Thursday, March 20, 2008
A Trip to Surigao
My husband and I have long been promising to go visit a friend who now lives in Surigao. We finally got it on the calendar and went a couple weeks ago. Traveling from Cagayan de Oro, is is about a six hour trip. Because we got off to a late start, we spent the night at Dottie’s Place in Butuan City, and had supper at our favorite place there, True Brew.The next morning we were off to an early start. Once you get out of Butuan, the traffic is reasonable and the cement roads in good repair.
The weather was great and the scenery very lush and green. We passed Lake Mainit which was amazingly large, considering it was between the highway and the ocean. 
In Surigao we stayed at the Gateway Hotel. it was very nice and the food was excellent and reasonable in price. Our friend lives in the Municipality of San fFrancisco. We looked at places to stay closer to our friend’s home, but none of tthe resorts served food. They all seemed to be bed and beer joints, probably with an all night karaoke thrown in extra.The town of Surigao and the surrounding area was especially beautiful! After a while I realized why I found it so attractive. There are no billboards! I guess Surigao is hit by so many typhoons that billboards are just not a good investment, and I say, “Hurrah for the typhoons!” Everywhere there was a clear view of skylines, mountains, fields, and the ocean.Surigao is known for the fish, crab and other seafoods, so if you go, be sure and enjoy the local seafoods!
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# 1 Bob (HI) said:
I enjoyed your trip report and I also enjoy your style of writing. Thanks for sharing! Photos really compliment the artcle and makes us feel like we went on the trip with you. God bless!
# 2 mia said:
This post made me nostalgic, American Lola! I used to live in one of the towns of SdN for 2.5 years and I remember making regular treks to CdO via Butuan and taking the Bachelor Express! Thank you so much for this post! Do you know if the restaurant Jinglets is still open in Surigao City? Marajaw karajaw!
# 3 AmericanLola said:
Thank, Bob, glad you enjoyed this little travelog!
Hi Mia, yes, we passed many Bachelor Express on the way! I didn’t notice Jinglets restaurant, but I could have missed seeing it. I will look for it next time. We did see Chow King, Jollibee and Greenwich, all in a row, and a nice looking sugbahan near City Hall (I think).
# 4 Klaus Doring said:
Hi AMerican Lola, like Mia, your article makes me nostalgic: my ever first Filipina I met in Berlin 25 years ago, married to my former mail man, came from Surigao… Thanks a lot…