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Anawangin, Anything Goes, Camps, Crispy pata, Manila, My Coach, Pine, Povel Ramel, Zambales
Out of town trips doesn’t mean you need to have a lot of money to the trip is worth it. Great company and adventure make the trip relently unforgettable. Stories to share ,mischiefs, endeavors , social and a lot more.
March ,2012. I’m on the go again with my friend, a new adventure for us , camping in an isolated island without modern amenities. HmmM, sounds good but i was worried , no lights, no electricity , no signal , no restroom.. What the!!! Are we going back to the old era?
Well , expect the unexpected, 5-6 hours trip from Manila to Pundaquit , Zambales then an hour boat ride to our destination , Talisayin Island. I thought we were staying in Anawangin but because of an unfortunate event experienced by my friend , we stayed in the next island ( she saw 3 people drowning and never went back for 5 years now) . I’ve always wanted to see this place, the fresh air and pine trees and the breathtaking view of the sea facing the pacific ocean. Visitors are treated to more relaxed and quiet environment . Away from the noisy and polluted air will take you off the hustle and bustle of the city life . No hotel accomodations but a nipa huts and bahay kubo , no signal , no connection from the outside world.
I was once a girl scout, tried camping but inside the school backyard haha ( oh yes! You did also ). I wanted to experience camping but for this trip we had to stay in a bahay kubo, but its ok. The available tent was occupied by the love birds , Abby Ramel and James , ill have my lovetent next time ;-).
Credits to Janine and Irene for the delicious food , crispy pata, bulalo, adobong texas ( oh i love this , i need to learn how to cook it), crabs, the grape like seaweed ( popping in my mouth).
Our photographer Jobert and my coach diver Tito Tinio. Yes!! I don’t know how to swim , but with the help of Tito i had my 2 meters swim in the ocean, no floaters.. no vest .. just my brave confidence. The group o Lorilie , Ed , were there to boost my ego, ” Si Jane marunong ng lumangoy , yey!! ” .
2 days were enough to explore 3 islands; Talisayin Cove , Nagsasa island and Magalawa Island.
Talisayin Cove ; Everyone is busy taking pictures, some were exploring the island. as the boat fetched us to another island , the view of the stretched fine sand against the pine trees wall perfected a great panorama. Just a little disappointed , the stream and waterfalls run water down from the mountain dried out because of the hot summer and dry season. . We ended up sitting there competing for the highest rock balance formation, price? , bragging rights !!!
Nagsasa Cove: Just when i found the paradise of isolation hahaha. Nagsasa has its own beauty of silence away from the city lights.
the river , the sea with pine tress behind the banks. Walking around , posing like professional models … its fun.. fun .. fun. A can of coke for 50 pesos, double the price, reasonable price. An island with no facilities , torture for some yet exciting for many.
Magalawa Island: Good spot for snorkelling, OooHhh lots and lots of sea urchins and starfish in the seashore. Top choice for campers ,but compared to the popular Potipot Island its is bigger and a slow developing beach resort. Tents can be set up under huge trees, these serve as shade and protection from direct sunlight.
Freaky experience though, we were told that a kid drowned a week ago on the spot were two strong water currents met, the sandbar part. That kept us wondering why the 3 dogs been howling when we throw starfish back to the ocean . Was the kid watching us? Were the dogs howling because they saw the kid asking for help? Sh^%#^&$!!! I’m not going back to the island again hahaha!! I learned how to swim though with help of Tito Tinio 🙂 , Thanks Tito. Good gracious the kid didn’t pull me down to drown haha. Things would have been a little less furtonate as we need to leave the island soaking wet .
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