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| Rapelling at Moalboal Cebu |
Visiting the Cebu island would not be complete without experiencing
and seeing its nature’s wonder. The
Southern part of Cebu boasts of its pristine clear waters, white sandy beaches,
captivating falls and lush greenery.
A two hour travel from Osmena, Cebu led us in Moalboal just
before the sunrise to avoid the traffic in the city and to meet our tour guides
at Tipo beach, Moalboal. We were one
hour early for our meet-up time at 9:00 a.m. and while waiting we had our heavy
breakfast at one of the open restaurants that serve breakfast from lodges and cottages
in the area. The beach is just walking
distance from the cottages and we didn’t pass the chance to take a glimpse at
the beach.
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| Meeting place |
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| Tipo beach |
The tour guides came with their 4’ x 4’ big jeep which should
be our ride to our destination, but decided to use the van we hired and just
convoyed with them. We stopped over a
market where the tour guides bought food for our lunch.
We stopped when we were inside the foot of the forest where
there were few residential cottages could be seen. We left the vehicles near a clear stream of
fresh water, while one of the assistant tour guide remained there to prepare
and cook our food.
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| 4 x 4 jeep |
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| Nearing the foot of the mountain |
The adventure started with two hours trekking wherein
strength and endurance is challenged in this kind of activity. It was tiring but the beautiful scenery of the
mountain could perish the uncomfortable feeling inside, which forces you to
move further and discover the hidden beauty that lies ahead.
The most thrilling part of the adventure was rappelling at
the three falls. The first falls
encounter was seemed like a drill for beginners, the tourist guides gave
lectures first on the proper way to rappel down the falls. The first guide was always the one who took
the lead and the other one was the last one when all the tourists have gotten
down the rope. The gadgets such as head
gears, harness, and shoes will be provided by them.
The second falls is shorter than the first falls, the
opening was narrow, with big boulders on each side and has an uneven surface to
land your feet onto.
The third falls was by far the most challenging of the three
falls in terms of height, amount of water flowing down the rocky surface and
strength you will put into a holding and gripping the rope because the lower
part will keep you suspended in the air.
By this time you should have learned the technique in releasing the grip
of the harness to lower yourself down onto the ground.
It was exhausting and yet fulfilling. Once you started it
you should instill in your mind that there was no turning back, but once you overcome
it, the feeling of relief, satisfaction and power would conquer you as you are
ready to take another level of challenge.
