Highland to Island Adventure in Samal

DAVAO CITY  -- The Highland to Island Adventure 2013 is slated on January 11 to 13 at the Island Garden City of Samal.
"We will start by climbing the island's highest peak Mt. Puting Bato and end up going down to the majestic Canibad Island," said Jose Abajero at the weekly SCOOP of the Royal Mandaya Hotel last Tuesday.
Abajero is the president of the organizing Lapuk (Lakaw Adto Padulong Untok Kabukiran), an accredited member of the Mountaineering Federation of Southern Mindanao (MFSM).
Day 1 will be a clean-up drive climb at Puting Bato followed by a coastal clean-up on Day 2 at Canibad Island. A mountaineers' night with a hosted dinner will also be held on Jan. 12 featuring the Garlic Invaders band.
The participants will assemble at Barangay Guilon on Friday at 1 p.m.
Registration fee is P450 inclusive of ID, certificate, entrance fee, hosted dinner and event T-shirt. Registration center is at the Nooksack Outdoor Shop located at Ponciano Reyes St., infront of Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Central Elementary School and beside the Royal Mandaya Hotel. LITO DELOS REYES