{"id":116,"date":"2014-05-05T08:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogtest.cowebtech.ca\/?p=116"},"modified":"2019-10-02T14:43:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T19:43:21","slug":"hiking-mount-hibok-hibok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cowell.ca\/?p=116","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Mount Hibok-Hibok"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was a very early morning when I woke up at 5am.  The hike started at 6:00.<\/p>\n

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The reason for the early start was to hike before it got too hot.  Even so, the climb to the summit took a lot of work.  I hiked with a Filipino guide and two Australians and we were all pretty sweaty by the time we got to the top.<\/div>\n
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I decided to take a #selfie about halfway up and I think I already looked pretty rough!<\/div>\n
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I’m still pretty white, but I am starting to get a bit of a tan \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n
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There was a pretty good view even at the halfway point.  You can get a good view of White Island.<\/p><\/div>\n

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White Island is not actually an island at all, but a sand bar. Depending on the tides it changes shape and more or less of it appears.  You can take a short ferry ride across to visit it.  There are no trees and no shade though, so it’s pretty easy to get sunburned.<\/div>\n
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The hike up was mostly canopy covered so there was lots of shade. It’s easy to see why you need a guide when you see the “trail”.<\/div>\n
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There is in fact a small path through there, but it’s hard to find.  The view from the top was great, and we got there just before the clouds rolled in.<\/div>\n
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Looking down, you can see the crater from the last eruption in 1950. I’m told in the wet season it fills with water and you can swim.<\/div>\n
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It took 7 hours in total, 4 up and 3 down.  Overall it was a good but tiring hike.<\/div>\n

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