BLUE !DEAS

continued from The Sagada Chronicles (Part 2)

So the saga(da) continues. We finished a hefty lunch around 2:30 or 3pm. May lasheng pang nangungulit while waiting for our orders to be served. He was friendly pero lasing. Sabi nga nila.. magbiro ka na sa lasing.. wag lang sa bagong gising na lasing.. :glee: . Can you imagine that? it’s only 2pm pero happy hour na agad. We immediately left Kimchi House after paying the bill. Tas kumausap na kami ng Tour Guide.

It’s a good thing they have skilled native tour guides within the area as they know the do’s and don’ts, basta makinig sa Tour Guides.. kung ayaw nyo masaktan. First stop is the CAVE CONNECTION (Burial Cave and the Sumaguing Cave Connection) According some natives.. it’s a 20 minute walk away from town, but you have an option to rent a Van or a Jeep for a conservative amount. Mga 400 pesos yata. We decided to get a ride. We started our caving via the Burial Cave. The experience was tough… though i’m used to adventures like these.

A short note: when i was a kid, biglang magkakayayaan ang tropa to visit and trek nearby mountains until we reach a certain point na di na namin pwede puntahan. I was on my teens then, mga 12 to 14 years old ako nun, and now that i’m 18.. .. (walang kokontra!) brings back old trippings.. nakakamiss din pala ung kabataan ko. (more…)

continued from The Sagada Chronicles (Part 1)

Saturday, April 4, 2009
5am. We are in Victory Liner Baguio Bus Station. From there we bought our tickets going back to Manila.. para ala na hassle on Monday. Then we took a cab going to Dangwa Station. Taxi fare is only 30 pesos… wahaha. Based from our itinerary.. we are an hour late. We may not avail our Caving that day due to schedule issues. Late na kami.. we need to get tickets pa going to Sagada.

6am. Mahaba na yung pila. Next trip is at 8am. Late na nga kami and we still need to have breakfast. Mahaba daw ang byahe.. 6hours pa daw ang byahe going to Sagada. Err.. another 6hours to waste. Just thinking about it, seems like forever already, plus looking at the bus we are about to ride? Parang di makakarating. Going to Baguio is a rough trip to handle.. how much is Sagada? I could only imagine how far that bus can take us. Baka pag gising ko nasa Makati Med na ako. . We don’t have much choice do we?

8am. We left the bus station 15minutes before 8, just after a very heavy breakfast from a very near resto. Puro yata turista din ang sakay ng bus. Trip was ok, road is bumpy, I got some sleep though. We reached Sagada around 1pm.

1pm. As our itinerary dictates it. We have to pay the environmental fee the moment we reach the town. 20 pesos per head. Then check in sa Hotel (?). The room was… ok. No aircon.. malamig na dun so ok lang ala aircon. I’m not really that choosy when it comes to accommodations, basta may bed pwede na.  Then we hired a Tour Guide. Our caving sched is at 2.30pm

2pm. Mag la-lunch muna ang mga hinayupaks. Sabi ni Mr. Oh-so-reliable-itinerary, lunch is at Yoghurt House.  Our caving is 30mins away.. so we need a fast lunch. Unfortunately, Yoghurt House can provide us lunch by 3pm pa. So we had to locate another restaurant that could provide us food within 2 seconds, mas mabilis pa sa service ng McDo. We settled with KIMCHI House, since may ready cooked “Chicken” and or “Pork” adobo sila… may oras pa bang mamili ng ulam? That time.. i was like starting a plan to assassinate everyone within reach.. leche gutom na ko.. kelangan ko ng pagkain. My MINI-ME is threatening to commit suicide already.

to be continued…

Last january, me and my tropapips were already planning a whole year travel sched since all members of the group are kinda… adik bumiyahe.. wahahaha! We’ve discussed lots of places already, we even went as far as Hongkong. Then we’ve finally agreed on going to Puerto Princesa Palawan.. major lakad pa lang yan.. wala pa daw ung mga minor trips namin. Susme.. mabubutas na naman ang bulsa ko. :bop:

Around second week of January, Ate Ana, suggested Sagada. Palawan sched is July.. sayang naman ang Holy week kung di gagamitin sa lakwatsa. We finalized our Sagada Trip by March.. ang style nyan.. sandamukal na threaded emails to finally get our feet going and set a final date. Not everyone agreed on the dates but then again, the finality of everything was a group effort. May umayaw man o wala, tuloy ang plano.

March 10, may room accommodation na kami. By March 12, Kuya Kim made an itinerary draft already. March 28, our Sagada Itinerary has been finalized, and that includes our budget plan. May reservation na rin kami ng Tickets going to Baguio. April 3 was the big day.

Friday. April 3, 2009
I decided not to follow the guys in MOA for dinner. I had to finish some errands and do some Henyetah check up before i leave Manila for Holy Week. I went to the Bus Station around 8pm – scheduled is 9.30pm (i have a very reliable record of always being late lalo na sa mga lakaran namin). An interesting ehem.. subic.. ehem .. story to tell sana pero next time na lang.. hehe. So the guys (minus Burp) are ready. Travel going to Baguio is 6 hours.. or less maybe.. depends on how far our driver’s ingenuity takes him. We left Pasay City at exactly 10pm. We reached NLEX at exactly 12 midnight.

to be continued……