Luzon to Mindanao Part 10 Matnog Port to Calbayog City

Описание: The 3rd segment of Day 2 is from Matnog Port in Sorsogon up to Calbayog City, Samar. This will cover the 90Minutes sailing time from Matnog Port, Sorsogon to San Isidro Port, Samar. Total drive is 56+Km within 75+Min. Some stretches of AH26/ Maharlika Highway in Samar are undergoing repairs. Take care that the elevations of the repairs & the old road are sometimes different so exercise caution. There are some areas also where the view of Samar Sea is beautiful.

Procedure done for using the services of FastCat in transporting the vehicle & passengers Matnog, Sorsogon to San Isidro, Samar:
ETD 1200Hrs
Passenger Accommodation Business
1. Booking & paying online: Vehicle – SUV + 2 passengers in Business Class ₱1800
2. Print the cargo voucher and itinerary receipt (Printed itinerary receipt serves as your boarding pass)
3. Proceed to the booking office located near the port at the Matnog Integrated Bus Terminal area, present the printed voucher, OR/CR copy of the vehicle cargo together with your valid ID. Then have your actual bill of lading printed/ issued.
4. Pay Vehicle Terminal Fee at the left side of the Port ₱129
5. Have papers stamped by Coast Guard Free
6. Pay Passenger terminal Fee inside the Port Terminal ₱16 per passenger
7. Park your vehicle at the back of terminal building & wait for the personnel for boarding arrangement.
8. Follow the instructions of the personnel in parking your vehicle in the RoRo usually in reverse. (Vehicle’s side mirrors are usually requested to be folded).
Notes:
1. From experience, it will better for doing the booking online to be priority in boarding rather than walk in passengers.
2. Be in the port area 2hrs before boarding or even 3hrs during peak season.
3. Passenger/s can stay in the vehicle up to the ship then go to the designated passenger cabins with the driver after parking the vehicle in the ship.
San Bernardino Strait connects Samar Sea with the Philippine Sea. It separates the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon island from the island of Samar in the south. WIKI
In order to guide ships traversing along the strait, the Capul Island Lighthouse was built from 1863 to 1896 under Francisco Perez Muñoz, following the designs of Guillermo Brockman in 1892. It was given a historical marker by the National Historical Commission on October 24, 2018. WIKI

During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Imperial Japanese Admiral Kurita took his main battleship force through the strait to reach the American transports anchored in Leyte Gulf, but withdrew after the Battle off Samar. WIKI
San Isidro, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar with 14 barangays. It is a coastal a town in the south-western part of the Province of Northern Samar facing the Samar Sea. It is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) from the capital town of Catarman and approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-west of Calbayog City. WIKI

Calbayog City, is a 1st class city in the province of Samar with 157 barangays grouped into 3 districts – Calbayog with 84 barangays, Tinambacan with 27 barangays & Oquendo with 46 barangays. WIKI

Calbayog serves as the commercial, industrial and fishing center of the province of Western Samar, it is currently one of the tigers among the urban centers of Region 8. It is is the principal outport (abaca and copra are shipped here) for the province's northern plains. It also serves as a main Coco Oil producer, as international vessels regularly dock at a port owned by Samar Coco at Barangay Malajog. WKI

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I Just Wanted To Dance
I’m Letting Go
Follow the Road
California Lullabye
Shot Down
Faded War
She Lost Her Wings
Evolution
Memory Replaced
Tick Tock
Bags of Water
Follow the Road
Airplane Mode
Branches
The Dreamers


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