Bulusan in black and white

Seascape, Mabuhay, Bulusan

Seascape, Dancalan, Bulusan

Seascape, Sabang, Bulusan

Seascape, Riroan, Bulusan

Bulusan Volcano viewed from Dancalan, Bulusan

Photos: Alma P. Gamil

Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines

Enchanted and enchanting Miligabiga

Miligabiga beach of Bulusan, Sorsogon. Prepare yourself to be enchanted literally.

Miligabiga is a photographer's delight not only because its beauty is magnetic but because you can only savor this breathtaking seascape after passing through a series of beaches with varied traits of its own. Traversing this seemingly long stretch of kaleidoscope beaches is like undergoing a mini fairy tale story of finding the coveted treasure at the end of the journey.

Getting there (to Miligabiga beach) one will pass through to a long stretch of around four kinds of beaches : black sand, pebble beach, rock beach and finally the cream grey hue of the fine sand of Miligabiga. The boundaries of the beaches are delineated by the kind of beach description it has. For example the rock and pebbled beach is Riroan beach, the black sand beach is Katorse Puno while the final beach at the far end is Miligabiga.

Miligabiga is a seascape that will hold you by the edge of your senses. It is a visual feast alright but the sound of the ocean also vies for attention. The acoustic ecology here is just awesome. You can feel that the ocean is alive and intense even on a calm day with its oceanic wailings and breathing that reverberates infinitely in the entire seascape. The waves too are always dancing passionately inviting the most adventurous of surfers. The fear factor though of not going back safely to shore was on my mind. Not for beginners I said to myself while observing the series of waves with full bodied crest crashing on the edge of the beach and back again to the deep blue.

Miligabiga is at the far end of the sea coast of Barangay Mabuhay bordering Barangay San Bernardo of the Municipality of Bulusan. The vast Pacific Ocean provides an awesome backdrop to the picturesque seascape.

Photo and Video by Alma P. Gamil

Bulusan, Sorsogon 

Philippines

Mapaso: Bulusan's Indigenous Healing Ground

Mapaso  is a healing spring in Bulusan located in the village of Buhang. Hot waters shoot out from naturally  elevated ground crevices to join the sea several steps away.

Attributed by locals with healing powers, visits to the spring are usually made during Fridays.

Mini rivulets of hot flowing waters leave its track to the sea with a reddish-hue. The waters has a rich mineral taste to it and the smell can only be described as volcanic in origin.
(Note: the heart shaped silhouette  of the leaves)

In front of  Mapaso is a rich fishing ground for artisanal fishermen with 'agahid' (a pole with net on one end). 

The low cliff where Mapaso is located can be seen along the main road of Sitio Taisan in Barangay Buhang (San Vicente).

Boulders strewn along the beach  that look like  remnants of past volcanic eruption  form an impressive Rock Beach landscape adding a sense of  excitement and energy to the mysterious Mapaso spring.

Interesting bubbles form in the low-tide waters fronting Mapaso.

note: The heart shaped silhouette appears again in my photograph. See middle photo. This is not intentional. It just appears whenever I take photos of nature in Bulusan.

Photographs by Alma P. Gamil
Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines