One advantage that we felt when we started our small business is that we don’t need to spend 8 hours in the office just like when we are employed with an 8 to 5 job. This honestly is one of the best when managing a business. Although, there are also disadvantages like earning being directly proportional to the hard work that you put into.
Nevertheless, we get to enjoy a lot of time to ourselves instead of being stuck in a desk in the office for 8 hours.
Speaking of free time, last Saturday, since we had no schedule we decided to do our rides and adventure following our itchy feet.
This time around, our itchy feet brought us to Malabog, Paquibato District in Davao City. There we had the opportunity to scout resorts for future escapades.
There are 3 routes that one can take to reach Malabog: Mandug – Malabog which is 49.1 kms with an estimated travel time of 1 hour and 28 minutes; Panabo – Malabog which is 54.7 kms with an estimated travel time of 1 hour and 37 minutes and Calinan – Malabog which is 57.4 kms with an estimated travel time of 1 hour and 47 minutes. By the way, these estimates are actually based on our current location which is Cabantian.
The last time we heard that there was a landslide along Calinan – Malabog route and Callawa – Malabog route which was unpassable, we decided to take the Panabo – Malabog route to be sure.
The travel to Malabog via Panabo was an easy one. Roads were already fully cemented, thanks to the efforts of Build, Build, Build and NTF-Elcac for reaching to far flung areas with their own projects. The view is spectacular for you are able to see a lot of overlooking sites while you travel.
When we reached Malabog, we immediately went to the resorts to check them out. Without further ado, I’m sharing pictures and videos so you can have a clearer picture of how the resorts look like.
First stop was Camp Eleaga which was already a famous resort even pre-covid days. Camp Eleaga’s source of water is from a lake beside their pool. It is said that the water came from a cold spring.
Next stop was Procorato Nature Park. While the other resorts’ source for their pool water was either a spring or a stream, Procorato’s source was from a waterfall. If you plan to go overnight at Procorato, you can go exclusive at 3,500 and good for 25 pax already. Check in is 4PM, check out is 12PM the next day.
Third stop was Remy Areja’s spring resort. Since the whole view of the pool can be seen from the top, we decided not to go down to take pictures. Instead, we took videos. What’s cool about the place is the overlooking view of the resort.
Last stop was Masdec. Masdec is a smaller version of Remy Areja. Unlike the latter, masdec doesn’t have an overlooking view although the resort is descending.
So these are the 4 resorts that we went to. There was another resort that we passed by while travelling and looking for lunch, we decided not to go in anymore since we thought that we had already found the resort that we would most likely go back to and that’s Procorato. Why you may ask? Well, I love the sound of tre water from the waterfalls and being closer to nature is just awesome.
Oh, by the way, we took the Calinan – Malabog route on our way home to check if it’s already passable since the people there told us that it was already indeed passable. Just a tip to everyone, there are portions where the roads cracked and utilizes 1 lane only instead of 2. It’s best if you’re on a 4 wheel drive vehicle and motorcycle if you decide to take this route.
Till, next entry!
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