I must thank @wittyzel for this, because of her, I now have the courage to travel by a ferry vessel. I was truly afraid of traveling by the sea since I'm not a good swimmer and I have never tried to swim in a deep sea before. My first time riding a ferry was when we went to Iloilo by a Roro Vessel. That's kinda scary but filled so much fun because someone's there with me. Since then, I was no longer afraid of traveling in a vessel.
When this Cebu trip was suggested, I took the opportunity though it's kinda spontaneous. I literally didn't have any itinerary, well, most of us, I think. I wasn't even sure which place I wanna visit in any parts of Cebu. All I know was that I wanted to unwind with the **Hive PH members** and meet some of them in person. That was my first time going to Cebu and I didn't really know how to travel that much, but I was just observing people that I met on the terminal and co-passengers that I was with on the bus to learn the ways. If I got confused, I would directly ask the Bus Conductor.
From Bacolod To Cebu, Getting There...
I haven't taken much cooler photos because I was too mesmerized of the sceneries that I could see along the way. I'll just try to include some decent photos that I managed to capture.
Anyway, I jumped off from Bacolod as early as possible because the journey would be hours. With my bags and the boxes of **Napoleones** on my other hand, I boarded a bus going to Cebu City. The route would be following the roads to Canlaon City going to San Carlos City where we would be boarding on a Roro vessel with our bus. They said that this route would take longer than other route which is the San Carlos route, and that is true indeed. However, I'm not concerned about because I only intended to enjoy every minute that I could relax and discover places that I haven't been before.
It took around 3 hours before we could reach Canlaon City. From there, the bus would still for other passengers for few minutes before going again. Drizzles from the gloomy skies and the foggy morning made the weather cold. That is the usual weather there due to the topography of the place and the volcano shadowing the city from the heat and storm.
When we arrived to San Carlos port, I think it took us around 2 hours just to get there from Canlaon terminal. The fine weather, blue skies, greeneries and the peaceful surroundings have greeted us upon entering the place. I was even more amazed when I saw their port, the water is clean and blue just like what you can see in Boracay, very far from what we have in our city. That was only from the port, what more if I could see their beach resort, I think it would be more mesmerizing.
Before getting in, the Bus gave us boat tickets and I gave that to the Port Checker. I went aboard and looked for the bunk bed that I should be resting while we sail. Some passengers were sleeping, but I couldn't. I was busy amusing myself with the beauty of the sea. I think I have dozed off for few minutes but couldn't sleep that well since the passengers were noisy.
### Off the boat, at Toledo City, Cebu...
We arrived at Toledo after about an hour. We immediately looked for our bus. I forgot which was it since I didn't check the plate number, but thankfully, I recognized the faces of the other passengers that I've been, so I approached them and follow their lead.
I though that if we get to Toledo, we're near our destination already. I was surprised when the driver stopped and said that we should take our lunch first before going again since it's gonna take a while again before arriving in Cebu City. I wasn't hungry since I've been munching snacks and fruits on the way. So, I stayed there while the other passengers got off to eat. While being there, I checked my phone for the map to see how far we were from our exact destination. To my surprise, it said that it's really gonna take another few hours, and so that's why they ate and went to the comfort room first before going.
There's really a first time in everything where we were once ignorant of some things.
### At Cebu City...
When I got off the bus on the terminal, I know where I supposed to go and what to ride at. The problem was I don't know how to speak bisaya even though I can understand them. I was talking in tagalog instead so it would be easier for everyone. I asked for a taxi and headed to **Cebu IT Park** where we should stay for the week *—adam, me, witty, arc, and jude*.
The place speaks its name indeed. Surrounded by tall residential and commercial buildings, BPO and IT companies. I saw a familiar company there, the Teleperformance. They have also a site there in Bacolod and they're quite well known. It amazed me that they're thriving more here and it's quite evident in there site.
I have dropped myself to wrong location. I confused it for the one where were staying because it have similar name. I walked towards McDonald's branch here and waited outside for Adam to pick me up.
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So far, this is gonna be thia blog is about for now —my journey from Negros to Cebu and all the *first times* I experienced. I'll be sharing more about it soon when I got the time to write again. Anyways, thanks a lot as always for reading and supporting me.