Monday, July 2, 2012

Bato-Virac, Catanduanes

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Day II: Bato-Virac, Catanduanes 

Still in Puraran Beach, Baras
Woke up. Breakfast (Paluto Again)
                -Photo op Session with Surfboard (during our visit it is not the best season to learn or try surfing..hehehe as if majority of us knows how to swim..)
                 -Surfing Lesson charge with Trainer (P350), For Photo-op charge (P30)
Checked out at Puraran Beach Resort. Back to Baras (c/o Tricycle we hired yesterday for P120)


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Baras Town Proper ( Jeepney Bound to Virac (schedule basis and alas “puno” ika nga)
                                -During our travel , I noticed and pity how the people of Catanduanes are lacking the means of transportation, what if there is an emergency etc., I seldom saw  PUVs. Paging the Local Government! Help your constituents! (We were 70 passengers(with toploads/sardines style) I think for that big Jeepney)

-Alighted at the Town of Bato(P20 Fare from Baras)

Bato, Catanduanes
Visited Bato Church (One of the Oldest Church in Catanduanes).Sightseeing (Bato River and Bato Bridge.. What else? Mga Bato)


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Hired a Tricycle to Maribina Falls to Downtown Virac.( I forgot how much was the charge)
Maribina Falls( P20 Entrance Fee/Not Properly Maintained/ Photo- Op session/Not enticing to swim).


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Back to Downtown Virac, Catanduanes
                -Went to 2 of popular Hotels in Downtown Virac-the Rakdell Hotel and Catanduanes Midtown Inn but for us their rates are expensive for our budget. A hotel personnel recommended Villa Tolledo Travel Lodge(Clean/Budget Friendly/AC/ Well furnished Rooms/Free WIFI/Near Centro Mall and Jollibee)
                -Late Lunch at Jollibee (Centro Mall).Went to Virac Public Market and Visited Virac Cathedral. Strolled Downtown Proper


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                -Back to our Lodge (Rest and Heard the News that Catanduanes(Typhoon Prone Province) will be hit by an LPA (Low Pressure Area in the next 12 Hours.”OMG! Where are we now? “We can’t help but laughing!. Thank God it was only an LPA didn't become a Typhoon.We were worried for our flight going back to Manila for the next 2 days.

Curiosity? What Virac's Nightlife
                -Dinner at Jollibee! For curiosity, My friend and I hired a Tricycle to bring us to San Vicente National Highway (known to be their Bars District) and looked for this Bar ( info given to us by our Trike driver from Bato and a saleslady we’ve met at a souvenir shop at Downtown..Hush! Hush!). But we were FAILED! (Akala namin meron. Yun pala Wala Wala Wala! (Biglang Sampal sa Kasama) hehe!

                -Back to Downtown Proper and It was raining hard (we felt the LPA already) and had an Emperador Long Neck session with my friend at Seabreeze restaurant(Tagay mo na!, Tapos akin naman!, “Iyo-Akin”).After, we transferred to a Live Band bar and ordered Beer (for Banlaw purposes).Pak! already Tipsy!.Still it’s drizzling and windy and we heard this loud sound of “Sayawan or Perya” and for curiosity again we looked for it at “Nakifiesta at Nakisaya” (Take note nobody were locals amongst us. “Tapang namin no”.Hehe). What an adventure due to curiosity,back to our Lodge, wet, drunk and ordered cup noodles (We were hungry).  That's how productive we are when it comes to Nightlife Tour.Lights off!


Helpful Links: We followed my Mentor's  Andy itinerary. Click Here

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