We had researched the route to get to Holiday Oceanview Marina, Samal Island, Mindanao from Naga City, Cebu (red arrow in picture below). It appeared it would take two days to get there and require a few ocean trips on Roll-On Roll-Off (RORO) ferries. We loaded our Ford Ranger truck with boat parts and supplies we had received from the US, luggage, and food stuffs. We departed our rental house in Oceanside Subdivision, South Poblacion, Naga City, Cebu around 6:00am headed north to the Polambato Ferry Terminal in Bogo City, Cebu. The following map indicates the route we took and traveled this day.
We arrived at the Polambato Ferry Terminal in Bogo City around 10:00am and purchased our tickets at the Super Shuttle Ferry office for the trip to Palompon Ferry Boat Terminal, Leyte.
At the ticket booth we purchased our passage to the Palompon Ferry Boat Terminal, Leyte with the following fees:
Ford Ranger Freight Charge – 2,200.00
Passenger Fare – truck driver – 250.00
– one adult – 250.00
– one teenager – 250.00
Terminal Fee – 10.00
Coast Guard Fee (no receipt) – 50.00
Port Authority Wharfage Fee – 168.00
Bogo Wharf Arrastre Fee – 70.00
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Total Fees: 3,248.00 pesos (US $66.30)
Drove and parked the Ford Ranger truck aboard the Super Shuttle Ferry No. 10.
Marilyn and Mary Ann boarded the Super Shuttle Ferry No. 10 and picked some seats for the ride.
A little after the 12:00 noon scheduled departure time, the Super Shuttle Ferry No. 10 departed the Polambato Ferry Terminal wharf Bogo City, Cebu.
The ocean surface for this trip was almost flat, calm, and wave-less - the sky was blue and partly cloudy - just beautiful!
We saw many fisherman out in the middle of the water in their locally made Filipino boat called a Banka.
We docked at the Palompon Ferry Terminal, Palompon, Leyte just after 3:15, making the trip about 3 hours in duration.
After paying another fee of 120 pesos (no receipt) (US $2.40) at the Palompon Ferry Terminal, we headed south to the RoRo Ferry at San Ricardo, Leyte. We briefly stopped at Jollibee in Ormoc, Leyte for lunch on the way. The drive to the very southern tip of Leyte revealed gorgeous scenery.
We arrived at San Ricardo, Leyte and had to wait for the next RORO ferry due to depart around midnight.
We purchased our passage to the Lipata Ferry Terminal, Surigao City, Mindanao with the following fees:
Ford Ranger Freight Charge – 2,100.00
Passenger Fare – truck driver – Free
– one adult – 129.00
– one teenager – 129.00
Terminal Fee (2x17) – 34.00
Coast Guard Fee (no receipt) – 50.00
Port Authority Wharfage Fee – 170.00
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Total Fees: 2,612.00 pesos (US $53.31)
Marilyn and Mary Ann boarded and pick out some seats for the ride to Surigao City, Mindanao.
The boat trip was about 1.5 hours and we arrived at the Lipata Ferry Terminal, Surigao City, Mindanao around 01:30am. We drove a very short distance and checked into the Almont Beach Resort to spend the night (room 2,450.00 pesos - US $49.00).
