Roadtrip

The one downer of having an educational tour is the fact that the time you spend at some point is limited. You don’t get to explore the entire place because again, time is limited. All you have to do is make the most out of the time you have.

I love travelling, especially road trips. But there’s always that part when I wish I never left the house, simply because I run into something I don’t like. For instance, travelling by day time is not my cup of tea or unwinding at the beach in broad daylight. I would always prefer to travel at dawn or at night even if it means not being able to see the beautiful scenarios I passed by. And I would favor the rain water ten times over the seawater; I’d rather stay under the rain for hours than to hang out at the beach. Well, maybe because I am not used to being at the seashore.

Seaside across Oslob Church, Cebu.

But as far as the tour is concerned, the heat of the sunshine and the sticky feeling the wind from the sea gives didn’t stop me from enjoying every stopover and travels we had. The beauty and tranquility of the sea was enough to set aside my personal issues with beaches. I had a good time on my own despite being one of those students in the class who don’t know much of her classmates. Every stopover, I had this wish of seeing something exquisite and every place we visited didn’t disappoint me, showing me the epitome of natural beauty despite the ages that past. Places where you see how it is different from others and being catchy in its own manner.

And as for me, who came from a province somewhere in the east, when it comes to travelling in Cebu, I keep in mind every place I visited, what I did there and what’s something memorable. The fact that those places were one of the farthest I’ve been through, I became so aware of the surroundings and was too engrossed observing while travelling. It was a good thing I was sitting at the back of the driver’s seat, I could fully appreciate even the curves and ups and downs of the road. I even took time taking pictures of the vehicles, beautiful houses, mountains, seas and even cute scenarios we passed by.

South Cebu road.

One funny thing is when we were on our way to the beach, my classmates were noisy having fun, but as soon as we finished lunch and we were heading to the next church, the bus was so silent. Some did try to have a little fun while on board using the microphone at first, but that’s just it. That was only out of boredom and hunger, as they say. So the real funny thing is, when I look back to check on them why it was very quiet I found out that they’re all fast asleep. I was like, “how are they going to enjoy this tour if they’re sleeping?” But then, it wasn’t my business anymore, right?

The truth is, I was trying real hard not to sleep at that time because I’m afraid I would miss something along the way. So, I kept my eyes wide open despite the lack of sleep. And it’s all worth it!

- M