Agutaya Island, Cauayan, Negros Occidental




16-18 February 2007. It was supposed to be a field trip for a physical oceanography class I wasn't even enrolled in. So yes, I got on the boat and made the motions with the drogue and the GPS to map the currents. I had wanted to go to Danjugan Island ever since I read about it in a coffee table book in 2001. But instead of Danjugan, I got to stay in the precious little island across it, owned by the tito of one of my classmates. Imagine an island all to yourself--with its own kayak, great food, three adorable dachshunds, and sunrises and sunsets all throughout the year. The pictures, I think, speak better than I can.

Comments

  1. Jemi AquinoApril 18, 2007 at 12:02 PM

    this is lovely.
    i look at your pics and i can already smell the sea.
    trust you to barge in on other people's field trips. and why not, eh? =)

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  2. Manang KaiyenApril 18, 2007 at 2:59 PM

    niiice!

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  3. Manang KaiyenApril 18, 2007 at 2:59 PM

    aw. hehe!

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  4. Manang KaiyenApril 18, 2007 at 3:06 PM

    so pretty!

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  5. Chico LavinaApril 18, 2007 at 8:26 PM

    Wow...I miss the beaches of Pinas

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  6. Jeneen GarciaApril 19, 2007 at 7:31 AM

    believe it or not, four out of the ten students who were there (including me) didnt have a class with that teacher ;-) fortunately, nobody here's selfish when it comes to the sea.

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  7. Jeneen GarciaApril 19, 2007 at 7:32 AM

    o, uwi na! ;-) pano, di lang man kasi tayo naka field trip no? =P

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  8. Jeneen GarciaApril 19, 2007 at 7:41 AM

    yes, everything's lovely there, even the dogs =)


    (oh love your headshot!)

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  9. mikel .April 19, 2007 at 11:26 AM

    ahh nindota!

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  10. Jeneen GarciaApril 20, 2007 at 5:03 AM

    gyud! it was a real blessing being able to go there. i really think i was meant enroll in silliman last november hehe.

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  11. Nix LizaresApril 20, 2007 at 6:35 AM

    agutaya! i know some of the people in your photos, including the host. haha. so you didn't get to go to danjugan?

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  12. Jeneen GarciaApril 20, 2007 at 7:50 AM

    no =( at least i'm nearer now, less than six degrees of separation hehe. for next time... and it really was serendipitous and totally unexpected how i got to go on that trip. helps if u chat people up and ask a lot of questions. are u related to them? =D

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  13. mikel .April 20, 2007 at 2:18 PM

    maka suya jud... i guess it was!

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  14. Ryan BacleApril 20, 2007 at 8:54 PM

    ang ganda mo..

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  15. Nix LizaresApril 25, 2007 at 5:12 AM

    when you live in bacolod, you're related to everyone. hahaha.

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  16. Charlie SindiongMay 28, 2007 at 11:05 PM

    oh! this is cauayan. thanks for sharing... i hope ill have a chance for a photo op on this lovely place.

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  17. Charlie SindiongMay 28, 2007 at 11:07 PM

    Nice artistic shot!

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  18. Jeneen GarciaMay 30, 2007 at 6:06 AM

    hey thanks for visiting =)

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  19. dadsie coscolluelaSeptember 9, 2007 at 10:31 AM

    small world. hahaha! nikki WAS related to me. hahahahaha! and chico is my cousin's brother in law. haha! pa grab ng pics!

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  20. dadsie coscolluelaSeptember 9, 2007 at 10:46 AM

    u got nice shots pala! hehe!

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  21. DT Photography©September 11, 2007 at 1:21 PM

    nice shot!!!

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  22. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 12, 2007 at 5:25 AM

    thanks, dadsie :) anytime. i'm glad to be adding to the agutaya photo archive. my condolences to your tito on wetzl's passing.

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  23. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 12, 2007 at 5:28 AM

    thanks, tatz :)

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