog for details (just click on the camotes tag to find it).

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  13. January Kristi MigalbinOctober 23, 2006 at 9:46 AM

    how did u go around diay? like from santiago bay to green lake and mangodlong resort? are there jeeps or tricycles? malayo ba? and how much ang pamasahe? madayon na jud ko! am so excited!

    glad u decided to stay in pinas. no matter where else we want to go, we always want to come home. =D

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  14. Jeneen GarciaOctober 24, 2006 at 4:51 AM

    well...i was there to write an article on the resort, so it was the owner who took us around in his van =P but i know they also offer tours. otherwise, habal-habal gyud ang common mode of transportation. rolling man ang terrain. not sure about multicab. don't know the rates now either, sorry.

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  15. Az mayuNovember 21, 2006 at 12:41 AM

    yeah, definitely is the cover of this album...

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