My iPhoto has thousands of shots waiting for me to upload and share, just like our trip last July. Yeah I know, almost two months but hope you don’t mind me sharing.
Older sister came home from Japan for a much-deserved vacation with her own family, and my mother grabbed the chance to pressure me to go home to Cebu. Pressed for both time and money, I think we pulled it off and the kids had the best of their time with their Lolopops, Mamalo and their cousins.
Coming home is a wonderful time but my husband is traumatized with the lack of taxis in Cebu that we never go without our own transportation. And that simply means …roadtrip!
From Iloilo City where we are based, we traveled all the way to Cebu. It was Iloilo-Negros Occidental-Cebu road trip for the family.
We left Iloilo at midnight and we arrived in Negros in time for sunrise. Done this road trip countless times; it was like going to school every morning. haha.
Kids were asleep throughout our Roro trip ( boat ride), perfectly waking up when we reached the verdant scenery of Don Salvador Benedicto.
Traveling during early morning is a beautiful experience. Peaceful especially when the kids are asleep. haha!
We did a few stopovers like watching Malatan-og Falls and for our 2nd breakfast, since we had a lot of time to spare before our trip from San Carlos City to Toledo, Cebu. Once in San Carlos, we grabbed antihistamine because Aki got allergy from the shrimp crackers I bought in Murcia.
The beauty of road trip is that you are not in a hurry, which is perfect for lazy people like me. Once in Cebu, we drove via TransCentral Highway.
It was nine in the morning and it was still foggy. Lovely place. Sorry, I didn’t take photos, I was enjoying my ride.
In case you missed, we stayed at Marco Polo Plaza Cebu. Did a little work and met my friends, as well as new friends from Marco Polo.
Marco Polo Plaza is the best place to enjoy the cityscape of Cebu.
Quiet time for father and sons at the Continental Lounge
The next day was family day! Before that, this PAREF student made sure we go to church first.
It was a muggy day but we completed the Holy Mass. And off we went to my parents’ “mansion”.
Five children, our parents have 12 grandkids..as of now. We planned to have our family time in a resort however, the kids just wanted to go to Lolopops’ house, leaving my mother to feed us all.
Chaotic and tiring, but our parents are the happiest. The screaming and the laughter made our time together more memorable.
We didn’t go somewhere touristy except for Ayala and the Basilica, yet I have maximized our time, from our staycation in Marco Polo to our family bonding over dinner and then lunch before we went home.
A weekend trip, my boys wanted to stay longer or want to go back to Cebu right away.
Till next time Sugbu!
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