Cagayan Escapades

The most exciting trip ever for 2013, 12 hours bus ride going to Tuguegarao, stop over in Tuguegarao and another 3 hours travel by land going to Sta. Ana Cagayan.

At first I thought it was a joke when Kath (my friend) told me that Sta. Ana Cagyan is lying at the end part of the Philippines, when we checked the map, YES IT IS! and that makes me excited to go there. The longest travel that I've experienced so far was my trip in Sagada with a total of 13 hours (cutting trip). But this one amazed me. Though we choose the night trip schedule, I didn't feel it that much. I was awake for the last 2 stop over I took a glimpse outside and of course to take a zip of a hot chocolate and coffee. I'm hearing different dialects and it makes me think, Finally! "We're near na!" Until a friend of mine told me..."5 hrs pa!" so I was like... OooooK?!

Without checking the time (I just really don't care about the time anymore), Finally we arrived Tuguegarao, If you think the long wait is over, Sorry, but we need to drive 3 hours more going to Sta. Ana.

It was already 4:00pm (i think) when we arrived Sta. Anna. Dinner was served and it was Sunday. Beside my friend's house is a chapel so they invited me to go with them and hear a mass. It was Mother's day as well, so kids from the church prepare something for their moms. My first night in Sta. Ana is already overwhelming and good vibes.

It was election day the next day. Since my friend comes from a family of politicians, they are not ("actually we") allowed to go out. I just joined them going to their Barangay and vote then went home again. We just had a little chit-chat at their bahay kubo then eat and eat and eat and eat the whole day.

Wednesday, when one of her Ate got a visitor from GMATV, so we got a chance to go out and explore. We went to 3 different Islands and it was breathtaking. We went to Crocodile Island, Paraui and Caraguas.
We supposed to be going to Angib Island, but unfortunately Survivor Britain is having a shoot there and they rented the whole Island, so no one is allowed to go there.

Even though we still enjoyed the trip. We went on some snorkeling at the Corals Sanctuary. I enjoyed it more because there's no sea urchin unlike the other beaches' that I've been with before. The view was so beautiful and everyone was so amazed. We've been dazzled by the wind and I'm drooling and oozing with the view that I'm looking at. The view is too good to be true, but it is the way it is.

I'm still here in Cagayan and we have a schedule tomorrow for a new trip, another trip to a different places here in Sta. Ana. Not just that I heard that they've got a Casino here, so I wanna experience how their Casino goes, plus I will be exploring their different and famous restaurants here.

So watch out for the next post that I will be making, more pictures to come and more experience to share...