White Water Rafting in Cagayan De Oro City

Right after we attended a wedding in Bukidnon, we took a 3-hour bus ride to Cagayan de Oro City. The city is famous for its white water rafting. Well, it was not really white that day because it rained the night before. They said it was a good thing because water level was high so there was low probability of our raft turning upside down.

Low probability. How low is that? 10%? 20? 22.4? C'mmon! I am such a sucker for certainty. I don't want to be confronted by unexpected circumstances. So tell me right now what to expect. *Sigh. But of course, life offers so many uncertainties which sometimes go with beautiful opportunities. And even if I feel helpless, I choose to jump into the experience.

My friends are the bravest human beings I know, while I'm the most coward. These people like life-threatening activities - the exact opposites of my kind of adventure. I only want to watch the sunrise and the sunset, walk the city streets, and see the landmarks named in my grade school history book. But I thought, I  already traveled 11 hours from General Santos to Cagayan de Oro, so I might as well give it a try.

We took the beginner's course of 14 rapids for approximately 3 hours. I never thought I'd try the river rafting. I did not know where I found the courage to paddle forward and back, to scream when the rapids are extra tough, to hold on to the ropes and right after, laugh. "High five!", was our scream when we passed a rapid. There were only 14 rapids but I think we had 50 high five's. Kudos to our very humorous guide, Kuya Dodo (or Jojo) and his buddy. The still waters almost bored us but Kuya Dodo acted like Vice Ganda and washed away all the boredom. 

Believe it or not I want to do it again or even better, try the advance course! Haha! (Yabang ah.)

Thank you friends for giving me little pushes (ok, big) to convince me to do this. I would have missed 1/3 of my life. :) Thank you for all the many knee-trembling, heart-pumping exciting moments we've had.

I am not your typical adventurous girl but I would like to believe I'm turning into one. :) Well, at least about 30.2%! :)

P.S. Great White Water Tours gave us above satisfactory service so I would like to share their FB page here.


Rates for beginner's course: White Water Rafting in Cagayan de Oro City

• P700 - 14 Rapids, rafting only, short course, no meal, 5 pax min (or P700 extra for every emtpy slot), transfers, guides, gears
• P900 - 14 Rapids w/ Meal and Snack, rafting only, short course, 5 pax min (or P700 extra for every emtpy slot), transfers, guides, gears

Easy Recipe: Banana Muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
   1    teaspoon baking powder
   1    teaspoon baking soda
   1/2 teaspoon salt
   3    large bananas, mashed  (or 7-9 medium bananas)
   3/4 cup white sugar
   1    egg
   1/3 cup butter, melted


Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius or 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
1. Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt). Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl with the butter, stir in sugar gradually until fully incorporated.
3. Stir in egg.
4. Stir in bananas.
5. Fold in flour mixture and mix until smooth. Do not over mix.
6. Spoon the batter into muffin liners (or sheets) in a muffin tray.
7. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

This mixture makes 18 muffins.

Very easy banana muffin recipe. :)

Easy Recipe Series

I am starting a new series on this blog! :) I love to bake! I love it so much that I can do it all day long forgetting about the time. Well, because it really takes time. There are days, however, when I just want to bake something quick. Thus, I want to have (and share) a collection of quick and easy recipes! :) 

This will not be just about baking (I hope). Rest assured that the recipes that I will be sharing are tried and tested. Meaning, these have passed through discriminating taste buds. :) Thus, worth sharing with your own family and friends.

P.S. Please see my  Creamy Carbonara recipe shared few years back. :)