Stressed with sudden changes in the office, my friends and I decided to pack our bags and travel as far as we can away from the noise and energy in the metro to look for a place to relax. It was also Taynee's birthday so she asked us if we can go to Bonhomie Leisure & Resort and since neither of us (even her) have been there, we thought heading out in Davao Oriental would be an adventure and a first for all of us.
And indeed it was such an experience starting from the trip to the resort. From a scenery of establishments and cars, it changes to a lush vivid green trees and plants as we travel farther north and there was even a light drizzle that makes the air so fresh. It was so much FUN and nerve-wracking to be on a bus going to a place you've never been or even heard of before with your friends, whose eyes are darting from the left to the right to make sure that we can spot the resort and stop in the right area. Our clueless faces were so HILARIOUS and when we finally spotted the resort (Thank God it was just on the highway) we were jumping up out of the bus while giggling.
Bonhomie Leisure and Resort is along the National Highway in Puntalinao, Banaybanay, Davao Oriental and its something that is really hard to miss because of the big bold "Bonhomie" sign in the center of two bright yellow posts on their gate. Bonhomie's location is great not only because its easy to spot and accessible since its just along the highway but on the other side of the highway there is the foot of the hills while there's a vast pristine sea in the front of the resort. Its a cute and convenient little getaway where you can get a view of the mountains and the sea.
Upon entering the resort, you will be greeted with bright colors splashed in bricked ground while their reception area has these chic but comfy sofas and art pieces hung on the walls. The place has several spacious cottages, billiard tables, darts area, a muti purpose area, an infinity pool, and they also have an acoustic band every weekend.
Another first that we did in this resort is to build a tent. Amongst the five of us, only Ellyn "knows" how to set up one and it was such a huge tent (10 people can sleep in it) so we were all trying to help Ellyn out at first but later on Taynee and Ariane gave up and just posed while I (also gave up) was taking pictures. Thanks to Ellyn and Joan's perseverance that we have a place to sleep into that night. ~kekeke
It was still twilight when building tent was done and we stopped to enjoy the scenery and I loved the sea at that time, it was as if I was looking on a sea made of mercury instead of water. The sea looked as if its glistening silver, and I am not exaggerating since all of five of us had the same thought and we were staring at the sea in awe.
One of the things that really made this experience stand out was because we went there on a weekday, we expected only a few people would be there but we were the only guests that day so it was as if we reserved the whole area..Yay! - Resort Owners for a Day.!
After our early dinner, we decided so relax in the pool and I just so love the pool because the color they selected for it (deep cobalt blue) really makes it look so inviting. The pool also have this fountain, underwater lights and "water spurts" (don't know what its called but its water spurting from the side of the pool that forms an arc) and even if we were already having fun splashing in the pool, the resort staff still turned on all those pool features for just the five of us together with the Christmas lights on the pool recliners and trees.
The resort staff were friendly and assisted us in taking pictures and would smile to us and ask us if everything is well. They even showed us the octopus' that they caught that night.
In the morning,we decided to swim in the sea and the scenery was amazing because if we look in front, left or right of us we can see the mountains. Love ♥ We really don't want to leave since it was really a relaxing two days and night but of course, we have to and even leaving that place we also have first time experienced. It was the first time that either of us hitchhiked!! !LOL!
Overall, it was a nice and relaxing experience with a lot of first time experiences,thus it was really a memorable trip for me and my friends.
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