March
16-18, 2013
The
amazing experience in Anawangin and in my search for undiscovered beaches has
made me gone craving for more, and so we head on to this beautiful landscape of
Nagsasa cove in Pundaquit, Zambales for us to
officially welcome the Summer of 2013.
One
thing that will always make me smile from my travels are the funny scenes.
The
lady guard in an inspection routine for passengers before entering Victory
Liner terminal at Caloocan city: We lined up ready to get our bags inspected;
The guard asked us courteously “Camping ba? May
dala ba kayong butane?”
We
all looked at Rex, our companion…
Glad
and willing to hand over the butane canister to the guard Rex uttered with
utmost sincerity
“butane? butane? Eto po”
The
guard smiled and cordially delivered her godly spiel…
“Ang
butane po ay maaring magdulot ng pagsabog habang nasa loob ng bus, kaya
mahigpit po naming ipinagbabawal ang pagdadala ng butane, Salamat po”
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| portable stove with butane |
With
all honesty we will all answer “NO” to Ate guard when she asked if we brought butane
canisters had we known that it was going to be confiscated. We were wowed
on how the question was asked and how you can say no to it. But on second
thought we appreciate on how the bus company strictly implements the policy, it’s
for everyone’s safety after all.
The
original overnight trip has led us to 3 days 2 nights embrace of the cove. We all
had common interest in mind in this trip mainly for adventure, but quite not
easy to convince our sweet babe that everything in this remote place will be perfectly
fine. NO electricity, NO cellphone signal, NO fancy hotels to sleep at night,
NO restaurants and we had to set our pace to stone aged lives.
Our
boatmen decided to dock and camp us at the right far end side of the cove the “kamp
bira-bira” side. It’s on these side of the beach where the trail to get to Kamp
bira-bira mountain is, this is also where you will appreciate more the silence
of the place compared to the middle part of the cove where most campers set
their tents and where a small store is located.
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Nagsasa at night
photo courtesy of:
Joey The Pictorialist |
And you will be surprised at how the restroom on this side is cleanly maintained with faucet.
The
following day was a very long day for us, sleepy with hang over from heavy
drinking that first night we arrived. Stunned at how the time ticks slowly that
made us appreciate more the life we were experiencing at that moment compared
at how time flies so fast while here in Manila.
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The Pictorialiast
And how ideal is it to end the day with a lovely sunset by the beach....
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Truly
an unforgettable Summer of 2013.
DIRECTIONS/TRANSPO EXPENSE/TRAVEL TIME:
Take Victory Liner bus either in Cubao or Caloocan (Caloocan
terminal has a more flexible bus schedule) to San Antonio, Zambales /PHP251.00
(4-5hours travel)
Take a tricycle from San Antonio to Pundaquit (to your boatman or
arrange a pick-up with your boatman) /PHP30.00 (10-15mins travel)
Boat from Pundaquit to Nagsasa /PHP400.00 (2hours travel)
Entrance and overnight fee at PHP150.00
REMINDERS:
You can arrange for your boatman to cook food for you and arrange
for corkage fee. This is advisable if your group is tired and hungry from the
long travel and you want to just eat right away upon arrival.
Bring canned goods, water, rice, candles, and flashlights, insect
repellent, and other valuables you may need just enough for the whole stay. There’s
a sari-sari store but goods are sold pricey.
Charge your cellphone and camera or bring spare batteries just in
time for you to share pictures online while on the bus going back to Manila.
Be sure to bring tent or ask your boatman if they’re renting out
tents for campers.
For campers with private cars, your boatmen will accommodate you
for parking at manageable parking rate.
Twice the experience during our Anawangin and now Nagsasa trip, I
highly recommend
Our contact boatman, Mang Ed and his wife are accommodating, I asked
for them to cook food for us on these 2 occasions and they never failed us, the
food was great and honest tally of expenses were explained to us.
Mang Ed: cellphone No. 0929-383-2877
