The Beach of Dahican




Dahican is a coastal area of Davao Oriental located at the southern end of the Davao peninsula. It is part of Mati, the provincial capital. It has a number of beaches known for their strong winds and big waves which are the very conditions for great water sports such as skim boarding, surf boarding and wind surfing. This is because the beach catches the wind coming from the open Philippine Sea which is also a part of the Pacific Ocean. Dahican in fact is in the world map of water sports and is a site of international skim boarding competitions. It is also one of the top surfing destinations in the country along with Siargao, La Union and Bagasbas in Camarines Norte.

In Dahican, we found the Dahican boys (who have become sort of local as well as international celebrities - via the internet) doing their thing, surfing. And they treated us to an exhibition which to them was nothing more than just play. Below are some of the photos I took with my point and shoot camera.

In the evening, we moved just about a kilometer further down to the half-finished beach resort facility which my niece owns. We were supposed to take our dinner there and stay for the night. But we were informed that the water pump hand some problem and we will not have fresh water to clean-up the salty sea water and to prepare our food. It was a pity because camping on the beach around a campfire was something we were looking forward to all day.

The following morning, we went back to the place and had the beach all to ourselves. Marisa even had practically the whole morning learning how to surf. The instructor was the surf-boarding coach himself, Jun Plaza, who was my niece's friend. In just about an hour Marisa was able to successfully stand on the board and surf the waves.

Comments

  1. mags pasadillaJanuary 14, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    Whoa! You got that right!

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  2. CatH \(^_^)/January 14, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    mwahaha! at baka ma-hit pa ng lightning!

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  3. CatH \(^_^)/January 14, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Chito, ikaw rin? *grin*

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  4. CatH \(^_^)/January 14, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    ibang feeling nga mag bonfire sa beach..pero may effect pa yan sa environment?

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  5. CatH \(^_^)/January 14, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Like (ala FB)

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  6. Tochie **January 14, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    Ginadili means forbidden, right?

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  7. Tochie **January 14, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    No, this is still one of the skim boarding boys. Medyo na-late yung click ko sa camera, kaya yan.

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  8. CatH \(^_^)/January 14, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    yep, verboten!

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  9. Tochie **January 14, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    As in "eat your facebook?"

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  10. Tochie **January 14, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Yup. "That" could be all of 20kgs right there between my arms!

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  11. Tochie **January 15, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    Yes, of course. The smoke emitted by the fire contributes to the carbon emission. But the choice is between emitting such carbon-laden fumes or become the mosquitos' dinner.

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  12. oselle ♥January 15, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    cool!

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  13. Tochie **January 15, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Punta ka dito, Oz. Sigurado ako, you'll be able to do it, too, in just a matter of hours.

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  14. oselle ♥January 16, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    how to get there chito? kung sakali pwede nyo ba kaming samahan? :)

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  15. Tochie **January 18, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    First you need to come home to the Philippines. The rest is easy. Kailan ba balak nyo?

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