It was almost 4Pm when we started our journey to Donsol.
Nobody in the group reached that far yet so we just relied on google maps hoping
that it shows the right path. I noticed that most of the time it was just us on
the road. I felt somewhat isolated. I knew that the air outside is fresh. That
the fields are bountiful and the coconut trees give abundant harvest. That
makes me excited to stare at the night sky!
Prior to coming to Donsol, I booked 3 rooms at Aguluz
Homestay. I was hesitant at first because I didn’t know what to expect but I
thought that’s what adventure makes it an adventure. Moreover, it was suggested
by a friend who is from the region so that was an added point. The house was as
we saw on their FB page. I was hoping to meet Tita Marilyn but the caretaker told me that she was in Legaspi that time.
The caretaker immediately led us to our spacious and beautiful rooms. It feels
like home away from home. J
On our first night; with tired bodies, aching muscles and
sleepy heads we managed to squeeze in the firefly river cruise. We were fetched
by our boatman at around 8:30PM. I thought it was a little bit late for the
activity but the boatman told me not to worry because fireflies are plentiful
even after midnight. From Aguluz homestay, we walked a few hundred meters to
reach the river. We boarded a boat that brought us to the mangroves.
The river was calm; the stars were shining brightly in the
velvet sky; the air was smooth and soothing enough to make our eyelids fall. (Pagod na pagod lang ang peg from 15 hours of
traveling!) It was the perfect condition for firefly watching and dozing off.
(Ha ha!)
I was not expecting anything because out of my extensive
research abilities, I did not see any video/picture describing the tour. A few
minutes after we boarded the boat we saw a tree glittering from the rest. I
thought it was a Christmas tree (on May). The boat went closer and I realized
there were hundreds and hundreds of fireflies dancing and swaying. (I mean the
tree looks like dancing and swaying because of the tiny sparkling fireflies.)
We were like, “Oh em gee!” Disclaimer: I know how a firefly looks like but
seeing so many of them on the same tree makes me want to believe in fairies and
shout “Pixie dust!”
I think we saw 4 trees glimmering like Christmas trees
during the whole tour. It was an amazing experience. What really caught our
attention was when our boatman went to one of the trees to get some fireflies
and handed them over to us. Tuwang-tuwa
lang sa fireflies. J
Sorry, no snapshots or videos. This tour is for our eyes
only! J
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