My first ever summer outing as an employee! Yes, my first because I never got to try one from my previous employer and since this is just my second job… Yayyy for me! I guess.
So, we originally planned to go to Camiguin but the odds weren’t in our favor. So we ended up to the nearest summer getaway island - Samal! Yup. We wanted to go on island hopping and surprisingly it was going to be a first for some of my companions and I was so excited for them. I can remember my first time going on island hopping. It was such pure bliss.
We went to Davao the night before the scheduled day. We spent the night at our manager’s home which was so cute I wanted to live there even if I was only a house help (not saying that like it’s a bad thing). I shared the room with the girls which meant like 90% of us. It was so exciting to be sleeping on interconnected beds with color coordinated sheets and pillows, just like a sleepover! Endless chit chatting until everyone finally felt the need for sleep.
Waking up early that morning trying to vlog the happenings. Sir Fred and Ma’am Ana cooked breakfast for all of us which meant they woke up extra early. As for the rest of us, it was a constant battle on who was taking a bath first. I was like second to the last on the list.
When all of us were prepared we just waited for Sir Shan to fetch us and off we go!
We waited at the port for our supposed boat ride. What can I say? Over excite can cause quite a disappointment. The boat was broken and they said we can’t go island hopping. And all other boats at the port were already taken. It was intimidating to talk to the owners, who were foreigners, because it’s hard to talk back since I’m really not that fluent talking. I understand their side but maaaaaaaaaaaaan! We came all the way from our hometown and travelled 3 hours to Davao just for this? Who wouldn’t get disappointed? We haven’t prepared food because the package we availed included it. We had to make and wait for our orders.
We ended up calling and looking for other means to get to the island just for the summer outing to push through. Guess what? It was a lucky day! After waiting for like an hour or so we finally had a boat! And the game was on.
I always went on the same route whenever I went island hopping at Samal only to find out there were different packages available. This time we were on package B which means I get to see a lot more than what I saw before.
We randomly stopped and took a dip in the water looking for cold spots. Took photos. I don’t even know how to swim but thank God for life vests. I wasn’t alone so it was okay. It was so funny looking at the ones who were slower than I was in navigating the waters with life vests on. I can be mean sometimes but it was really funny.
I saw a lot that day. We saw a colossal squid! A school of fish surfacing, God knows why they were doing that, but it was pretty. A jelly fish. I was looking forward to see a dolphin but I didn’t. I even went rock climbing on a big rock in front of a cave just to take photos. Maybe I could pass for a dare devil, not! We also enjoyed looking at Newton(not sure if I got the spelling right) munching on food every now and then.
Anyway, it was really a fun filled day! A summer like this one should be remembered!
If you can’t swim, who says you can’t enjoy the beach? “Salig lang sa lifevest!” Hahaha. But seriously its scary but make sure there will be people on standby to rescue. Safety first!
Until the next escapade.
XO
