Sunny Baler, Rainy Manila

My office mates were planning on having a summer getaway. The first date that we've talk about is early February, but for some reasons, it moved and moved and moved... and I thought it will never gonna be set. 

And ..

For months of planning and planning.. We all decided to go in Baler, Aurora. We plan, look for a place, think of what to do and tadaaaah! It is all set! c: Thanks to Sir Erwin. haha!

We have an itinerary for our trip. 

Our to-do

expenses per person

So our departure time in the bus station is 1:30 AM  and we need to get there at 12:30 AM. 

After work i arranged my things and go to Genesis bus terminal in Cubao. We will be riding in the Executive Coach. Its so comfortable inside the bus, and the seats are huge. 

Joybus includes:

Blanket - so you can comfortably relax and sleep during the bus travel and it keeps your warm because its cold inside.

Pillow - for you to rest your head. c:

Snacks - during our travel time,  we have a snack (nagaraya and skyflakes) and water.

Stewardess - like you are on a plane :))

Wi-Fi - you can surf, tweet, post or anything you can do on you phone, tablet, ipod, ipad etc.. 

Portable CR - so if nature call, you can release anytime even without bus stop. hehe

The bus ride has no stop over so travel time is much faster than other bus. It only takes 5 hrs from Manila to Baler.

Upon our arrival, we went Pacific waves inn where we will stay for the whole trip.

 It's near the seaside.

So the first thing we do after we are settled in our rooms is to eat c: , we walk along the beach to find a restaurant. 

  

The foods are good and not expensive.

After we've eaten, we are off to Ditumabo Falls, and before we can reach the falls, we have to trek. We've crossed 6 small rivers, and the trails are rocky and slippery because of moss.

After a long and tiring walk or should i say trek, I am happy to see a beautiful Ditumabo Falls.

The falls water is clear, clean and cold. haha.

Then when we are done swimming, taking pictures and play in the falls we are now off to the Biggest Balete Tree I've ever seen. :))

Our service takes us to the Balete tree, it is a private owed, so you need to give a donation on the owner after you are done visiting.

 Then we eat at a 150 pesos eat all you can restaurant.

Its 'sulit' because theres so many kinds of  'ulam' to choose for, all filipino foods and also with desert and fruits. 

The foods are delicious.

After we are full, we went to Museo De Baler, just a walking distance from Gerry's Shan eat all u can.

And just for another walking distance is the replica of the old presidential car. It is used by our late President Manuel L. Quezon.

You can take pictures on it, you can also go inside the car and take pictures.

Then we went to church, also a walking distance from the replica of the presidential car.

After this, we asked our service driver if there's a white sand beach in Baler, and he bought us there. Entrance fee is 10 pesos per person. Its cheap but when we got to go to the water, the sand hurts. It has some broken shell mixed with the sand. Its hard to walk, but the sand is white and beautiful. So we cannot swim in the water, we just take pictures.

After this, we go back to our Inn and swim in the baler beach.

DAY2

On the morning, we eat breakfast in 'carenderia'. They have the tapsilog. So we order, and when the foods are served, we are shocked because the tapa is small and only 4 - 5 pcs, its like childs meal.

Tapsilog :|

After we have eaten, we decided to rest in the Inn.

Then some of us decided to try surfing. yehey! hehe

I did not join because I can't swim (so sad), so we decided na lang to watch them and go to the beach.

After surfing, We all decided to pack our bags. We will not be riding the Joy bus, we ride at a service van from Baler to Cabanatuan and from there, we will be riding a bus going to manila.

We ride tricycle to the van terminal, and beside it is the 'pasalubong center' where we buy shirts, foods, keychains, bags, etc..

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