Random Thoughts: December 2012

Vigan City: Where the Past is a Powerful Presence

Even the typhoon can't stop us from going to Vigan last August 2010 and enjoy our long weekend. We arrived at 6 am.

Calle Crisologo after the rain.

Had our breakfast at Granpa's Inn Cafe Uno.

Our guide. Time to walk.

St. Paul's Metropolitan Cathedral

Burgos National Museum

Pagburnayan

Syquia Mansion

Baluarte

Bell Tower

Vigan at night

Pagudpud : (Arinaya Beach Resort)

For our last day, we just stayed at the resort. Our stay there is very pleasant. The room and bathroom is clean and beach front.

The cottages

The restaurant

Compare to the other beach resorts, sand in front of Arinaya is the best.

Overlooking the Bangui Windmills

Crystal clear water

Pagudpud : (North Bound Tour)

For our second day, we are going North Tour. Our guide picked us at 9:00 am and brought us in Kaibigan Falls. But before we could see and swim, we have to walk for 30 minutes. Tiring huh!

You'll know you're near when you hear the sound of flowing water. Its very relaxing going there after all that you've been through.

Our nest stop is at the Patapat Viaduct.

Aqua Grande

Paraiso ni Anton

Timangtang Rock

Bantay Abot Cave

Pagudpud : (Kapurpurawan Rock, Burgos Lighthouse, Bangui Windmill)

We planned our first ever summer getaway in Pagudpud where it is said to be the Boracay of the North.
To get there, we rode a Maria De Leon Bus going to Laoag. The fare is 750 pesos and it is a 9 hour drive.
Going to Pagudpud is another 3 hours from Laoag. We arrived at the Arinaya Beach Resort around 9:00 AM.

At 2pm, we asked the resort staff to call a tricycle which can be rented for tour. Its only 600 pesos for 2 persons of the South Bound tour.

Our first destination, Kapurpurawan rock that is 3 towns away from the Brgy. Saud. One of my friends asked me, what's there to see? Its just a rock. I would tell him, just wait. I guess he's pissed off because we have to trek for 15 minutes from the loading station and its sooooo damn hot!