5 Reasons Why You Will Fall In Love With Siargao Island
Tuesday, November 11, 2014Somewhere in your journey, you will find places. Places special enough that will make you want to stay for a while. Places that will make you dream of having a piece of it to your own one day. Places that you’ll want to keep forever. These places are rare. Because our wandering feet can’t stay still so when we find something like this, something that begs us to stay, it makes our hearts quiver and grow roots.
Here, in this lush green island. I found my place. There’s just something about it, something about its energy. Something that makes my insides feel like there’s no gravity. An impetus so strong it continues to tug at your heart strings even when you leave.
Lagoons. I’m a sucker for them. For greens, azure waters, and the stillness. So when we took a boat out to Caub Island, rode through narrow passageways, into a hidden lagoon, and saw the hut right in the middle for the first time. Chills went up my spine and the magic overcame my entire body. This place is so beautiful I don’t think words or pictures could ever do it justice. I hope one day you find yourself here.
It was pure magic.
Singing along to music in a van brimmed with good company. Taking boats through the mangroves and hidden islands until we get to a house in the middle of the lagoon. My sweet an vibrant friend Bri leads us through a beautiful yoga practice and as we breathe and move I am in disbelief that we are here and that this is real.
We took a two-hour boat ride to Surigao Del Norte with good company. Sunbathing and napping in between. We get to the lagoons and stop at a cave to dive under to get to an enchanting illuminated cave.
This is what the island is most known for. Wave chasers from all over the world gravitate to this place, addicted to the stoke that Cloud 9's glassy barrels give them. I'm a beginner and only surfed easy and little breaks a few times. I'm not much of a big wave chaser, but maybe one day I'll have the courage to do it. But even just watching people carve the waters like hot knife on butter I get a high from it. Always in awe by the power of the sea and feeding off the passion of the wave seekers.
Whether you're driving it or riding in the back of one, ride a motorbike/scooter around the island and explore. The open road, the wind in your hair, zooming through the greens, stretching your arms out and making waves with the wind, bobbing your head to epic music, laughing with the person you are sharing this experience with and watching your friends chase each other as they carve through the roads. You will find freedom in it.
There's just something about this island. A certain energy that my heart and soul connected to. Many other kindred spirits have felt this too. You drive to the north to little villages and towns and find locals jumping up and down waving and smiling at you. The coconut fields that seem to go on forever. The people you make friends with, the ones who feel like your island family. The little local children, the friendly and hilarious local surfers and their laughter. Good vibes all around, always. And so much more but you won't feel this unless you book that plane ticket.
So don’t you dare come here.
You will fall in love with this island, meet lovely souls, get lost in time, drown in its beauty and get stuck here for a while. When time catches up and your plane is calling for you to leave, you won’t want to. And when you finally do, you’ll miss it when you’re gone.
The road knows this. It knows that you will see things you’ll want to keep forever. But even if you want to stay, even if you love every place so much it aches, no matter who or what keeps pulling you back, the road will keep calling you. And you must go.
Infinite thanks to my friends at Cebu Pacific Air for sponsoring this trip and making it happen.
*All images by Stephanie Dandan
Stephanie is a nomadic photographer, wanderer, adventurer, dreamer. She lives for capturing moments of bliss, wanderlust, inspiring hearts, reigniting spirits, and infinite moments of Satori. Follow her journey at Infinite Satori.
Stephanie is a nomadic photographer, wanderer, adventurer, dreamer. She lives for capturing moments of bliss, wanderlust, inspiring hearts, reigniting spirits, and infinite moments of Satori. Follow her journey at Infinite Satori.
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