day 4: BANGUI... in the morn

woke up at 4:30am for the sole purpose of catching the beautiful sunrise at where else?....

It's soooo beautiful. Gigantically impressive. Motha was a very happy beaver upon seeing the famous windmills. This was one of her most looked forward to spots in the ilocos norte trip...

 

@ Bangui Windmills

Of course the excitement makes sense, coz truly you can't find anything like this anywhere in Pinas. You really have got to give credit to Bong2x Marcos for this ecologically friendly source of energy. I could only wish for the local government units to really look into and consider more viable eco-friendly sources of energy. I mean it worked for the Ilocos, maybe it would work for the other parts. Of course it doesn't have to be a windmill necessarily nor does it have to be the dirty oil or coal.

 

I am completely absolutely head over heels with the environmental protection of Ilocos Norte. Next to Palawan I think they are one of the greenest tourist spots here in Pinas. For that I am more enamored, and to think the tour hasn't ended yet.

 

@ Kapurpurawan Rock

Then there's that sand stone formation. My gaaad!!!! Be still my beating heart. 

 

It just soooooo eyegasmic that uncool poses would automatically be cool. That's how beautiful the view is! I mean look at us! seriously, parang wala kami sa Pinas!

 

But you see these sand stones aren't as sturdy as compared to lime stones and etc.  In fact it's pretty fragile that too much weight can cause the possible collapse of these formations. Therefore, in order to avoid such disaster they have limit the number of people who come up to that particular area above. But despite the NO ENTRY yellow strips put up by the caretaker, our charms, which was just multiplied four times, got us that exemption. Even if it was just a very few and hurried minutes to strike our poses. So fast was Manong caretaker/photographer that it felt like we were on a photoshoot. Okay this angle, next move here, and then there, ok good.. last one.. perfect! Then it was done in less than 5 mins! That's efficiency in action!

 

@ Cape Borjeador

Another light house. Another tower. It's ancient, it's historic and it serves as a practical nautical guide. Sorry didn't pay much attention but this was the last stop for the southern tour of the Pagudpud-Bangui Trip.

Another thing to love about this part of Ilocos though is that they don't have entrance fees. Only donations. This is how budget friendly this place is. For stingy person like me this place could be my better half. Really now Ilocos.. be still my beating heart ;)

@ Si Kuya Vincent 

Before this part of the journey ends I'd like give a super special thank you to kuya vincent, our driver/ guide. His service goes the extra mile. Not only did he foresee our wants and needs but he also made sure that we were okay. No joke! on the night of our camping he actually went back to Saud Beach just to check on us and see that we were all set. I know that we're on a budget but with this kind of hospitality you cannot help but tip.
So if you ever go to Pagudpud contact him # 0921-9836637/0926-2735210


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ilocos southern package tour + tip: P1000/4 = P250

10:00am - 11:00am Bus to LAoag = P50

ROUGH INVESTMENT: P 300