a foggy day spent @ bukidnoon

We left the city of golder friendship (Cagayan de Oro) early morning thursday, 3rd week of March with the purpose of having a day-break from all the paper works we have been doing for last couple of weeks!

An LPA (w/c later developed into Tropical Depression "Caloy") was already spotted by PAG-ASA southwest of Surigao City approaching our destination for the day, but that did not stop us from going anyway!

Damilag is one of the 22 barangays of Manolo Fortich in the province of Bukidnoon. Manolo Fortich is a 1st class municipality and has a population of 91,026 people in 18,026 households (PH Census 2010). The area is composed of 3 major ethnic groups, Higaonon, Talaandig and Cebuano (Bohol). Major dialect spoken here is Cebuano-Visayan, they also speak and understand Filipino and English languages.

It is about 30-40 minutes away from the center of Cagayan de Oro, a bustling city and center of commerce within the region. The national highways are properly keep and in good condition, although some municipal and barangay roads are not in good condition...and this gave a little challenge and sense of adventure to us going into the dirt-roads! The land composition of the area on the other hand is considered mountainous plateau, and the climate is very ideal where moderate dry and rainy seasons can be expected here. The temperature is cool where high valued crops have big potentials for good harvest.

As we arrived to our venue, a family ranch own by a good friend of mine. We were greeted with a foggy morning and brought rain showers in the afternoon which made our visit more perfect for an afternoon nap in a swing conveniently located at their foyer.

Whatever the weather may be...it did not stopped us from going around the ranch anyway... here's a sneak peak of their beautiful ranch. There were tropical flowers, fruit bearing trees and regularly trimmed grasses that makes the place welcoming to all its guess.

Another good place to visit here is Camp Phillips. It is a place where the administration, production, and plantation of Del Monte Pineapple Philippines is located. This was established in 1926, a 5,000 hectares pineapple plantation which have a picturest view of Mt. Kitanglad. And it's few minute drive away from Damilag and going into the heart of plantation.

A good place to dine here is at "The Bungalow," a restaurant managed and owned by Del Monte Pineapple Plantation Inc. A must-try here is their "Roast Beef," which is served with a hot cup of rice and few veggies on the side. Their short-orders are good enough to full your big hungry stomach, they have big servings here!

We're surely going back here! We enjoyed the place, and we had good food indeed!

Till the next travel blog... keep posted! Summer 2014 had just started for me! How was yours? Comment below if you enjoyed this blog of mine.... Thanks!