Green Goy

I've wanted to climb Mt. Apo, the tallest mountain in the Philippines, ever since I first started mountain climbing in 2009. And I am lucky to meet people who I later became friends with because we had the same passion for the thrill of mountain climbing. It was only in 2021 that they planned to go to Mt. Apo and I thanked them for the invitation for me to live out a lifelong dream. DAY 0. Since we are from Leyte island, and the nearest airport with a flight to Davao City is in Cebu, we decided to just take a land trip to Davao City which we believed it would be a relaxing trip. Coming from Ormoc, we boarded a bus with a route from Ormoc City down to Lilo-an in Southern Leyte, crossed the sea on a RORO vessel, landed at Surigao port, and continued traveling south to Davao City. But the bus will stop at every town's terminal to pick up passengers and for its crew to eat meals, in total, we traveled for 28 hours to reach the capital of Davao. And that's when we realized that