WE
ALL FEEL THE HEAT WAVE EVERYDAY. AND IT IS GETTING QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE,
ACTUALLY. GLOBAL WARMING OR NOT, SUMMER IS DEFINITELY HERE TO STAY.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO COOL OFF THAN TO SPEND IT OUT OF TOWN, PREFERABLY BY
THE BEACH AND JUST SUNBATHE AND FROLICK THE SUMMER DAYS AWAY…
Just
don't forget your hat, shades and SPF70 lotion and you're ready to
conquer this scorching heat. Consider some of my suggestions for places
to spend your summer vacation…
~~~oOo~~~
We
miss surfing so much! But because it's been hectic at work, we couldn't
find the time to visit La Union. Then I thought, how about Zambales? So
I texted my friends and luckily, 2 joined us --- Ella and Odhe and my
brother Mac as well. We met up at 7-11 (our usual meeting place for our
trips) near Quezon Ave. MRT. By 4:30am, we were off to Pundaquit. It was
almost twilight when we hit the North Expressway. So the fog at that
time wasn't that unusual. However, around 6 am, as we were approaching
Subic, we noticed that the thick fog was still surrounding not only the
farm lands but the main road too! We even turned our fog lights on just
to be on the safe side. It was pretty peculiar and creepy at the same
time. More like a venture into the Lord-of-the-Rings scene if I may say
so.
Anyway,
we reached Pundaquit at around 8am. By this time, the fog has cleared
and the sun was already shining brightly. As usual, we went to Megan's
resort and we hurriedly checked the surf. Darn it! The sea was flat! No
waves in sight! Sigh.
So
we sat for a while and thought of another plan... We decided to go to
Capones Island instead which is just across Pundaquit! The last time
we've been here, the boatmen brought us to the other side of the island
with huge boulders and coral-laden waters. There was also an access to
another deserted beach with shallow waters full of sea grass and leeches
(eck!). This time, the boatman brought us to a white beach with crystal
blue waters. Yahoo!!! It's so beautiful! Look at the pics and see for
yourselves!
We
frolicked an sunbathed under the scorching heat of the sun. I swear, we
literally baked! If before I can sleep under the heat of the sun for an
hour, this time I couldn't even sunbathe for 5 minutes straight! I kept
coming back to the water. It's THAT HOT!!!
We
stayed there until 11:30 am and had lunch in one of their nearby
carenderias for a change (we were on a tight budget). For a huge serving
of dinuguan, menudo, pakbet and rice, we only spent around a hundred
pesos. Cheap huh?! After lunch, we napped at Megan's Videoke bar. We
didn't check in anymore since we'd be resting for only a bit and that'll
be an additional 750 pesos down the drain. So as the others were
napping, some of us sang the afternoon away! When it wasn't so hot
anymore, around 4pm, we hiked to the famous falls, hoping to do that
whole 15-meter jump from the falls to the natural pool below. However,
when we got there, there was no falls at all. It dried up! And the
natural pool below was stagnant and laden with frogs (eeewww!). So, we
just took photos instead and before night fall, decided to go back
before we lost track of the trail.
We
were on the road to Olongapo by 6:30pm. We stopped for dinner at Kenny
Rogers. We were supposed to eat in one of those cozy joints in Subic but
we got lost. So after a few hours at Olongapo, we headed back to
Manila. Back to the real world again the next day.
~~~oOo~~~
WATCH OUT FOR MORE OF MY TRAVELOGUES COMING VERY SOON… 
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