Friday, May 29, 2009, another lovely day for TEAM YBR CDO, woke up 4:30 in the morning, sent some reminder texts to all members and immediately took the early morning bath. The water was so cold that made me shiver down my spine, but all were set for this touring adventure, no matter how cold the water was. 
Yes, we've all waited for that day and it had come. After a cup of hot chocolate and while filling up my empty stomach, text messages started to come in. Seemed like everyone were all set to go. Except for one rider from Iligan City whom we've expected to arrive late because his place is 89 kms west of Cagayan de Oro 
City while our route was eastbound of Misamnis Oriental, Balingoan to be exact, a well known stop-over for travellers and tourists going to Camiguin Island. We were assured that this rider will be with us along the way around 50 kms away from our destination. Four of us met at the Yamaha Showroom in Gusa, CDO City and we started our tour at exactly 6:30 in the morning. 
We were joined by another rider at Agusan Highway and before we reached Puerto, the rider from Iligan City was already with us. How did he do it? I wondered. He must had left Iligan City at 5:30 A.M. and twisted full throttle most of the time. He is a rider anyway. When we reached Villanueva which is 23 kms away 
from CDO CIty, two more riders joined our group. The eight of us then continued our tour to Balingoan where two of our members who shall host our group are already waiting. We arrived in Balingoan at around 9:30 in the morning and after a moment of rest, food and drinks were served. We then proceeded to Baleng ni 
Juan, a restaurant and resort owned by one of our members. We had a short meeting and discussed some important matters concerning our group. Our meeting was held in the most beautiful place there is, with the Camiguin Island as backdrop. After the meeting, 
we went to the house of our member where our lunch was served. After a short but healthy discussion, we extended our tour to Talisayan and shortly stayed at Villa Arcadia Beach and Resort. That place is one very good hide away, the best place to relax away from the busy city life. Oh yes, we need to be back at that place one day and must be soon. We went back to Balingoan, and to our 
surprise, another rider had just arrived. More fun and discussions followed, and at exactly 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, everybody started warming up our machines, ready to ride homeward Cagayan de Oro City. One stop-over in Villanueva, a few moments of bonding, a bottle of coke and again everyone were set to hop on our rides. We arrived safe and sound at exactly 6:00 o'clock in the evening.
Yes, we've all waited for that day and it had come. After a cup of hot chocolate and while filling up my empty stomach, text messages started to come in. Seemed like everyone were all set to go. Except for one rider from Iligan City whom we've expected to arrive late because his place is 89 kms west of Cagayan de Oro 
City while our route was eastbound of Misamnis Oriental, Balingoan to be exact, a well known stop-over for travellers and tourists going to Camiguin Island. We were assured that this rider will be with us along the way around 50 kms away from our destination. Four of us met at the Yamaha Showroom in Gusa, CDO City and we started our tour at exactly 6:30 in the morning. 
We were joined by another rider at Agusan Highway and before we reached Puerto, the rider from Iligan City was already with us. How did he do it? I wondered. He must had left Iligan City at 5:30 A.M. and twisted full throttle most of the time. He is a rider anyway. When we reached Villanueva which is 23 kms away 
from CDO CIty, two more riders joined our group. The eight of us then continued our tour to Balingoan where two of our members who shall host our group are already waiting. We arrived in Balingoan at around 9:30 in the morning and after a moment of rest, food and drinks were served. We then proceeded to Baleng ni 
Juan, a restaurant and resort owned by one of our members. We had a short meeting and discussed some important matters concerning our group. Our meeting was held in the most beautiful place there is, with the Camiguin Island as backdrop. After the meeting, 
we went to the house of our member where our lunch was served. After a short but healthy discussion, we extended our tour to Talisayan and shortly stayed at Villa Arcadia Beach and Resort. That place is one very good hide away, the best place to relax away from the busy city life. Oh yes, we need to be back at that place one day and must be soon. We went back to Balingoan, and to our 
surprise, another rider had just arrived. More fun and discussions followed, and at exactly 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, everybody started warming up our machines, ready to ride homeward Cagayan de Oro City. One stop-over in Villanueva, a few moments of bonding, a bottle of coke and again everyone were set to hop on our rides. We arrived safe and sound at exactly 6:00 o'clock in the evening. 
