KAWASAN FALLS-MOALBOAL WEEKEND PART 1

Just a week fresh from my diving certification, we couldn't wait to practice some skills and decided to go on a road trip to Kawasan Falls and Moalboal.

Good thing our friend T had some guests over who were also divers so together with the scuba team, minus A and C, we went off on his van one fine Saturday morning.

In record time (2 hours), we reached our first destination, Kawasan Falls.

You had to hike up a few meters to get to the falls, the 1st level being the biggest, the 2nd one mid-sized and the 3rd one being the source (but didn't get this far to see it). The hike up to the 1st falls was okay, the road gently sloped up and some parts were even cemented already. The water was very clean, just had a bit of whitish hue to it, maybe due to lime or minerals. The trees lined the pathways and shaded us from the sun. It was refreshing hearing the water rushing by and seeing birds and trees all around you.

Upon reaching the 1st falls, the first thing that came to mind was "I wonder where that Korean jumped?" as a few months ago, a Korean tourist died because another fellow Korean tourist was drunk and foolishly jumped from the falls and fell onto the other person down below. Morbid thoughts I know, but I can't help it! Haha.

The water was very cold...not cool okay, it was cold, imagine as cold as maybe the water you keep in the refrigerator, and even had fish swimming in it. To fully take part of the Kawasan Falls experience, we rode a bamboo raft that took us all the way to the falls which had a little cave under it, went inside the cave, under it and through the falls! The water pressure was something else and we had to crouch and hold on to our heads while going through.

Then we decided to see the 2nd falls, and the hike going up was way different. You had to watch where you were stepping as it was a bit slippery and you had to hold on to a few roots and rocks for balance. Not for the uncoordinated or elderly. The 2nd falls were smaller, and you could even do a little rock climbing to get to the top, in case you wanted the thrill of jumping into friggin' cold water. I found out that the higher you go, the colder the water is.

We had to reach our dive resort in Moalboal before 2pm so off we went again after spending maybe an hour or son in Kawasan. At least i can say I've been there....and it's a nice place to bring people to when in Cebu.

I'll post pictures in a few days as I'm still waiting for all the files, which K and T are compiling for everybody...

Next post... Moalboal diving.... =)

THE SCUBA TEAM

Have been quite busy the past few weekends getting my dive certification, hence the lack of any update, but yes, did it, no mishaps or anything, am done with the test, got my temporary card and just waiting for the official one to come in. I'm now as obsessed with scuba the same way I am with running.

It has gotten to the point that I dream about my next dive (in full color ha), all my dreams are about being underwater and am planning my weekends based on the next dive I'll be making... tsk tsk tsk

Our instructor, Mr. Alfred Alesna was very thorough in teaching us the mechanics, trying to answer all the questions we had (being the teachers that we are). He made sure we learned all the skills before moving on to the next one and made sure we were okay all the time. I felt very safe in the water because he kept an eye out for all of us. He regaled us with his dive stories and humbly shared things he's learned from them.

Okay (shhhh don't tell my scuba team mates either) I did study the book, I answered all the quizzes and highlighted the main objectives in every chapter GEEK ALERT! ALERT! but, it did help me understand the reason behind some of the things he taught us.

Cheers to the Scuba Team!