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| Matukad Lagoon |
Caramoan has so many hidden beautiful beaches and Islands but there's a mystery behind one of it.
The most beautiful and the first Island we visited was Matukad Island. This Island has the finest sand among the Islands. You'll be mesmerized by its beautiful limestone formation as well, but behind these rocks lies a huge mystery.
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| We did rock climb just to see the Bangus. |
Unveiling the mystery isn't that easy, you should climb these rocks and reach the top to see the lagoon that houses it. Ok let's get it on!
We have to pass this challenge to know the mysterious thing that made people amazed and elude at the same time. It's not that hard to climb these beautiful limestone formation. It's not that sharp and there are plenty of branches that you can hold on to. Actually it's an advantage for rock climbers and mountaineers, but if you have the guts, muscle strength and endurance you'll definitely reach the top!
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| Place where you see the lagoon, shredded-like limestone of my location. |
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| The Lagoon |
Finally we're at the site where we can see the mystical creature. The area was full of rock wedges with trees around. Actually, we weren't able to get really closer to the lake because it's really hard to be there, "buwis-buhay" event, so we just waited and enjoy from afar.
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| Bangus in the middle, out from it's shelter, looking for food. |
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| The Mystical creature. |
According to our tour guide, the story behind this 6 kilos mysterious fish happened about 20 years ago, where 2 Bangus "milk fish" with unknown origin lived in this lagoon. During that time a man with his son went out to search for food for their family, unexpectedly, they found the said lagoon hidden behind the limestone rocks. They saw the 2 milk fishes, caught 1, brought it home and ate it. The day after, the family died. Since then, no one ever tried to catch the Bangus that's left anymore. No one also know what's the gender of the said fish.
I ask our tour guide, why shouldn't they put a couple of Bangus there so it will have some friends hehe, plus they can breed that bangus to other bangus and it will live happily ever after!lol. Well, They just prefer to leave it like that and to share the story to the tourists.
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August 1,2011: I really enjoyed this rock climb adventure and the story of mystical bangus. Even though I had some leg scratches and showered in too much sweat, I still enjoyed it, besides, there's the whole sea for you to dip in!
Hope you can see and experience the same challenge as well!
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