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San Jorge (San Hor-he) Part 2

Fifth day, we went to another beach called Malahog Beach that is an hour and a half away from our place. This beach is also nice. They have clear waters and have very fine sand that have green crystals on it. But as usual when we got there, Haring Habagat was doing his work again. It was still windy that the waves are much higher than in Burabod Beach. The only difference here is they have much clearer waters, so it's swimmable. When we arrived, we headed to the water immediately even if the waves were splashing so hard. If you don't have good balance, the waves will knock you down to the shore. The aunties who came with us had a hard time standing up near the shore 'coz they were being knocked down by continuous waves. Of course to us young people, this was entertainment but all of us had a good laugh on this even the aunties. hehehe At first the oldies were afraid of the big waves. We just told them to flow with the wave and not against it and you'll enjoy the water. That's what they did and they ended up having more fun than we did. Can you believe that? hehehe The following day though the oldies complained of aches in their arms for all the swimming they did in the beach. hehehe

do you see us or the waves?

Sixth day, we climbed the bundok fronting our town, went back to Blanca Falls to cool off as the sun was finally out this time and went to see farms. In the morning, we decided to climb the bundok fronting our town. We've climbed this before during the Chistmas season and I recommend climbing it then than the rainy season. The grass were so high and so itchy that we only stayed for a couple minutes at the top. We just took pictures of the town and us too.

climb every mountain!

After climbing, off we went to Blanca Falls again. This time I drove the resident van to Blanca. While going there, we got stuck in soft mud!! I got scared when we got stuck because we were in an isolated area and it'll be a long walk if we couldn't get out of this mess. My passengers pushed the van until we got out of the hole. hehehe They ended up having fun after that and they didn't know I was scared when we got stuck. hehehe

to Blanca Falls by boat

On our way home, we stopped in a place where it was all rice fields and took home some crops. Whew! What a tiring day indeed.

Halika! Biyahe Tayo!

Seventh day, we were supposed to spend two days and a night in San Antonio Island. A four hour drive and a 20-30 minutes motor boat ride from our place. A newly discovered beach that the coral reef is so colorful and alive that you don't want to ever leave. But because of the nagging of the elders that it was unsafe to cross the seas during Habagat season on a banca, it got cancelled. Bummer talga!!! So what we did, we went beach hopping!!! hehehe We went back to Burabod beach and Malahog beach. When we got there. The seas were so calm you can actually walk it!!! Bummer!!! We all wished na sana natuloy na lang kami ng San Antonio. Wahhh!!!
At night, we had our despedida party. My Uncle invited a local that is good with a guitar and has a very soulful voice. He sang waray, english and tagalog songs that was very, very pleasing to the ears that when you hear him, you'll have goosebumps for sure. After that, it was MagicSing 'till early morning. hehehe

Eighth day, was rest day. Woke up after lunch. We just bummed around the whole day. Went around the neighborhood, bidding farewell to all cousins, aunties, uncles, nieces, nephews etc. Bought our pasalubong.

That's how my vacation went. Full of Fun, Relaxation, Adventure, Laughter and Family Bonding. I wish I could go back there every year to just relax, climb a mountain, go fishing, swim in the beaches and eat and eat and eat in every house of a relative. hehehe An adventure that should not be missed next time is going to that San Antonio Island and another island in Northern Samar where you can experience a Survivor-like atmosphere(no electricity, sleep in a tent, fish for food and swim all day), it's an extremely high priority adventure.

Halika! Biyahe Tayo!

posted by tabel @ 7/18/2006 11:53:00 AM