It was an impromptu trip. Bored and tried and it's already 7:00PM on one weekday evening at the office, i browse cebu pacific and checked if they still have those air fare promo (this was before i had the citibank cebu pac credit card, naks! free plugging!). And there was actually, the problem is where to go and whom to bring. Floro is definitely out because of his seminary duties, while the others are either 1) busy at work 2) don't want to travel with e 3)i don't want to travel with them. So I decided to travel alone and go somewhere i haven't been to. Was torn between Coron and Catanduanes since I want to explore this both province but upon seeing the beautiful pictures of Coron, well let's just say the rest is history.
To cut the long story short I decided to travel to Coron, and with the help of my ex-officemate/ twitter friend/ martha stewart in the making / process engineer extraordinaire Marjorie whom recommend me to get Mila Gamboa's service, the vacation was all set.
Ahhh, Coron, when I first set my eyes on the wide countryside, the lush grass with matching white cows, feeling ko nasa Switzerland ako! Kulang nalang si Heidi! When we arrive at Amphibi-Ko (it was owned by a Japanese, thus the name) I immediately went out and checked their little jetty area, and this what greeted me...
Welcome to Coron!
Well of course, since it's a jetty edi maraming bangka sa tabi....
The room that I got is cozy, good for two persons. The bed is comfy and the pillows are fluffy. Only problem is the television set is a little bit out-of-tune-with-the-color-department. LoL! All in all the place is great!
I travel only with one back pack and one camera bag
After a few minutes of rest, we we're fetched by Dennis, our tour guide, to start the Coron Town proper tour. First stop was the reclaimed area of Coron which now stood the Lualhati park and the town market.
Lualhati is the name of the incumbent Governor of Palawan and Mayor of Coron. Swerte ni Mommy noh?!
Along the bay, you can see bangka and yacht silently parked on the waters. Hay, i wonder when will I ride in of those yatch (insert daydream believer song here).
Soshal Studies!
Coron Mountains on the other side of the island
Coron Gateway Hotel is located on the same area as well, according to the driver who brought me back to the airport last tuesday afternoon Kris Aquino is going to Coron ad will stay here. Wow!
From yacht which is just a dream, mukhang haggang bangka nalang ata ako makakasakay!
The weather in Coron during my whole duration was amazing! It was all clear blue skies without any hint of rain shower or thunderstorms. In short it was PERFECT!
After spending a few minutes at the park/pier our next activity was trekking to Mt. Tapyas.
Wait, did Dennis just said treking? Im wearing my 2 year old Zara flip-flops and yet we're going to do a trek?
"No problem Sir, sementado po yung hagdan" dennis said.
"OK", ayan, kalmado nako. (affected much pag hindi tama ang trekking attire! LoL!)
According to the other tour guide namin, which is a kid actually, the steps leading to the top consist of 750+ steps daw. Whoah! That's like 750+ steps! (parang market!market or tokyo tokyo lang)
Thank God for strong legs and healthy body (thanks Gold's Gym Ayala-Alabang!) it was a piece of cake.
While walking up the stairs, I talked to the kid about his dreams, ambitions, and motto in life (joke!). He was a bright kid in fairness, and he wants to be a Police officer when he grow up. He's only 12 years old i think (he's in grade 6) and he also want to pursue or make a career/sideline in tour guides together with his auntie Mila (which is a tour operator in Coron).
After the much effort in climbing up the stairs, this greeted us from the top...
And at the back of the summit it's a totally different view naman...
Mapapakanta ka ng "The hills are alive with the sound of music" (now showing at Resorts world theater)
May secret dating place pala dito sa summit, see the cottage on the picture below, yes it is a god spot for a romatic date kasi malayo sa crowd. I didn't know there was someone out there when me and my tour guide went. Shempre nahuli namin silang nagki-kiss! LoL! Awkward moment!
The path to everlasting love
Most of the mountains in Coron are already bare or full of grass nalang because the town people cut the trees to make lumber. I just hope it won't suffer the fate as Mt Batulao did. Sayang naman. But still the view is breathtaking.
The reason it was called Mt Tapyas is that during the war, the Japanese planted tons of explosives on the mountain and it was their bastion against the Americans, Shelling and Bombardment slice the side of the mountain, hence it was called "tapyas". Pero the bangka driver told me a different story naman, hay nako didn't know whom to believe!
Trivia: Did you know that during the war, the japanese navy hide their warship on Coron island to avoid detection from American spy plane. Unfortunately they we're detected and fighting erupt on the bay. All of the japanese warship sunk on the bay and now it is a major tourist spot for divers. At least we get something good from the war diba?!
The cross sis illuminated at night and serves as a guide to fishermen during nigh time voyage.
You have to admit, I'm HOT.
(please send me an email if you don't agree, para ipatutumba kita)
What I like about Coron is the STRONG signal of Globe telecom (shameless plug na naman!). I got 3G signal in Coron town proper and GPRS while we're doing island hoping. Ang sushal! LoL! Nakapag tweet and Facebook pa ako while in the middle of the ocean. Ayos!
Globe and Smart installed their tower on the highest point of the mountain kasi, hence the strong signal.
After photo-ops and taking rest, we decided to go down and proceed to the next destination. Along the way, I've met the SK Chairman who's a very nice guy in fairness! He's doing his daily exercise just like any other town mate, by going up and down the stairs. Whoah! No wonder they are all fit and healthy. Sila na!
Goodbye Mt. Tapyas, See you again soon!
Next stop, Maquinit spring and sumptuous dinner at Mila's restaurant.
2 comments:
ang sayyyyyyyyyya!!!
tara na! byahe na!!
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