The Unknown Mountain Back in Oslob

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Back when we were in Oslob, my husband suggested we must explore this road we can see at the top of the mountain. We had been here before but not to the top where we could see a view of the main town. I am up for anything new so I nodded. It was also Matti, our son's first time riding a motorcycle. For some reason, we have not let him ride one back in Bohol maybe because he was still very young to do it but I guess it was just time for him to try.

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So with our motorcycle which has been in Oslob the whole pandemic, we cover Matti with his jacket and went on our way to the mountain behind the in-law's house.

The road is concrete and new, I guess it was finished during the start of the pandemic and according to the husband's family, a lot of locals started jogging here every day during the pandemic, however, as soon as the restrictions were lifted, they slowly stopped and now, the roads are empty again.


The funny thing here is that they don't know what this area is called. My husband tried searching it on Google, but the mountain has no name. The people around the neighborhood do not also have a single idea what the road's name. It is as if this area here is unnamed!

Can you spot the dog in the middle of the road?

Even if it is unnamed, one thing's for sure, this is part of the Purok Jasmine, Barangay Lagunde. They only call it ibabaw. Here, there are already houses built. There's even one huge house owned by a foreigner. The only problem is the water supply though.

The road is like an intestine, it has a lot of curves and slopes. But the good thing is that there are a lot of coconut trees and grasses, and in fact, it is just covered by green as we ascend to the top. We spotted some locals who were just sitting at the roadside, the usual province scenario.

After just around five to ten minutes of driving, Matti hugged his father's back and won't look at the road anymore, perhaps he was annoyed by the wind hitting his eyes. And then we had reached this part here.

The road going to the top of the mountain is very steep and I told the husband it is not worth going up there anymore as it was already sundown. I suggested we go up until the cemented path instead. And so we did.

Obviously, a lot of trees were down because of Odette. There was this avocado tree that was uprooted but still, it was alive and it even shows new fresh leaves.

Then we found this area here where there was so much garbage, as per the husband, this is where the town disposes their garbage. They have a machine that shreds the garbage but it seemed like the workers had been caught up by the numerous garbage collected that they had occupied the whole half of this hill already!

We turned our attention to the other side of the view but first, I asked the husband and son to pose for some pictures. I always believe in taking photos or it never happened so they have to submit and it's always challenging with a toddler. I'd often call his attention by asking where's the camera and he'd point to what I am holding. It works most of the time.

With the use of my smartphone, I tried taking photos of the surrounding islands, and here below is the beautiful Sumilon. This is still part of Oslob and it is quite famous for its clear waters and white sand. We had been there too once only, I told my husband that we must go again in the future, perhaps even explore the Sumilon Blue Waters Resort for day use and he agreed so hopefully we can visit that soon.

Behind Sumilon is a tiny shadow of an island and that's Siquijor. It was the year 2016 or 2017 I guess when we had a two-day vacation in Siquijor. We rented a motorcycle and toured around the island. It is a small island and it will not take a whole day to drive around it.

We could also find Bohol Island if it was just near, the sky was clear enough to see the island. On most days, this is not visible. And also, the town's Catholic Church can be spotted from here too.

There are actually boats traveling from Panglao to Oslob, they are those types of boats that can take many passengers for island hopping. Its operation was stopped during the pandemic but it has resumed since the restrictions have been lifted. Most of the passengers are tourists who are in Panglao and want to go on Whaleshark watching.

Our stay here didn't take long, we decided to go back as the skies were starting to go dark, rain might pour and we didn't have any raincoats with us plus we don't want Matti to be out here this late.

Thanks for coming with us on this short drive to the mountain behind our home.


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grabeha sa dalan oi ga snake jud ang porma ba

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1 year ago

Malapit po ba kayo sa Chocolate Hills? Ang ganda talaga diyan sa inyo.

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1 year ago

mga 2 hours away pa sis

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1 year ago

Taga south diay ka sis alcoy man ako province adress,daghan kaayug nindot na mountain views sa oslob

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1 year ago

ako husband taga oslob sis

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1 year ago

The view of Sumilon and Siquijor is breathtaking! Parang maganda rin mag explore dun sa road kaso ayun nga, pababa na ang araw. Ganda ng view

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1 year ago

yes sumilon... ganda dun!

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1 year ago

nindot adiah sis kay naay concrete road nga way man kaayoy namuyo. Nindot kaayo ang place sis, but it looks like gamay ra ang trees nuh, in-ana na na sauna pa?

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1 year ago

uu dili kaau daghan trees dire na part sis...

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1 year ago

Basta gusto ko, pagmagkababy ako, i ta travel ko rin hihihi. Ganda ng view ateee. Nakaka relax anman gumala jaan.

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1 year ago

yes itravel mo talaga para ma kakita sya ng mga new things around

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1 year ago

Ganda ng view. Gumala na namn si Matti hehe

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1 year ago

hehe hilig ng parents hahahah

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1 year ago

Chada unta ang view pero nganong gihimo mang tambakanan sa mga basura. Akoy naluoy sa lugar. Untay naay lahi nga pamaagi nga mahipos ang basura. Chada baya gyud ang view.

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1 year ago

naay lahi nga pamaagi nga mah

tinuod btaw sis.. diha nila gitambak ang mga basura.. before gamay ra daw na since naa man silay pang grind daw.ilang gina pino ang mga basura pero wala na maapas sa kadaghan karon nangatambak na daw..so sad!

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1 year ago

Cute na cute talaga ako kay Matti madamss UwU lalo bangs nya 😽😽😽. And ganda naman jan, buti at concrete na ano ang daanan kaya di nakakatakot mag byahe.

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1 year ago

eehhe salamat madam!

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1 year ago

Grabe ang dalan mura pud padulong Bukidnon na grabe ang curves... I love the view of the ocean, grabe jud ka peaceful tan-awon.

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1 year ago

bilib sad jd kos padung bukidnon na dalan uy..mao toy intestine

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