Finding Caramoan
Jean, my fellow wanderlust-wanna-be, and I first heard about Caramoan last August. Described in glowing terms as an “untouched paradise” by someone who had never seen it himself, the hype whetted our curiosity – and we’ve been planning to take a trip there ever since. After discovering beauty of Bicolandia during our weather-cursed trip last February, we’ve been even more eager to realize its promise.
With a resident’s schedule, easier said than done. (This is no longer really my problem, but with my travel buddies all tied to the hospital, I don’t have much of a choice.) But sure enough when there’s a will there’s a way, and last weekend we finally managed to get away.
The Caramoan Peninsula is found in the Bicol province of Camarines Sur. It is three and a half hours away from Naga City – itself already an eight to ten hour drive from Manila. Caramoan town proper is an hour and a half by land to Sabang Port then two hours by boat to Guijalo Port. That’s a total of twelve hours travel for people who can barely get a weekend away.
