Surf’s
up folks! Again, as a tribute to October being the surfing month, I
will be sharing with you more of my surfing adventures which started
only last summer. Watch how better I got at this sport. I mean now, I
could already stand up the freakin’ surfboard even if there are no
strong waves! It’s pretty hard, I tell you. I can already paddle and I’m
slowly learning to catch a wave on my own. And most importantly, I’m no
longer afraid of huge waves! They’re actually a lot more fun than the
calm waters of various seas I’ve snorkelled in my lifetime. Anyway,
here’s the third segment of my surfing adventures… Enjoy!
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Iza’s brother, Van, Iza, Peter, Me, Cecille, Mark (Ninette and Dodgie were somewhere else at this point)
It’s
been a month since we last surfed and being pretty addicted to it, I
couldn’t wait to go back to the waves again. So I asked all my friends
if they are interested in going with us. Fortunately, seven of them said
yes. That’s more than enough. Yipee! La Union, here we come!
Welcome to San Juan Surf Resort (238 Bgy. Urbiztondo San Juan 2514)
However,
when we finally arrived at San Juan Surf Resort, we noticed that the
waves weren’t that huge. We were bombed. Travelling about 6 hours from
Manila to La Union is no joke especially when it means having little
sleep and scrimping etxra money just so we can have more than enough for
gas, food and surfing lessons. Good thing we brought our new skimboard
and this was the perfect opportunity to try it out.
Peter and Jericho tries skimboarding for the first time.
At
around 4 in the afternoon, our luck started to change. Waves were
starting to form and we immediately took advantage of it. Even if we
had only 1 surfboard, we didn’t lose any time. One by one, for 10
minutes each, we tried our best to catch a wave. And that’s just what
we did! Yahoo!!! The waves may not be the kind we hoped for but they
will do.
Peter and I caught a small wave
In
the evening, Peter and I brought our friends to our favorite dining
place in the city, Halu-Halo de Iloko. We were such a huge group! We
were so famished we ordered and ate like there was no tomorrow!
Feasting at Halu-Halo de Iloko
Back
at the beach, we had some drinks we bought at a convenience store on
the way back to the resort. Before we knew it, we were all getting tipsy
and way too loud. Hahaha! I was even showing Iza my fencing moves back
in college. Good thing I didn’t trip while doing a pose. Hehehe.
Pre! Allez!
The
next day, our luck in surfing turned dire so we just skimboarded some
more and even tried kayaking. We freaked out when we saw one huge
jellyfish that our boat almost toppled. Hahaha! We had so much fun!
Kayaking with Jericho, Cecille, Ninette and the Jellyfish!
enjoying the beach some more…
The
following day, we just enjoyed the beach and waters some more before
finally heading back to Manila. Somewhere in Gerona, Tarlac, we saw
this huge dining place called ISDAAN. We stopped to look at the place
and it was sooo huge! They even have 6-9 ft. deep ponds, gigantic
botero-like structures, an anger management game called tacsiapo where
you can buy glasses, plates and even an actual TV to throw at the wall
while shouting, “TACSIAPO!!!”
entering ISDAAN…
Cecille and I with the Boteros in ISDAAN
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All
these happened last May. I was aware that it would take several months
before we could go back there again. True enough, last weekend, after 5
months, we were able to surf at last! This time, I learned new tricks
from Jericho like how to touch the wave while surfing, paddling and
catching a wave on my own. I even met Luke Landrigan and Pok, the
one-legged surfer, two of the top wave riders of our country! Watch out
for the fourth segment of my surfing adventures. More pictures to come…
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