It was a great way to end the summer season: Our Potipot Island Adventure!
My hubby’s friends decided to have an outing, one that would let us forget the misadventures that we had from the previous summer (Jed’s Island (Mis)adventure!).
Meeting time was set at 10pm at the Victory Liner terminal. The bus was supposed to leave at 11pm. Unluckily, there were some mistakes in giving out tickets such that when we got to our seats, other people were seating on them already! There were a lot of talks going on. Of course we will not agree to have our trip rescheduled to the next trip. We’ve reserved those tickets a week prior so they have no right to cancel it. Some heads were already steaming. Edu even blocked the path of the bus so it won’t be able to go until we have a bus of our own. All was well when they gave us a bus of our own. Lucky for Lloyd who was able to catch up and lucky for the chance passengers as well.
I dunno if luck wasn’t really at our side that night since the conductor didn’t know the resort that we were going to as well as the driver since he is originally assigned to the cagayan route. Oh well. Gotta keep our eyes open so we won’t miss the landmark. Good thing we found it!
But our misadventure didn’t stop there. When we got down the bus we had to walk around 200 meters to get to the resort. There were some tricky turns that we missed, thus getting lost in the middle of darkness. It was only around 4:30 then. Good thing that we have a contact number of the resort and they were able to lead us to the right directions.
Finding the Isla Vista at 4:30 am
We didn’t want those misadventures to spoil our outing. We still made the best out of it.
Pump it! Louder!
Drinking session at 9: 30 am
It is because of these pictures that I am more determined to learn more about photography. I feel very blessed to have been able to capture these beautiful pictures, despite the point-and-shoot style. Hopefully I’ll be able to hone my skills and be able to optimize the manual settings of my digicam so I could capture better pictures. Because of these pictures I am also more determined to be able to travel to other beautiful places in our country and out.
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Before heading back to Polaris, I asked Mang Joseph if we could stop over Kapuluan to check out the place. I actually had reservations there but since I find it hard to go home if coming there, I decided otherwise and just stayed at Polaris.
Kapuluan Beach Resort near Blue Lagoon
with an infinity pool
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From the Blue Lagoon (Maira-ira Point), one could already see the Dos Hermanos Islands. One can rent a boat to visit those islands.
Dos Hermanos Island view from the Blue Lagoon
Dos Hermanos Islands upclose
This is where they get the gam-et
Last stop in the itinerary is the blue lagoon.
It was such a nice place! Although there were some sea weeds by the shore since it rained the past night. The waves were also a bit strong, but that didn’t stop the other people from enjoying the clean and clear water.
I love that this place is not that yet commercialized. I guess what just turned me off is the lack of clean shower rooms nearby.
Blue Lagoon is located at the Maira-ira point which is the northernmost tip of Luzon
We went near the Bantay-abot cave. I was surprised when Mang Joseph said that we’ll be going up to the hole! I admit being scared since it was high tide and the path that we’ll be passing by is already reached by the slapping waves. Who wouldn’t be scared of floating off to the south china sea!
Bantay-abot cave means: mountain with a hole
I was really grateful that Mang Joseph encouraged me to still go up (or else I would probably regretting it for the rest of my life). He offered to carry my bag so that I’d be able to move more freely and offering his hand everytime the path seemed slippery. Sometimes we’d stop to avoid getting hit by the waves.
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Next stop was the Timmangtang Rock, a bell-shaped rock located along the seacoast of Sitio Gaoa, Balaoi, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Not far away from the Timmangtang Rock is the Bantay-abot Cave. They are collectively known as the “Lover’s Rock”. The Timmangtang Rock is the male rock and the Bantay-abot Cave the female…see the pictures to understand why.
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