Give me one
thing that will really beat the heat? No it’s not ice cream or halo-halo. It is
going swimming, and by swimming I mean River.
We went to this amazing and isolated
River called “Gaong” which can be found in Tampayan Magdiwang Romblon. From
Cajidiocan we took a tricycle and made a couple of hour drive to Tampayan. Once there, we waited for another half an hour for
our other companion to arrive, while waiting, we talked about whether we should
go to Aglinggi or Gaong, majority decided to choose the latter. According to
our companion who is very familiar with the place said that 20-30 minutes of
walk is necessary to reach the river. But that day, we are all up for a
challenge, so off we go after we became complete.
As we walked along our way, I noticed
the surroundings in the area, it’s like a small dessert, with a rocky terrain.
The searing heat of the sun can be felt (a jacket and glasses would help you to
lessen the skin burn). We enjoyed our walk, we sometimes joke like saying, “are
we there yet?”, repeatedly and always answered, “no, not yet”.
After about an hour, a small river
can be seen in the distance, as we get closer, it became larger body
of water, and according to one our companion we already arrived in Gaong River, and I
was so ecstatic.
A feeling of excitement flew over me
when I get closer to the river. I saw the cyrstal-clear
water in which you can almost see the bottom. I have the intense urge to jump
but stopped myself for I need to rest after a long exhausting walk. As I
rested, I can’t believe my eyes for the beauty of what I’m seeing, and I wish
that it will be like this forever. A feeling of pride washed over me because
here I am in the most dazzling, secluded place in the world and I am one of the
lucky person to see it this way.
After our lunch, I decided to try for
a swim, it gave me chills, but after a while my body kinda liked it. The water
is cold, and will surely touch your soul, it’s very refreshing. I swam back and
forth, up and down, horizontally, and vertically until my body felt the need to
rest. I simmered and relished the moment, and the feeling is heavenly relaxing and out of this world.
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