I fell in love with
Dumaguete when I first set foot there two years ago. It was more of a
stop over than a visit to the city. But when I stayed there for a
week just recently, I knew I found a new love. Now that I am based in
Alegria, Cebu, just two hours by bicycle ride to the port town of
Santander, I will keep going back to Dumaguete City for sure.
Last week, I took
the Maayo Shipping Roll-on-roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry. Just today, I
discovered from reading SunStar news paper that Lite Ferries has
started a new shipping route for Dumaguete with the Jump off point in
Bato, Samboan. They claim of a “shorter travel time goin to and
from Dumaguete” (I don't know if that's for real). Anyway, here's
the shipping schedule I'm copying from the paper, dated 14 December
2014.
Bato, Samboan to
Looc, Sibulan*
Morning
05:00 am
08:30 am
11:30 am
Afternoon
01:00 pm
04:00 pm
Evening
07:00 pm
08:30 pm
10:00 pm
*Sibulan is north of
Dumaguete where Cebu ferries dock. It is 20 minutes by public
commute.
Looc, Sibulan to
Bato, Samboan**
Morning
05:00 am
08:30 am
11:30 am
Afternoon
01:00 pm
04:00 pm
Evening
07:00 pm
08:30 pm
10:00 pm
**As for this
writing, the bridge that connects Malabuyoc to Ginatilan (the town
next to Samboan) is under repair. Only vehicles weighing 5 tons or
less may pass. So if you want to get from Bato to Cebu City, your
best bet is to go down and around Santander then head up north via
the east coast.
If you're taking the
bus, the last trip from Bato, Samboan leaves at 5:45 pm. The bus from
Bato stops just outside the town of Malabuyoc because it can't go
over the bridge that's undergoing repair. You can walk five minutes
to the town's Ceres bus stop to catch the city-bound bus. The last
trip leaves between 8:30 pm and 9:00 pm.
Contact numbers for
Lite Shipping
Telephone numbers
(032) 255.1721 to 26
(032) 414.9001 to 03
Mobile numbers
0917.631.5043
0928.505.9887
I don't know how
much Lite Shipping's fare costs. When I boarded Maayo Shipping with
my bicycle, I paid 70 pesos (the regular fare) and didn't have to pay
for the bike.
I am only able to
update my blog monthly because of my schedule but I'll try to keep
track of the progress of Malabuyoc's bridge repair.
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