Calaguas, Camarines Norte. 2011
At first, we were having second thoughts if we’re gonna push through with the calaguas trip because of ‘bebeng’.based on my research, the pacific waves is just crazy even in an ordinary sunny day.and for someone who has a fear of drowning, 2hours in the pacific is not really something to look forward to.so geared with life vest and love for adventure, we braced ourselves and left everything to God’s hand.and man, it was worth it.
yep, i have photos to prove it.♥
This was in mid-May of 2011. We left Makati at around 2AM Friday, in an old Toyota Revo FX with a 60+ yo driver, who was my friend's officemate's grandfather. There were 8 of us including the driver. We arrived at Paracale around 9AM. My friend's contact who has a boat met us and accompanied us to the town's market for all our needs for the 3day camping in Calaguas island. We left Paracale around 1PM and arrived 2hours later in the pristine island. The part of the island where we docked was packed with people. We walked about 10mins away from the crowd and found a nice spot under the trees with a toilet and a waterpump nearby. There was someone who collected 100 per person as a maintenance/environmental fee or something, I forgot. Let me just inform you that back when we visited, there were no resorts whatsoever in the island yet - or atleast along the shores - and no electricity at all. So we had our little paradise away from technology and it seemed like we were disconnected from the rest of the world and it was perfect! Every second that we were there was pure bliss! It was made more fun with the people I was with who were just awesome and so much fun- my friends, of course, and their friends who I just met on that trip but we all clicked and got along really well. We started drinking as soon as we were able to set up our tents and finished eating dinner. At night, we just laid a blanket on the shore, put drinks and food at the center and talked about anything under the sun moon. There was no electricity, but the moonlight was bright enough for us to swim and we can still see our feet underwater. No kidding! It was that bright and the water was that clear! It was just us girls in the beach while the guys were drinking and somebody suggested skinny dipping. Lol! That was really funny. I can still remember it. It was one of the most unforgettable and best night of my life.
The next day, we swam almost all day. Played more games and started drinking while we were preparing and cooking our lunch. After lunch, there were a couple of other groups that arrived in the island and set up their tent near our area. For our second night, we stayed by the hut and played more games and drank some more. We walked along the beach and the waves was glowing blue with plankton. Awesome!
On the last day, we ate breakfast, swam afterwards, took more photos, prepared our tents and all our things then swam some more while we wait for the boat to pick us up. We left around 11AM. When we arrived in Paracale, we took a bath in the boatman's house and they even prepared lunch for us for free! That was really a nice gesture. Pinoys are really generous. Anyway, we were really thankful for that lunch because we waited for about 4-5 grueling hours to get to Quezon and eat at Jollibee. It was the only time ever that I craved so hard for that crispy chicken and palabok combo. Hahahaha! I guess you just had to be with us that time to even understand how good that first bite was. We arrived in Manila around 8PM Sunday which gave us enough time to rest and get ready for work the next Monday.
I heard there were now resorts along the shores of Calaguas and there's already electricity, I think. I don't think it will ever be the same as when we stayed there and I'm glad we get to visit before these buildings were built.
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