Refreshing Bohol Bee Farm Story

Bohol Bee Farm

Bohol Bee Farm...it's like you're into a family provincial vacation to a place you considered home!

As soon as I step into Bohol Bee Farm, I already sensed my longing for a deep relaxation and vacation. The silence is so tempting...I knew I would definitely enjoy being away from the busy city of Manila and be refreshed. I never regret staying here for three days minus the one day Bohol day tour.

We stayed at a "kubo" type room and wait for Beng to arrive before we took our lunch, as she took a different but free flight to Bohol. There is real silence around. You cannot even hear anyone talking outside or walking nearby and what else you can do when you had restless nights before? Sleep! I really had a "power nap"!

This is our first lunch meal order at Bohol Bee Farm. Honey glazed chicken, Grilled fish, their version of soup, natural fresh fruit drinks, and eggplant ensalada. What's so good about this food is that these are all organic food. The vegetable salad with flowers on it...the herbs or spices mixed in the food...all these are home grown at Bohol Bee farm. We thought that the flowers in the salad like bougainvillea are just for decoration only but we found out that it's all edible!

seaside beauties

 After our meal, we began exploring Bohol Bee Farm. The Farm is real farm with its various plants around the area mostly used as herbs, spices, and ingredients in the meals they served. Another refreshing beauty of the Farm is its seaside beauty. The sound of the waves, the wind touching your face, and the smell of the sea. There is a sunbathing or lounging area for use only for stay-in or Bohol Bee farm guests where you can just dip on the water but never seen anyone swimming coz there is a warning on jelly fish. My two sisters also go for the foot spa pampering session that lasted for almost two hours. While waiting for them, I tour the area alone for some savoring moments...one on one with mother nature. (",)   

Around Bohol Bee Fram

Walking with reflections is definitely different from trekking and hiking. That time, that moment, you will never have to worry about the time and your safety while you are on the trail. You are secured because you are already on a maintained place really suited for people who just looks for a very good refreshing vacation...so you know you are safe! I still discover some areas around Bohol Bee Farm...some more planting areas, one beehive coz they told us most of the beehives have been destroyed by the recent super typhoon in Bohol, the crafts and livelihood area, different swimming pools, the bakery, and the ice cream area. At night just before we go to sleep, we also had a relaxing full body massage. Every night is a good night sleep and every morning is a good morning as we took our breakfast with natural fruit juices, corn coffee, brown rice, eggs, pancakes, pasta and cassava cereals.   

My Bohol Bee Farm Noche Buena was the most memorable Noche Buena I ever had. The sumptuous dinner at the seaside, the soothing music, the laughter, the gifts and Nanay singing while relating her "Come to me" theme song with her late husband.

I really wished at least my parents were here enjoying the refreshing Bohol Bee Farm. I wished they are like Nanay Medila who is always on the go...on the road even at 70+...or maybe I wished I already could have started my own family. I am just thankful how the Distor family welcomed me as their own. They are my Manila family since college.

 This has been a real refreshing and memorable Christmas vacation. I thanked God that despite the many odds that happened just before I went to Bohol, God gave me a real super duper Christmas vacation! Jesus... You are the celebrant but You have always been giving me!

;Des

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Bohol on the Road… (second part of Bohol Christmas Get Away)

The Chocolate Hills is probably the most famous tourist attraction in Bohol. We can never leave Bohol without seeing this unusual geological formation. This is our first Bohol road trip destination with Beng, Ate Cecile,and their mother – Nanay Medila.

We rented a van owned and driven by Manong Pepe who also acts as our tourist guide. We have no planned itinerary beforehand but Manong pepe is so enthusiastic to let us visit all the “must-see” of Bohol. We attended mass first at Bohol Loboc church and we are fortunate enough that the famous Loboc Children’s Choir is singing although in visayan dialect and remembered the words “gugma” and “igsoon”. After that, we head on to chocolate hills with almost an hour travel. Manong Pepe’s enthusiasm never runs out and he is talking all the way, all day about Bohol. I remember he mentioned about the myth of Chocolate Hills about two giants having a fight that went on for days and threw stones and sands at each other that’s why there’s giant mole hills that is scattered throughout the municipalities of Bohol. He also mentioned that it’s called “Chocolate” since when its summer or dry season it turns brown but that time it’s all green…and that’s why we jokingly called it “Green Hills”. We have to go up to the peak by walking in order to have the majestic view of many Chocolate Hills. Going up is tiresome but not to Nanay, at 70+ years old, she can still walk up with a smile and with matching picture takings. There a lot of tourists at that time and each one are so excited about taking their own pictures and so are we.

I still wanted to stay more but we have to move on and maximize our one day Bohol road trip. While on the road, Manong Pepe stop the car and said that we have to make pictures with this man-made forest in Bilar Town with the Mahogany trees and giant ferns…it looks like we are in the twilight movie. Taking pictures in the middle of this road is like capturing an act of courage. It’s a picture I really would treasure.

One thing that always reminds me of my mother during our Bohol trip is her only request to buy Cacao. I always check if there is a Cacao for sale in our every stop over. We have a quick picture taking at the Shiphaus then went to Tarsier Reservation area. I’m just quite disappointed at seeing this little animal…because it is soooo little. We cannot hold it, nor touch it, nor communicate with it. It’s already away from its man-visitors unlike before when visitors can touch or have a closer picture with it coz they told us that they are already protecting the tarsiers. Interesting fact about Tarsiers is that Tarsiers are able to rotate their head 180 to compensate for their immovable eyeballs! I just wanted to see the tarsiers move and jump and hear them sing… but I didn’t…I just wished that they would be just in a more large secluded place where they can enjoy their natural habitat. Just glad that we made it to this place coz this is where I bought my mother’s request of Cacao and one of my favorite…peanut kisses.

We have our lunch at Loboc long river cruise. It’s a buffet lunch and yes we have our good lunch but what is more enjoyable is the soothing melody of music inside the cruise. There is also a music and dance presentation of a group of men, women, and kids in the cruise stopover…I was so delighted to see this with some of the diners joining the presentation. It’s a happy Christmas indeed!

Four more places to go and short time left that‘s why we have a quick visit and picture taking at Blood compact, Old Clarin House, and Old Baclayon church where Manong Pepe show us a hidden picture of Padre Pio at Church façade and there also we lighted up pink, red, and orange candles that represents areas to be prayed over. Lastly, we went to Hinagdanan cave that reminds me of my Sagada adventure at Sumaging cave. This cave is just a short trip inside with touring assistant and there’s already a clean and easy way of getting in. There a lot of cheap items you can buy around this area especially if you are looking at “pasalubong”.

 It is almost beyond our travel contract time with Manong Pepe but still he has lot of energy to accompany us. We have dinner together near Alona beach and this is my first time to taste grilled Longanisa Cebu. We went back to Bohol Bee farm at past 7pm and we did enjoy the day. It is a long day…another journey I would never forget!

Next…my refreshing Bohol Bee Farm story.

;Des

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Bohol Christmas Get away

Chocolate Hills Bohol - 12.23.2012

This is an actual photo at Chocolate Hills during our second day stay in Bohol. Second day is our tour day when we get to know the beauty and serenity Bohol offers. I never thought that Bohol is this fascinating and indeed a real tourist destination not until I enjoy it myself since my last visit here with my mom when I was still in my elementary years. I so love it!

This is the first year when i celebrated away from my parents but with a friend and her family whom i considers "home". Bohol is also a home for me since this is my mom's hometown...although it is...it is still a stranger to me not until we tour it and glad we did. One day is enough to capture this serene beauty! We also visited places like Loboc church with the Loboc children's choir singing in visayan mass, Shiphaus, Tarsier, Hanging bridge, Loboc long river cruise, old Baclayon church, Blood compact, Hinagdanan cave, Alona beach, and Clarin Ancestral house.

We stayed at Bohol Bee farm during our trip in Bohol. Chillax on first day...at our "kubo" and near the sea. Silence is so tempting...I can't help myself but communicate with it. It's indeed a gift after so much hard work.  

How can you resist to just staring at this seaside beauty at Bohol bee farm? The horizon of the sea...the sound of its waves...the air sweeping your hair...everything is music! I really want to go back here.

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This is not definitely my usual trekking or hiking experience but it is still a "mountain" of experience that I will not forget...  More Bohol stories on next blog...

;Des