Yesterday we had an opportunity to visit the Passig Agro Eco Park located at Barangay Bato, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. It is primarily a government owned project by the provincial government of Davao del Sur. The project is still on going but we did appreciate the place already. It was like a man made island where they put some extra large rubber tires as its foundation. And since it was an island, there is no electricity available except for those solar panels that they installed for lighting up the lights at night. Grilling and cooking food is strictly prohibited because of those solar panels which restricts naked flames nearby. If planning to go to the island, you must bring enough food and drinks because there is no store nor restaurant for now. It is really a surprise for us that there are a lot of nice places to visit which is just so near Davao City. We reached Barangay Bato in less than an hour from Davao, and from the entrance along the high way we just looked for a nice parking space and took a 5 minute walk towards the port leading to the island. They also constructed a wooden bridge for their visitors comfort and the view of the mangroves which they really preserved is really awesome.
Upon reaching the port, there were little boats waiting to bring visitors towards the island. They usually charge 10 pesos per person which will take about 5 minutes more or less to get there. Since it was just 7am, the view was so breathtaking and I cannot help but do a random clicking with my digital camera. It was indeed nature at its finest. My friends and I really enjoyed the trip.
The island was just small but it is really rich in biodiversity. If only I have an underwater camera, I could have took a lot of good underwater pictures. Large starfishes are simply everywhere and my daughter even tried to grabbed one just to know what it feels like. We also saw a sea snake and some jelly fishes swimming freely. It was also cool to see different forms of fishes which I just usually see inside the aquarium. They also planted some dwarf coconuts in the island for that really tropical ambiance. Anyway here are some of the pictures that I took there. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed taking these photos.
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