IN TRANSIT FROM ALAMADA TO COTABATO CITY AND THE GOLDEN MOSQUE OF COTABATO CITY

We were up early for the 7am first ride to Midsayap with a morning air sniff that clinched perfectly our short Alamada visit.  I thought the throbbing stride defied the heavy feelings of leaving this newly found “home”, but as always; parking with great people is always a challenge for me.   With a short prayer for a return, I bade goodbye with full smile, until then…

After 2 hours we reached Libungan where we hailed our ride for Cotabato City.  It took us another 1 hour to finally reach the City.  We transferred to “Awang” bound multi-cab and alighted at Husky Terminal for a habal-habal ride to the Golden Mosque.  The return trip costs P140 per person and they are patient enough to wait as you tour around.

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GEN SAN – KORONADAL – LAKE SEBU – MIDSAYAP – ALAMADA – COTABATO CITY TRIP

It was already 9am when I managed to connect online and my first agenda was to do a web check-in to ensure our confirmation for the 1:15pm Gen San flight.  Even if we checked-in already, hubby insisted on getting to the airport before 1230pm - fearful of “just in case” events.  At the airport, another challenge was the search for the parking slot.  We did several rounds but we failed to get one.  Until the parking boys offered “tulak-tulak” (roll the car as needed), ours is a van, but to our desperation, we said yes…

25mins before departure time we reached the boarding gate and to my dismay, it looked like holidays at a bus terminal filled with people waiting for a trip.  Three to five trips were assigned per gate and obviously the ventilation was not enough.  We learned that most of the flights, even international trips, were delayed because of air traffic issues.  Whew, ours was moved to 3pm and we had no other choice but to hold and wait.  I was worried because we're certainly late for the Lake Sebu last trip, our supposed stop for the 1^st night… Hungry, agitated and all, I followed hubby out of the boarding area for some air and for a lunch.

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