Visit to Balay-Buhay & kayaking in Bulusan Lake

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Flag of Philippines  , Sorsogon,
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Yesterday a group of us went to an eco-friendly 3-hectare farm 10 minutes outside of town nestled near the mountains. The place is called "balay-buhay" which literally means "house-life". The place is a privately owned bee farm but it also has a small collection of the region's flora and fauna. They farm two different kinds of honey. One type of honey from the kiwot stingless bee is used by doctors as a natural antibiotic (I bought a bottle of it). The other type is just your regular honey. The owner doesn't advertise it as a commercial business and likes to keep it a secret. Only close friends and families can actually go there and enjoy it. One can spend the day there and have them prepare a delicious lunch all made from ingredients grown in the farm including fish from their pond.
There's also a swimming pool filled with cold water coming directly from the nearby volcano. It really is a place to retreat from the hustle and bustle of your life surrounded by nature.

After visiting this place, we headed out to Bulusan Lake - another 5 minute ride. We went kayaking there for $2/half hour. It's even more beautiful and serene once you get in the middle of the lake. You hear nothing but the sound of nature in the nearby woods.
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Adam Schloesser on

You have nice feet. Great pictures. Very neat to see.

Janine on

Hi, where did you rent those kayaks?

tgalias
tgalias on

right there at the lake's office

don on

this buhay balay, approachable by a motorcycle? How to get there?

Mico on

How much po yung fees?

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