Picturi, picturi!
Upon arriving in the Capital Town of the island Province of Camiguin I thought that the people there in olden times ate less rice that "bahaw" (leftover rice or kaning lamig in Tagalog) are aplenty that the town got its name from it.
Browsing on some literature indeed it's true that the name Mambajao comes from the Visayan word "mamahaw" or to have breakfast. In one literature it says that Mambajao is probably a corruption of "mamahaw" and "bahaw", or to have breakfast with leftover rice.
In previous trips to Butuan City and Cagayan de Oro City, the port entry to the Province was pointed to me. I thought that someday I would visit the island via this seaport at Balingoan, Misamis Oriental.
Camiguin is accessible through Balingoan to Benoni Port in Mahinog, Camiguin, and via Cebu Pacific ATR aircraft from Cebu City, which I took recently.
Entering and leaving the Province requires a "CleanCamiguin QR Code", which electronic registration may be made at the port of entry.
Local transportation particularly to points of interest can be done by renting a "rella" (short for motorella, or their version of a trike) or a multi-cab as rellas may not be able to take the steep drives.
Utility vans may be taken to and from Cagayan de Oro City at 1,000.00 per passenger, which includes ferry fare and terminal fees. Just be patient if the ride is shared with boxes of lanzones and the smelly "ginamos", the Visayan version of our bagoong (fish paste).
Accommodation is recommended at the hotels nearest to the town's commercial area. Recommended is GV Hotel of the GV Hotel Group. It's a simple accommodation where your trip out to Cagayan de 
Oro is arranged (and a van will pick you up precisely at 7:00 a.m., or in earlier schedules. It's very near the church, a popular fast-food branch, the market, the park, ATMs, and Gaisano Mall.
The Province is clean and has many spots for nature lovers, photographers hobbyists.
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