Wedding Anniversary Weekend Getaway

A decade of being married! Not a simple feat, I tell you. Especially since during the past 10 years, we have been through a number of challenges: being childless for almost five years and being in a long-distance relationship for three years running. But here we are, still "stuck" to each other like leeches! :) And we have been blessed with a son who's now 6 years old! And, every month, it's either Wewin comes home or I go to Manila to spend time with him, with or without Trey. 

10th Wedding Anniversary Dinner at Punong Gary's Place, Silay City

And so it happened that October is a very special month for the three of us: Wewin is fortunate to have Trey's birthday fall on my birthday so he only needs to have one celebration. Also, this month is our wedding anniversary month. So, that's three celebrations rolled into one!

We wanted our 10th to be as memorable as possible and we were thinking of going back to Panglao Island, Bohol. We had good memories of our stay there in Amarela and we wanted Trey to share a part of that experience. We were also thinking of Dumaguete because I've always wanted to go there and experience its old world charm. Siquijor was also on our list because Wewin is a beach lover. Alas, Typhoon Paolo tried to join in the fun and up to the last minute we weren't sure whether we can even cross Bacolod City via Ro-Ro.  It was quite a windy and rainy day when we decided to leave but we were cleared and we were on our way via FastCat. (Note: On rough sea days, this is the best option. FastCat's vessel is a catamaran so it's not as undulating as other vessels during rough sea conditions. It's also new and clean. From Iloilo-Bacolod, we paid around Php 1,500+ for our SUV plus Php 300 (Php 150 for Trey) for our Business Class tickets).

And so our wedding anniversary weekend getaway begins!

After two hours of travel via roro, we arrived in Bacolod just in time for lunch. We met up with our friends in Melken's restaurant in Balaring. It was "madlos" time. Strong winds lashing through the waters and it was raining on and off and we were there eating at a floating restaurant. Food was good and with madlos, the ambiance was exhilarating! We had the usual Filipino fare of rice, sinugba nga baboy, isda, sinabawan, pasayan, and lumpia. 

Melken's Seafood Restaurant, Balaring, Silay City

For dessert, we went to Ann Co Cakes nearby for some tiramisu, mango brazos, carrot cake, and black sambo. I loved my tiramisu!

Ann Co Cakes, Silay City

We will meet with the Uy-Javelosa family again on our last day but at this point, we had to part ways as we check-in at Punong Gary's Place in Silay City, where our first adventure began. 

In this blog series, I will highlight our experiences per destination.

Day 1: Punong Gary's Place, Silay City
Day 2: Takatuka Lodge, Sugar Beach, Sipalay City
Day 3: Don Salvador Benedicto

(to be continued)