Fats, Vitamins and Minerals

We arrived nearly 1PM at Tagbilaran Airport last Thursday. I took some photos from the plane as we started to go over Bohol -the northern part, which I believe, is where the double barrier reef is.

Below is a photo showing the river flowing out to the sea. This must be somewhere near Asinan, but I am not sure.

From the air, Bohol is an amazing sight, and from the baluarte (the Spanish colonial fortification by the sea) in Baclayon, just across the old Baclayon Church, we were able to see Siquijor far across Bohol sea. I took some photos at sunset. Below is a photo from the baluarte looking towards Siquijor island. Siquijor is the third smallest province in the Philippines.

Legend has it that Siquijor rose from the sea amid thunder and lightning. To support this, fossils of clams and other sea creatures can be found in the interior highlands. The islands´s native name was Katugasan derived from “tugas“, molave trees that covered the hills. It was earlier known to the Spaniards as “Isla del Fuego” (Island of Fire) because of the swarm of fireflies that proliferate the area. Its present name is claimed to have been after King Kihod, its legendary ruler. Another version says it came from “quipjod”, a native term meaning “the tide was ebbing”. In time, the name “Siquijod” evolved until the “d” was changed to “r” for Spanish euphony. - From My Sari-Sari

Below is a view of Baclayon’s jewel, the Baclayon church and museum. It was in the convent of this church where I stayed in 1999 for a week.

Towards the left of the baluarte is just Pamilacan Island, where Trevor and I hope to stay overnight during our stay in Bohol. Below is another photo - Siguijor is the island on the right and Pamilacan island on the left.

Pamilacan’s name is derived from the word pilak, which is a large hooked implement made and used by the islanders to capture manta rays, whale sharks and bryde’s whale.

On the eastern side, a mountain is visible, Mt. Mambajao on Camiguin Island. Camiguin is the second smallest province in the Philippines.

Camiguin: The name Camiguin is derived from the native word “Kamagong”, a tree of the Ebony family that thrives near lake Mainit in the Province of Surigao del Norte. The original inhabitants of Camiguin were “manobos” who migrated from Surigao. The old native language in Camiguin is called “Kinamiguin”, which is similar to the dialect spoken in Surigao. - From Wikipedia, Camiguin

Sunset that day, Monday, was just amazing. Very quickly, everything turned blood red. Below is a photo I took in the early evening, Panglao island visible on the right and Siquijor on the far left. People are looking for shellfish in the sea in the low tide.

In early history, Panglao was known to Chinese, Malay, Siamese and Indonesian traders. In 1803, Spanish explorers came to the shores of Panglao in search of fresh water. At the time a couple of natives on the seashore were making fishing devices called “panggaw”. One of the Spaniards asked what the name of the island was. The natives–who thought the visitors were asking what they were making–then replied “panggaw”. Hence, from that term, was derived the name Panglao.

Below is another photo of Panglao island which I took earlier that afternoon.

Below is another shot at the sunset. A number of the people in Baclayon go to the baluarte too. That day, there were quite as number of people coming and going to swim, to have a picnic, to take photos, or just to look out into the sea until nighttime.

Today, it was more gray, perhaps because of the typhoon currently in Luzon. It was still a lovely sight, especially seeing the flashes of lightning behind the clouds over Pamilacan island and over Camiguin.

And finally, here is a photo of Baclayon town, the eastern side, taken from the baluarte.

I placed more photos over at the Korakora Gallery.

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