Nov 13 2007
Our Vacation House in Camotes
I agree, there’s no place like home. So, when I was still working in Makati, my family has a schedule vacation in Camotes Island twice a year, during summer and christmas time.
In 2006, we decided to build a vacation house in Cawit, Pilar, Camotes. We built our vacation house in a beach on top of a cliff overlooking the beautiful beach of Cawit. The place is quiet and so relaxing.
I designed the house myself getting some of the ideas from tropical vacation houses in Hawaii. It has a huge terrace overlooking the sea and a good area for watching the sunset. It has three bedrooms, with the two bedrooms air-conditioned and has its own bathroom. Water is not a problem anymore in Cawit unlike before, and thanks to the project of the German NGO who extracted water in “Gabi-Gabihan” in Barangay Imelda with the use of Solar Power technology.
Electricity though is still a problem in the whole island of Pilar. It will power on at around 9:00AM and will turn-off at 1:00AM when we’re at the middle of our sleep. There were times when I’m awaken and no more electricity, then I had to figure out for a while where am I and where the CR is. Having a background in Electronics, I developed a lighting system that will automatically switch-on when electricity is off and another circuit that will automatically switch-on the lights at 6:00PM and switch-off at 6:00AM. It is useful when we are away but the automation really scared our neighbors. Haha!!!
We had also a nipa hut on top of the cliff with a boardwalk overlooking the water. Most of the time, we gather and relax in the nipa hut. It has a bamboo stairs going to the water and very useful when we go down for a swim or go boating.
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Hello Kuya!
This is Kim =) How is the family? Please give them my regards! I randomly discovered your website when I Googled camotes… while researching places to explore for the upcoming summer trip. I enjoyed reading through your entries.. good job with the site Kuya!
See you in a little while! Take care and God bless…
Hi Kim,
It’s good that you found my blog at google. I hope other Camotesians can find it too. I will be adding more articles soon about our vacation last December 2007.
You can take note of all the attractions in Camotes that you can find in the web and we will visit them one by one during your upcoming visit this summer of 2008.
Best regards and God bless,
Edwin, Haydee, Hannah and Mitch