Mt. Binacayan Traverse : An Unexpected Meeting

After last year's failed attempt on climbing Mt binacayan, I know I needed another try. This year I stepped it up a notch by bringing Jackie (my travel/adventure/kumare/climb buddy), Kap Omeng and Jill (jackie's sister) to finally complete Mt. Binacayan traverse. 

10 am

After a quick stop at Brgy. Wawa DENR station to register the group then started the hike. Well, here i am again back to the mountains. 

The weather that time was gorgeous. A truly amazing time of the year to experience Mt. Binacayan.

Marinduque : My journey to the center of the Philippines

Marinduque is an island province of  the Philippines - known as the center of the Philippines. It is one of my favorite travel of the year so far.  An unexpected journey to the land of MORIONES. Marinduque Province is composed of six (6) towns namely Mogpog, Sta. Cruz, Torrijos, Buenavista, Gasan, and Boac (the capital town). Some of the popular tourist spots in the province are Poctoy White Beach, Maniwaya Island, Bellaroca Resort, Bathala Cave, The Battle of Pulang Lupa site, Mt. Malindig, Tres Reyes Islands.

How to Get to Marinduque

Board a bus to Lucena (Dalahican). The terminals can either be found in Cubao or Buendia. Bus companies servicing the route are Jacliner, JAM, DLTB or Lucena Lines.

Travel time from Cubao to Dalahican is 3-4 hours.

Arriving in Dalahican port, you have to ride a boat going to Marinduque. There are 3 different RORO ferry bound for Marinduque. I opted for Dalahican - Balanacan Port in Mogpog. 

Arriving at Balanacan, you have to board a jeepney going to the capital (Boac) or any other municipal destination of the province ( i opted to go to Gasan - it is because Gasan is the only town in Marinduque where you can catch a small boat going to Mindoro)