Pagudpud
Guess there's no other way of aptly naming my entry.
My summer travels went a little early again this year. Once again, same reasons - hot weather, crowded transportations and basically for it's just a disturbance. Especially in beaches. All of that changed when I went to Pagudpud.
I can never begin exclaiming my delight in having to visit the place. Sure, it was a grueling 12-hour bus trip from Manila to Ilocos Norte but man!, it sure was worth it. There were so many sights for sore eyes and too little time to enjoy them all. Nonetheless, a quick tour of the town was all I need to discard my initial thoughts about seasonal vacations. My excitement couldn't be contained even before I set foot on the bus from Manila. Research from the internet held a lot of promise that didn't fail to deliver.
It was the perfect time to be there. The place was not crowded and it's
just pre-peak season. As a matter of fact, we were the only ones in the
resort when we arrived, and it was a weekend! As soon as I saw just a
glimpse of the beach I was stunned. It's not like any other beach with
too much goings-on the shore. It's simply beach. Beautiful. The clear
and cool waters didn't disappoint. There were parts of the shoreline that aren't
concrete yet. It 
definitely looks like the Morgan Beach from
Survivor: Pearl Islands. Relief was the
only thing I felt while walking on the stretch of the beach and watching the sun getting devoured by
the sea from afar. At that point, I knew I made the right choice of
going here, eventhough I was already scorched from staying there for
too long!
Most of the exploration were done on the next day. Aboard a meager
tricycle we toured the remainder of the town's wonders. First stop:
Kaibigan Falls. The trek was about 30 minutes and the path going to the
source of the water gets better as we move along - running water
hitting the rocks. Upon arriving to the falls, I was just overwhelmed.
I've always wanted to see a
falls so by just witnessing something as
magnificent as this really blew me away. It was so peaceful. No
mechanical, unnatural noises. No people. Just plain splashes and flows.
I thanked God for this wonderful creation and also threw all unwanted
emotional baggages and left them all to drift away. This is the single
most defining experience of this trip.
There is a string of beaches that surround the whole town. 
Yes, they're
not as beautiful as the ones in Boracay but it's virgin beauty of their
own. It feels kind of that in the TV show Lost. We even went as far as
the North Wind Bangui Bay Project. It's a 15-tower wind that supplies
30% of Ilocos Norte's electricity. A nice man-made structure as well.
Nothing beats this vacation in Pagudpud (so far). I definitely need to top this and get somewhere better. Tell me if you're going there, I'd join you!
More photos and videos here.
Side Anecdote: You might wonder who was with me that time. Let's just say I want to keep the positive parallelism of this entry and keep those wasted years away. Okay! It was a long-time, big-time crush that didn't turn out any fine for me after all. Especially after that weekend. Too bad.
My summer travels went a little early again this year. Once again, same reasons - hot weather, crowded transportations and basically for it's just a disturbance. Especially in beaches. All of that changed when I went to Pagudpud.
I can never begin exclaiming my delight in having to visit the place. Sure, it was a grueling 12-hour bus trip from Manila to Ilocos Norte but man!, it sure was worth it. There were so many sights for sore eyes and too little time to enjoy them all. Nonetheless, a quick tour of the town was all I need to discard my initial thoughts about seasonal vacations. My excitement couldn't be contained even before I set foot on the bus from Manila. Research from the internet held a lot of promise that didn't fail to deliver.
It was the perfect time to be there. The place was not crowded and it's
just pre-peak season. As a matter of fact, we were the only ones in the
resort when we arrived, and it was a weekend! As soon as I saw just a
glimpse of the beach I was stunned. It's not like any other beach with
too much goings-on the shore. It's simply beach. Beautiful. The clear
and cool waters didn't disappoint. There were parts of the shoreline that aren't
concrete yet. It 
definitely looks like the Morgan Beach from
Survivor: Pearl Islands. Relief was the
only thing I felt while walking on the stretch of the beach and watching the sun getting devoured by
the sea from afar. At that point, I knew I made the right choice of
going here, eventhough I was already scorched from staying there for
too long!Most of the exploration were done on the next day. Aboard a meager
tricycle we toured the remainder of the town's wonders. First stop:
Kaibigan Falls. The trek was about 30 minutes and the path going to the
source of the water gets better as we move along - running water
hitting the rocks. Upon arriving to the falls, I was just overwhelmed.
I've always wanted to see a
falls so by just witnessing something as
magnificent as this really blew me away. It was so peaceful. No
mechanical, unnatural noises. No people. Just plain splashes and flows.
I thanked God for this wonderful creation and also threw all unwanted
emotional baggages and left them all to drift away. This is the single
most defining experience of this trip.
There is a string of beaches that surround the whole town. 
Yes, they're
not as beautiful as the ones in Boracay but it's virgin beauty of their
own. It feels kind of that in the TV show Lost. We even went as far as
the North Wind Bangui Bay Project. It's a 15-tower wind that supplies
30% of Ilocos Norte's electricity. A nice man-made structure as well.Nothing beats this vacation in Pagudpud (so far). I definitely need to top this and get somewhere better. Tell me if you're going there, I'd join you!
More photos and videos here.
Side Anecdote: You might wonder who was with me that time. Let's just say I want to keep the positive parallelism of this entry and keep those wasted years away. Okay! It was a long-time, big-time crush that didn't turn out any fine for me after all. Especially after that weekend. Too bad.
pao, how much ang nagastos mo?
Posted by: thessa | April 30, 2007 06:24 PM