come again...

im back! that trip was soooo much fun! i cant wait to post pictures. super sarap not to have anything planned... just a general plan and the details just come as you go.

of course we were able to see a lot of great sights along the way and the journey was just as fantastic as the destinations but just to highlight, there is a quick run-down of the places we were able to see:

VIGAN - quick lunch stop only. had our first (of four) bagnet-with-bagoong-and-kamatis meals. we were supposed to spend the night here nung sunday, but we decided to go on ahead to pagudpud. excited?

LAOAG - sand dunes! i love this place. its so liberating. was sooooo tempted to shout out all my secrets and stuff i keep to myself... just to be able to 'let it go' a bit. trivia though, this is where some scenes of panday were shot.

fort ilocandia! ive been there once in the past with my family... its still as sosyal as i remember... and expensive too. but there is a long list of things you can now do there (parachute at P500 per trip, hot air balloon P800/1200 per trip weekday/weekend rate, ATV. etc,etc,etc) we werent able to do any of these kasi fully booked sila... oh well, something to come back for.

PAGUDPUD - stayed here for two nights. i loved how the waves are big here. although di nga lang ako ginanahan mag-swim... wonder what bug bit me. but pedi sure enjoyed all those big waves!

BLUE LAGOON - around 20-30mins from pagudpud (less with pedi's driving). isolated beach with enchantingly big waves. we got there before the people flooded in so for quite a while we had thet 'cove' all to ourselves. easy to be intimidated by the waves but after a while you get braver. :p na-wipe out man ako, okay lang.. hahaha.

AGUA GRANDE - another 10 minutes from the lagoon. to get there, you pass through this 'bridge' sa gilid ng mountain na cliff na and kinda felt like the great wall... pinoy style. first time ko makakita nung place where the river meets the sea... by this time hypnotized and utterly taken in na ako by the waves in this side of the country. BIG waves. not for surfing though kasi mabato at unpredictable. but we had fun by the rocks waiting to get splashed by the waves. kung hindi lang malamig yung water sa falls (it had just rained) at kung properly dressed lang ako, i would've joined pedi sa falls...

CAGAYAN - pedi's maternal hometown. waves were just as big... and super iba yung feeling to know na we were 'following the outline' of northern luzon! from here we took a different route home in search of more adventures... it was a longer ride home than passing through ilocos, but the bonding time was just as great.

long post na ito! i was only supposed to make a quick post. anyway, maybe come friday, i can write a more decent post.. with lotsa lotsa pics! :)

until then!

i shall rest. for tomorrow, i go back to work!

OT: tomorrow, ill see one of the men of mystery ive mentioned before... teehee...