Sarangani hosts LOGSAC 6th Founding Anniversary

In an unusual fashion, the Local Government of Sta. Cruz Adventure Club (LOGSAC) has celebrated its 6^th founding anniversary on February 16-17, 2013 with an adventure trip to the province of Sarangani. For the last five years, we used to hold it within the Davao region but with a new desire to fulfill another level of wanderlust, we decided to take a circuit to one of the country’s most promising provinces. Aside from being home to popular boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to being an abode of world-class tuna specie, Sarangani province can easily claim to be ready for primetime in as far as tourism is concerned. And when we get there, we instantly avowed its wonders and splendors.

Arrival at Coco Beach Resort

On board two passenger vans, we left Sta. Cruz at around 8:00 in the morning on February 16. Including some guests members who already became part of LOGSAC’s existence, the team arrived in the town of Glan 11:45 in the morning via the General Santos City road, enough for us to take an immediate lunch in one of the town’s popular eatery. We had our overnight stay at Glan and travelled 90 degrees back to General Santos the next day to see for ourselves another Sarangani’s pride town – Maasim.

As it turns 6 years old, LOGSAC members are aching for more travels this year

At this point, allow me to share to the readers of this blog some of the beautiful spots we visited as part of our memorable anniversary celebration in Sarangani province.

Coco Beach. Located some 9 kilometers from the town proper, Coco Beach is one of the most visited attractions in Glan. It boosts of its fine white-sand, blue-watered beaches that also blends well with its long coastal stretch and amusing seascape that includes the adjacent Davao del Sur sites. Others even referred Coco Beach as Mindanao’s version of Boracay Island. However, despite its being very attractive, Coco Beach offers affordable rates to its visitors and guests who wanted to stay in the place. Delectable sea foods in the area also abounds. As early as 2:00 AM there were already vendors selling fresh catches to us.

Jump shots, more fun in Sarangani

For me, Coco Beach is a picture of nature with serenity as its main subject. The simple structures in the resort are perfect to a crowd that loves the minimalism of life just like our group. When we arrived in Coco Beach, we enjoyed the simplicity of life, celebrated innocent moments like children and have done things without complication. Our witty volleyball game in Coco Beach was turned into something like a soccer world championship match. It was filled with unity, teamwork and intensity. It even captured the attention of other visitors in the resort.

LOGSAC hunks

Truly, Coco Beach was witness of one of LOGSAC’s finest moment.

Lemlunay Beach Resort. This resort in a cliff is located in the town of Maasim, 40 kilometers south drive from General Santos City. It is a very trendy resort in the province featuring its dive packages for extreme and beginner divers alike. Unlike any resorts, Lemlunay has no shoreline. From the main ground it directly cascades vertically to the sea just like Maxima Resort in Samal Island. It has commercial amenities like airconditioned rooms, restaurant and infinity swimming pool, among others. It is also very accessible to land transportation as it lies just beside the national freeway.

Lemlunay Beach Resort

The one thing we noticed while on our way to Maasim was the eye-catching sites of Sarangani province national highway being surrounded with more-than-the-usual landscapes. As Pawiks would put it, the view is similar to that of the Grand Canyon, very pleasing to our liquor-themed eyes due to hangover (hehehe). On our way back, we had to stop and enjoy the magnificent man-made forest in Maasim. The green scene was shading the entire place with a close-to-perfect sequence of the vegetation. John Jay, Butchie and Jane Monton – you really missed the chance to be in this place. It’s really worth-visiting.

Shades of Green at Maasim town

Lagare Inland Resort. The original plan of the group as reflected in our itinerary was to travel all the way back to Sta. Cruz after Lemlunay, but because a very good LOGSAC friend and Police Officer Omar Baret invited us to side trip General Santos City, we headed our way to Lagare Inland Resort, only 5 minutes away from the General Santos City proper. There we were able to witness another simple, nature-inspired inland resort highlighted with a huge natural spring pool and simple cottages.

With Omar Baret and his aspiring police officers at Lagare Inland Resort

We were greeted then with a bunch of aspiring policemen in the resort as Omar was training in-charge of the region 12 Police Training Center. After an Omar-sponsored budols lunch, we bid goodbye to General Santos and arrived at Sta. Cruz 3:00 PM on February 17.

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The escapade was indeed very successful. Thank you so much to all those who joined the trip: Tolits, Pawiks, Pagong, Jongjong, Niloy, Irvhin Joy, Kirvy, Jonas, Papong, Hardi Joy, Dancel, Glenn Mark, Kiba, Doray, Faridah, Trecelyn, Matet, Irish Gay, Charina, Hector John, Chombian, Mitz, Kaling, Jinggoy, Yeoj, Eboy, Cathy. Special thanks also to Omar Baret for the accommodation at Lagare Inland Resort.