Residencia de Salvacion, Caramoan

homey and real...

Residencia de Salvacion is a bed and breakfast located 5 minutes away from Guijalo port. We stayed here because our sister-in-law’s cousin Davey is related to the owner and he promised we’d have a terrific time here and he was right.

posing with the amazing RDS staff

The house was great and big enough for our party of twelve. We got a package for 3 days and 2 nights for ₱3200 inclusive of room, transfers (except for the boat rent) and all meals, it’s normally ₱3500, but they gave us a discount since we’re kind of family. It’s pretty cheap, huh?

yay, pinakro!

The staff led by manay Gina, was very accommodating and the food they served, to die for. I still can’t get over how good the aniit (mud crabs) tasted and the sweet and sour fish was amazing, they made us some pinakro (unripe banana cooked in coconut milk) for merienda too, which was a real treat for me since I haven’t had that in years. Ah, authentic Bicol cuisine at its best.

showering in the rain, brrr!

Even an apparently unscheduled water service interruption--after we arrived from our last day of island-hopping--could not dampen our enthusiasm for this place. Our family being the fun, easy-going, crazy type, just showered in the rain, screaming all the while, because the water was so cold! All in all, we had a wonderful stay at Residencia de Salvacion.

Residencia de Salvacion
No. 45, Km. 580 Brgy. Salvacion
Caramoan, Camarines Sur
Tel. +639393101135, +639173712143

Seashells and Seaweeds at Basud Island, Caramoan

 Basud Island is not usually included in a typical Caramoan island-hopping package, but my auntie Alice wanted to buy some edible seaweeds and my niece Marie was hankering for seashells to bring home to her friends, our tour guide was nice enough to bring us to Basud for these purposes.

This island was charming though it did not compare to the beauty of the others we’ve visited, but seashells here were plentiful and we had so much fun picking out the best ones. There were fishermen here also, and for a ₱300 fee, they will hop in their canoe and get you some scrumptious seaweeds to munch on or make gelatin out of.

We just spent the rest of our time here relaxing, eating junk food and laughing at our poor cousin taking a piss on some bushes (harhar!). Anyway, if you’re ever in Caramoan and you’d like to bring home some free conch shell “souvenirs”, Basud Island is the place to go.