Holiday Oceanview Marina - March 2018 Trip
With the receipt of five balikbayan boxes on 23 Feburary, daughter's doctors and dentists appointments complete, we packed up the Ford Ranger and departed Naga City, Cebu on 10 March bound for yet another trip to Holiday Oceanview Marina, Samal Island, Mindanao to visit/work on our boat Indra.
We left our rental duplex (red circle in picture below) in Oceanside Subdivision, South Poblacion, Naga City, Cebu at 04:30 on 10 March 2018. We left early in the morning in an attempt to avoid the traffic congestion of Cebu City. Also, 10 March is a Saturday - weekend travel in the Philippines is our preference since there are less road blocks erected for school crossings, multiple police and army checkpoints, and the never ending road construction/repair activities.
We headed to the Republic Drydock and Port Facilities, , Danao City, Cebu where we would board an E. B. Aznar Shipping Corporation RoRo (roll-on roll-off) ferry.
We made it to the RoRo ferry at around 06:30 and it was scheduled to depart at 07:30.
The cost breakdown for the RoRo ferry bound to Isabel, Leyete RoRo port is as follows:
Ford Ranger Freight Charge - 2,840.00
Passenger Fare - truck driver - free
- one adult - 270.00
- one child - 135.00
Terminal Fee - 130.00
Coast Guard Fee (no receipt) - 50.00
Port Authority Wharfage Fee - 112.00
Danao Harbor Fee - 220.00
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Total Fees: 3,757.00 pesos (about US $73.67)
The RoRo ferry was on time/schedule this day, so we drove the Ford Ranger aboard.
The accommodations aboard were simple rows of plastic seats.
Even the crew on the RoRo Ferry LCT Melrivic 2 were in good spirits and posed for a picture!
We departed Danao Port at around 09:25 bound for Isabel RoRo Port, Leyte about 37 miles away.
We arrived at Isabel RoRo Port, Leyte around 13:10 - total time for the trip was about 3 hours and 45 minutes. Here we had to pay an additional wharfage fee of 112.00 pesos to exit the port area.
Next we drove from Isabel to Liloan Ferry Terminal, Leyte, with a quick stop for lunch at Jollibee (750.00 pesos) in Ormoc, Leyte.
The cost breakdown for the FastCat RoRo ferry bound to Lipata Ferry Terminal, Surigao City, Mindanao is as follows:
Ford Ranger Freight Charge - 2,736.00
Passenger Fare - truck driver - 300.00
- one adult - 330.00
- one child - 330.00
Terminal Fee - 48.00
Terminal Weight Fee - 80.00
Port Authority Wharfage Fee - 129.00
Harbor Fee - 90.00
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Total Fees: 4,043.00 pesos (about US $79.27)
Next, we drove and parked the Ford Ranger aboard the FastCat.
The accommodations aboard were rows of plastic-cloth covered seats.
We departed Liloan Port at around 20:10 bound for Lipata Ferry Terminal, Surigao City, Mindanao about 39 miles away and arrived about two hours later at 22:00.
From the Lipata Ferry Terminal we drove a very short distance to the Almont Beach Resort to spend the night (room 2,450.00 pesos)
We had complimentary breakfast at the Almont Beach Resort before beginning the drive further south.
We departed Suriago City at around 07:00 and drove through the mountains of Mindanao. It was a partially rainy day, the roads overall were in a good state - but numerous areas had construction in progress due to landslides. We stopped for lunch at McDonald's (680.00 pesos) in the city of San Francisco.
We arrived at the Samal Ferry Wharf, Sasa Barge Road, Buhangin, Davao City, around 15:30. We paid the 200.00 peso ferry fee and took the short 1.5 mile trip across the bay to the Samal Ferry Terminal, Babak, Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte.
From the Samal Ferry Terminal we drove north to Holiday Oceanview Marina, Samal Island, Mindanao arriving at about 16:30.
Indra was still here and just as we previously left her - now the work/fun begins, again!
The total cost for the trip from Naga City, Cebu to Holiday Oceanview Marina, Samal Island was about 14,792 pesos (about US $290.00) and took two days to complete.
Danao RoRo Ferry fees - 3,757.00
Isabel RoRo Port wharfage fee - 112.00
Jollibee Ormoc, Leyte - 750.00
Liloan Port FastCat RoRo Ferry fees - 4,043.00
Almont Beach Resort room fee - 2,450.00
McDonald's San Francisco - 680.00
Samal Ferry Wharf Ferry fee - 200.00
Diesel Fuel - 2,800.00
