Okay actually, I didn’t get to eat too much of the buffet lunch, not that it was that great, so I didn’t really miss too much of the food there. But I didn’t get to eat much because I was busy taking photos of the Loboc River as we were cruising lazily on it. The Loboc River really looks very pristine, except for the the occasional leaves on the river, it really looks very clean. It is no wonder that the Loboc River was named as one of the cleanest rivers in the Philippines. The people of Bohol are naturally proud of this fact.
The Loboc River starts from inland Bohol and ends several kilometers up the to the town of Loay out into the Bohol Sea. There are even tours that start from the town of Loay but the more popular ones start from the town of Loboc. Both sides of the river are lined with lush plants giving that wild amazon like feeling. There were some houses along the river but thankfully there were not the squatters that are common in Manila. There is a path along the banks of the river where visitors can just walk along the river at a leisurely pace.
At one point on the river, there was a small hut on the water where there were at lot of young people. Our boat ran alongside the hut and soon docked with it. It seems that there would be a cultural show of some sort. And true enough, the young ladies in the hut started singing an dancing. Some of them would start pounding rice and showing us their local dances. I have seen these dances before and am quite familiar with them. However, foreign tourists really loved it and even participated in them. I also realized that the bamboo skipping dance called tinikling seems to be designed for tourists since visitors really love this, since it is exciting and it encourages participation.
After that entertaining number, we continued on to the end of the Loboc River where there was a falls called Busay Falls. It is a tiny falls which is only a few feet high. However, it was obvious that the river was powerful. The boat started to turn around and we made our way back. What I noticed is that the boat is moving much faster now. I would expect that visitors would still be eating at this point because the river wasn’t really that long. This would also mean that the buffet lasts only as long as the trip.
I got a few photos of the river but the light was getting more and more intense and it would be much, much more difficult to get a decent photo. At least the cruise on the river was quite relaxing and since we were constantly moving, it was nice and breezy. We finally docked back at our starting point and I was quite pleased with the cruise. I took a few more photos before moving on.
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