Twin Lakes, Sibulan, Negros Oriental




08 September 2007. Finally was able to go up to the famous Twin Lakes, Lake Balinsasayao and Lake Danao (supposedly the craters of an old volcano separated by a ridge), as chaperone of a zoology class.


Went swimming and kayaking (anywhere there's water! that's always my motto). I think my love affair with lakes is really growing, the absence of waterfalls and islets notwithstanding.


PS and this time, i'm putting pictures of people, because it seems animals and landscapes are not as interesting to others as they are to me :P

Comments

  1. mikel .September 11, 2007 at 1:30 AM

    wohoooo! finally! :)

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  2. mikel .September 11, 2007 at 1:31 AM

    eyy.. i haven't been here.. this was not here the first time... twas our campsite pa!

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  3. Bugoy Traveler PHSeptember 11, 2007 at 3:33 AM

    I've been wondering naunsa na 'tong payag sa ridge. Gisigihan pa to'g buhat last December. Karon, morag nindot na ha
    Nagkahimamat diay mi ni Larry sa UPV-CWW last week~ he was one of the panelists

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  4. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 11, 2007 at 4:07 AM

    yup, now it's a three-storey tower. very nice :) the office near the pond is a really nice building, too. and they're building a restaurant at the entrance.

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  5. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 11, 2007 at 4:09 AM

    whoa, another workshop? congrats!! :)


    wow, di na ma-reach si larry ;)

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  6. Bugoy Traveler PHSeptember 11, 2007 at 4:35 AM

    Matsalams~
    Yup, the one in Tacloban with M'Merlie.
    Voltaire, the coordinator, told me that Ana was there a few years ago.

    Lingaw kaayo si Larry oist :)

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  7. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:04 AM

    ana was there just last year! april, to be exact. right before dumaguete. do they hold it twice a year or did they change the schedule?

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  8. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:08 AM

    another occasion where i regret not bringing my SLR :(

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  9. bon vitoSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:14 AM

    nice!

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  10. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:17 AM

    thanks, bonn :) i have to admit now that lakes have a beauty that the sea cannot capture.

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  11. Bugoy Traveler PHSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:17 AM

    Oh, I see. Nasayup diay akong pagkakuha. last year diay.
    Originally, it was scheduled sa June, but for some reasons, moved to September.
    Voltaire told me that her favorite spot was the little wharf in front of the dorm. didto daw siya mag gitara. and god, it was so beautiful, from the vantage point, the wharf tip points directly to such a beautiful sunrise~

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  12. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:20 AM

    oh i missed that :( i've only been to tacloban once, en route to st. bernard, and it was nighttime so didn't see much. and since i've already gone to the UP workshop in baguio, guess i'll have to find a raket in those parts to see that hehe.

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  13. Bugoy Traveler PHSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:40 AM

    the best sunrise!
    panelist na :)
    and congrats sa Ani.
    Saw your name in the list a month ago from an online buddy.

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  14. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:44 AM

    thanks, may pa ka. ako, last to know gyud, and not even an official acceptance letter :P


    ngyeks, dont think i'll ever reach panelist status, but thanks for the vote of confidence :)

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  15. mikel .September 11, 2007 at 8:22 AM

    restaurant? i saw that tower when we were motorcycling pero i get a closer look coz kapoy mag paddle padung didto, instead i paddled the other way looking for the waterfalls

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  16. kitty galoreSeptember 11, 2007 at 10:04 AM

    wa pa ko ka anha sa lakes, jen.. suya ansad ko =p

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  17. Jean USeptember 11, 2007 at 1:57 PM

    Nice View....um, what's in the plastic bag? ehhehe

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  18. Jemi AquinoSeptember 11, 2007 at 5:19 PM

    neen, dear.

    what a lovely pair of lochs.
    thanks for the interesting pics.

    HUGS,
    jemi

    p.s. HAHAHA. very funny. 0=P
    but OK so you were right. ;)

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  19. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 12, 2007 at 4:30 AM

    did you ever see the waterfalls? the boatman told us about it, pero gi-dam man daw.

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  20. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 12, 2007 at 4:32 AM

    sige lang gud kat, uy, bata pa bitaw ka ;) you'll get here eventually. ako gani, it's taken me almost 28 years ;)

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  21. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 12, 2007 at 4:42 AM

    hehe... well...that's my waterproof plastic bag for my camera ;) (because it was drizzling, aside from the ever-present possibility of capsizing) and my ever-present water bottle (because my body is 70% water ;).

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  22. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 12, 2007 at 4:45 AM

    ok, so when are you coming here, finally? ;)

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  23. Jemi AquinoSeptember 12, 2007 at 10:18 AM

    SOON!
    before the 15th of oct, certainly.
    the bright side is, i can now afford the visit.
    if only time were on my side...

    by the way, if not for the bangka, this could have been
    the lake district in cumbria or any of the highland lochs.
    the best part is, you can SWIM here.
    bless the bangka and the children. =)

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  24. josua cabreraNovember 5, 2007 at 6:18 PM

    ang diwata sa lake danao niposing. Pagkagwapa sa diwata. hehe :)

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  25. Jeneen GarciaNovember 9, 2007 at 12:23 AM

    ngyee :P uy, musta na man ka jos? sudden appearance man :)

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  26. angie nellasNovember 15, 2007 at 8:49 AM

    nice shot! ..placid water...still bangka...cool scenery

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  27. Jeneen GarciaNovember 16, 2007 at 11:28 AM

    thanks, angie :) ever been here?

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