A year ago..i was planning to go on this trip wherein i will backpack in an amazing place where nobody knows and care about me.i remember posting on my facebook status that i will backpack visayas..and after a year here i am..in the mystical island of boracay..my fifth day of my own version of my "backpacking western visayas". I have been always a fan of mr. James betia of journeyingjames.com. i admire his travel mantra.like him i always like to think of myself as a "go with the flow" adventurer ,and this trip/travel mission would officially seal the deal for me. This is it!!my 8 day backpacking across western visayas.i really don't have a concrete plan for this.i did a little bit of research..i really hate researching for this trip coz it really gets me all oh so excited that its not funny anymore.my plan is to just to set my foot on bacolod,which is my initial destination and just see where my two feet take me. My work people ,who were orinally from my places of destination,were really very supportive.they took the time to make calls just to help me.I was happy about that but this is supposed to be an adventure without any arrangement whatsover.Just To be polite,i agreed but things unexpectedly turned around. I lost my cellphone on my first day to bacolod on my way to dumaguete. I was out of touch until today.my only communication to them were comments from my facebook account.
So far the trip was really a blast.i remember smiling alone on the bus on my way to mambukal,murcia.I was just overwhelmed by the fact that i am already here after months of anticipation...i am here setting my eyes on the majestic mount kanlaon..the feeling was heart wrenching...ive been dreaming of this for years and it finally came to reality.there was one particular moment that i remember, it was in jaro iloilo ,i was waiting on this empty bus terminal going to boracay,i was very tired and my eyes were shutting down from tiredness , sleep deprivation and full on death march. I looked up into the sky..it was clear... full of stars.That was the moment i realized that i am very lucky to be doing this kind of stuff.i was overwhelmed...thankful and feeling blessed...and after that moment..as the saying goes..the rest is history!
