Mini trip report

[RBM]

For anyone in the Don Salvador San Carlos area with a few hours to spare would like to suggest the following trip. It's quite a unique look at some very rural areas as until recently the road was pretty much impassable unless one had an off road bike or was a local habal habal driver. If you like pineapples they almost give them away here.

From the main north road coming from San Carlos one travels past the huge solar farm to Calatrava, about central one turns inland and follows a newly concreted road. The views are really outstanding, and varied, absolutely no traffic at all apart from the odd motor. It's around 27km to the spur which runs from Don Salvador to Sagay, lovely trip. 

From there if returning to the East coast one continues on to spur 16 before hanging left to the Bacolod road. Unfortunately yesterday the weather was not compatible to picture taking so unable to capture the mountain range which is very dramatic with clouds drooping over the tops. Around 5 km before spur 16 lives an American 86 years old and quite an extoridian guy. He loves a chat and has a sign at front waterfalls to view. Built his own hydro station and is fully selfsuffient. Has written many novels mostly about the evil of the Jews....kinda conspiracy theoriest, OK for light entertainment.

Anyway try upload a few pics, it's really worth it for those in the area. Around 90km and allow 3 hours with stops.

 

 

[intrepid]

Thanks RBM, We travel that road every time we visit our first house and mother-in law in San Carlos.  I really enjoy the views.  Like you said, they are truly outstanding on clear days.  You can observe the entire island of Sipaway and also see Cebu in the distance.  Our daughter sometimes get a little car sick from the winding road though.  I didn't know of the 86 y.o. American.  Sounds like a good stop on our next trip.  Thanks again for the report.

[robert k]

Wow, all that empty concrete and nobody drying rice on it! I am getting closer to having seen everything now.