The following pictures were taken this afternoon after I chanced upon this thread last night.
It was easy going there. I just lured a few officemates and friends, then we went straight to Alcoy, immersed ourselves in the scenery for 60 minutes then returned to Cebu. It was already beginning to get dark when we left Alcoy.
And, oh, yes, something weird happened when we passed under a big acacia tree that is standing by the roadside somewhere in Sibonga. Something like a big bucketful of sand and gravel was mercilessly poured on the roof of the SUV we were in. At first we thought it was the beginning of a heavy downpour only to realize that the windshield, windows and the road ahead were not wet. Then we thought is was the sound of kicked up sand spilled on the road by a hauler but quickly remembered that the road continued to feel smooth and black under the headlamps. It was also too loud for just sand. Too loud that for a moment I thought that the source of the noise was inside the vehicle. With us.
After what must have been at least ten seconds, the terrible piercing sound of coarse sand poured or hitting a metal surface suddenly ceased as it started.
Rationality took over but we could not find a plausible explanation. As best as we can remember, the road was free of sand and there were no overhanging branches that we could hit. We wanted to see what it was and some suggested that we should turn back to investigate but, immediately, the darkness that lorded over the spot convinced us otherwise.
Then it hit us. Even at that instant when surprise denied us fear, not one of the five of us dared to turn our heads and see what was lurking in the the yawning darkness behind our speeding vehicle.
I apologize for the above but I can't sleep until I could relate this to you. Our group was composed of two CPAs, an engineer, a lawyer and an agriculturist. Yet no one can give a scientific or, at the very least, a plausible rational explanation.

Tingko, looking south

Lovers' Quarrel

Peace

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