Rediscovering San Francisco and the neighboring attractions
Hello everyone, this is the second part of my previous post about my recent vacation to my hometown after almost three years of being stuck in the city because of covid restrictions. This time I will share with you the places I visited during my short stay. You see, our town is just the typical small town surrounded by lush vegetation of palm tress and rice fields, set against the mountains far from the beach. It is considered as the financial district of the province as well as the trading center. People flock the town to shop or do bank transactions. Albeit the presence of few inland resorts, some locals still opted to drive out of town to visit nearby attractions.
For the most part I stayed at home bingewatching my favorite netflix series, doing some household chores while babysitting my 6-year old nephew, and sometimes sleeping in between. But when I got the chance I go out from time to time.
Barangay Pasta, San Francisco Agusan Sur
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The place is 15 kms from the town center where most of the farming activities are located. My parents happen to have a small rice farm that is due for harvesting in a couple of weeks so we paid a visit. We also check the house of my brother and the rest of the area. If only there is a decent internet connection, I will definitely spend more time here or probably start working remotely while overseeing the farm.
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Aside from rice and vegetables, we also propagate oyster mushroom and manage a small tilapia pond. My other older brother is the one overseeing the whole operation every other day as he has some other tasks from my other relative's business.
After we're done checking the farm and cleaning the debris from the previous storm, we then went to my uncle's house for lunch. My uncle used to be an OFW like all of them siblings before settling in becoming a farmer. He has a piggery, a layer farm, tilapia, and some vegetables for personal consumption.
Bogac Cold Spring, Barobo, Surigao del Sur
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Few days after our farm visit my cousin from Australia arrived and invited us to visit the nearby town of Barobo to accompany the kids (and the not so big kids) to swimming. Because the next beach is too far we decided to go to Bogac. It is a cold spring just nearby the town center. The place was not crowded at the time so we were like owning the entire place and made the most out of it. Bogac is where the spring meets the river that leads to the sea. So the water tastes like a combination of saline and freshwater. Although I did not really taste it intentionally. The place is shaded with hardwood tress and coconuts so it feels refreshing.
Barangay Wakat, Barobo, Surigao del Sur
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After a couple of hours swimming, we prepared for a tricycle ride to Brgy Wakat where my aunt that prepared the food resided. She lives near the main road so we easily locate her just in time for lunch. The place is also 'rainforesty' with several tropical plants surrounding the house. It was built besides the limestone cliff so I am not so sure if it is safe specially during quakes. But that is not what we came for. Also, the famous Wakat Cave, is just a walking distance. We drop by their local market after lunch to buy some fresh produce and seafoods as it is a lot cheaper and then headed home.
Thanks for reaching this far and I hope I inspire you to visit your hometown once in a while specially that covid restrictions are now lifted. Have you been to this place? Let us know in the comment.
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Please check the first part here; Travel back to my hometown Part 1
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STOPOhhh rich man diay ni ako friend ui. 🤔😄
Pangunsumo ra na jenn . Maikog pod tas rich, ehehe .
Ka humble jod ui. Haha God bless your parents dai. 🥰🥰
Thanks dai.
Loving the farm vibes💗 You're so lucky to experience nature and its resources☺️☺️
Thanks. But wala lay internet sa bukid 😄😄
Dae laysho lagi ang mga tito hahahahaha.Ka nice sa catong cave dae oi. Pang yayamanin diay jud mo dae mga hectares ang yuta with farm and plantation churva. 😍🤩😊
Abash dae. Nice na ang cave dae erf ra aw dayab ahahaha