It was US Labor Day Holiday, which meant NO WORK for me! Yay!

About two weeks before the said holiday, the hubby and I planned on going to Aliwagwag Falls via the Mati route. We also planned to hit the shores of Dahican on our way back.

It was a good enough plan but unfortunately half of it didn't materialize. We were not able to go on a Dahican side trip. All because we didn't went back to Mati on our way home.

On the dawn of September 5th, 4:00 AM, our team left Davao and traversed the Davao-Mati-Cateel road to reach Aliwagwag Falls. We chose this route because my aunt told me that the Compostella route was a rough road which I didn't want to risk traversing. Our motorcycle wasn't built for a rough road terrain so the Mati route was the best option I thought of.

NO DATING!

We arrived in Mati at around 7:00 in the morning and ate our breakfast there. 45 minutes later, we left for Aliwagwag. We passed by the following Municipalities: Taragona, Manay, Caraga, and Baganga.

We had a few stops along the way and took some rest because the long ride was already numbing all our nerves. At Manay, we discovered this very pretty coastline and took photos. We just couldn't let the opportunity past without capturing that beauty.

Manay Beach - There were some driftwood here and there but it was still a stunning beauty all thanks to it being untouched and uninhabited. What's more interesting was that this long stretch of beach was just along the highway.

The residents across the street were very lucky to have this non-commercialized beach just a few steps away.

We arrived at Aliwagwag at 12 noon. Overall travel time to Aliwagwag was 8 hours. It was a very butt numbing motorcycle ride and that was the reason our team opted to traverse the Cateel-Compostela-Davao route on our way back. So, bye-bye Dahican Beach!

However, the fun of the ride and the experience we had at Aliwagwag was all worth the long ride. The cold rushing waters of Aliwagwag was so refreshing and relaxing that all the pain and exhaustion from the ride was forgotten. The Aliwagwag's beauty and magnificence was very rewarding.








Here's how much I spent:

Motorcycle gasoline - more or less PhP 200 (this was only for the way back to Davao. The hubby shouldered the gasoline from Davao to Aliwagwag which costs more or less PhP 500)

Entrance Fee - PhP 50

Table rental - PhP 10 (PhP 75 divided to 7 pax)

Food:

- Breakfast at Mati = PhP 50 (the hubby and I shared the bill)

- Lunch at Aliwagwag = PhP 100 (each of us pitched in and we bought cooked food from the canteen across the street)

- Dinner at Jollibee Tagum = PhP 140

Pasalubong for my Mama - PhP 100 (Yema cake and Mocha Biscocho)



P.S. It rained before we left Aliwagwag. We waited a little while before heading home. The Compostella road was pretty much cemented but there were some parts that are yet to be cemented. Since it rained, the non-cemented road became muddy and very slippery. What made it even more scarier was that the side of the road was a cliff. I almost got into an accident but Thank God all was well and I survived the very challenging ride (please note that my boyfriend customized his Suzuki Smash 115 motorcycle and made it "lowered" with thin tires that weren't built for a rough road terrain).