Malabuyoc - Waterfall Territory.

Day 152.

After nearly a week of settling into the Filipino island lifestyle we decided it was time to spice it up and go on a little adventure - aka waterfall hunting. This meant a dawn departure from Malapascua and an 8 hour ride South through the awesome jungle landscape of Cebu!

Arriving ahead of Jon Soph and Howard me and Limbster were just in time to catch the sunset over the mountainous (and very dramatic) Negros Oriental backdrop and what a sunset it was, we even had the luxury of enjoying it from our own pool, a first for here & a special moment indeed - Limbster couldn't stop bloody smiling in fact :)

As a reunited wolf pack we set about picking out the waterfalls we would target the following day, the island is full of them so picking out the lesser known gems was our aim, and boy did we nail it.

Tricycles would be our method of transportation to reach the base of each waterfall and from there we would traverse the jungle (with the help of a local or two), swimming, climbing and jumping our way to the top of the falls.

Peer pressure is a killer after all and it didn't take long for a 6 foot jump to become 20.. which then quickly and worryingly escalated to 50! (Worth noting the Olympic diving board height is a megere 33ft!!)

In hindsight it was crazy especially given the nearest doctor would be hours away but it was certainly an experience that will be forever remembered, plus the photos are absolute gold.

Our last waterfall of the day would be our best find yet and the one I had been waiting for - Kabutongan falls. Accessed via only a rather terrifying 15 minute ride on the back of a local motocross bike certainly got the adrenaline going, there where no roads - only steep palm tree lined dirt tracks.

After entering the first pool it was an hour journey up stream, zig zagging through the jungle, up the cascading levels and through the deepwater caves. Jumping opportunities were abundant & not a tourist in site was the icing on the cake for everyone!

Proud I managed to get limbster off a cheeky 9 footer jump here, she didn't even give it a second thought the absolute dare devil. Equally proud of the Fila's for holding out against all odds.

Worth noting no injuries arose from the diving, a minor scare or two maybe but nothing life changing.もっと詳しく