The Famous Underground River, Puerto Princesa, Palawan

          August 2, the most awaited day....Byaheng Jologs to the 7 Wonder of Nature, The Underground River of Puerto Princesa, Palawan.....wiiiiiiih......

          We woke up early that time...breakfast will be serve by 7a.m.  Kailangang maging ready by then because the van that will carry us to Sabang Port will be leaving around 9a.m.  From our place in Microtel, it took us 1-1/2 to 2 hours drive para makarating sa Sabang Port where we will ride a motor boat going to the island where the Underground River is located. At the Port while we are waiting our turn to ride the motor boat, we ate our lunch....Kailangan pa kasi namin ulit magpa-register bago kami sumakay ng motor boat....parang ang dami kong gutom that time sakto pa ang sarap talagang kumain sa PP...hehehe! Lunch is finished and still waiting.....haaaay.... 

        Napakaraming tao...grabe ang pila....aside sa mga kasabay ko na I think 100 plus delegates ng SK Manila, may mga tourists din na doctors also from manila which I heard na around 100 plus delagates din sila....whew! Ang tagal naming naghintay ng oras namin para makasakay ng motor boat.  And each boat can only carry 6 to 8 passengers.....Ay-yayay......Sobrang tagal talaga ng ipinaghintay namin to get our chance.....

          Waiting time is finished.....After waiting for more than 3hours, sa wakas!....Eto na!......Oha!....halata ba na napakasaya namin ng dumating na yung time na pwede na kami sumakay ng banca???? We are all excited....we ride the boat heading to Subterrenean National Park kung saan naman sasakay ulit kami ng banca na walang motor going inside the cave.... 

           
   
              Entering the National Park needs another registration. At eto pa ang isang nakakatuwa....ang daming unggoy along the way...hahaha...Ang kukyut!!!! I love taking pictures of those very cute creatures....Naka tsamba pa ako ng mother and baby monkey....ang cute pag nakaakap si baby monkey sa mommy monkey....hihihi....












































Along the way inside the park, nag enjoy ako to take pictures, yung mga cute monkeys, beautiful beach, mountains, landscapes, trees, etc....Ang ganda talaga ng buong paligid....di nakakasawang pagmasdan...di ko na rin napansin ang lumipas na oras para mag intay ulit ng banca para makapasok sa cave...wala akong kayang sabihin kundi...Ang ganda talaga ng Pilipinas! Para maibahagi ko sa inyo...here are some of my Byaheng Jologs photos....

Entrance of the Underground River

Still feeling very sad...why? My Jologs digicam cannot take good pictures inside the cave....waaaaaaah! Sobrang dilim and isang battery operated na emergency light lang and ilaw namin...I suggest if you will go inside the cave, bring extra flashlights....yung malakas...Nyahahaha! And be very careful....wag masyadong ibubuka ang bibig....baka maihian kayo ng paniki....hahaha! Di ko na nga alam kung tubig ba o ihi na ng pahiki yung tumutulo sa amin eh.....hahaha! Ang ganda talaga sa loob...parang kasing laki na ng isang mall....ang taas ng ceiling ng kweba and ang daming formation ng stones na parang isang object like giant pechay, the holy family, even a stone forming like a girl with a long hair....If I could only show you in pictures what i can see inside....siguro matutuwa din kayo....sorry folks....










          Wait....wait....wait.....Meron pa!...Meron pa!....A friend who invited me in Palawan is letting me  use and post some of  her pictures inside the cave....wiiiiiii....Thank you! Hope you enjoy looking at the pictures.....

     

          

   

       
         Again...many thanks to Ms. Beth .....

        Byaheng Jologs got some more pictures.....
        Enjoy viewing.....
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A Big Surprise in Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Aug.1-4, 2012)

Another dream place to see....Puerto Princesa, Palawan....

I only had one place in mind that time...I must see Puerto Princesa Underground River....The famous New 7 Wonder of Nature....But I can't help myself to tell you first what big surprise I got upon arriving in PP and this how it started....



While waiting to board on my scheduled flight, I had a few questions in mind...Why is it so famous in all foreign tourists here in our country? Why is it different from other caves that you can see? Why is it became the 7 wonder of nature? Anung meron? Anung kakaiba?

Flying with a promo ticket via Zest Airline bound to Puerto Princesa, a friend who was already in the city for a seminar, fetched me at the PP airport and invited me to join them at Microtel Inn & Suits. Telling that it is easier for me if I joined them going to the famous cave since they already had a volume of reservations the next day. When I agreed to join them, wala akong ibang iniisip kundi ang makita ang Underground River...sige lang join lang....Nothing is different upon arriving at the hotel....the front view is so ordinary except that there are lots of trees around....Puerto Princesa is really a city in paradise...

And the big surprise starts when I entered the hotel....But what makes me really surprised eh yung ipinagmamalaki ng Microtel na beach frontview...
Napamangha ako sa ganda ng view...

 Panalong... panalo!   The place was so awesome and very relaxing knowing upon checking out how much per pax is very expensive. Mabuti na lang at may nag sponsor ng stay ko dito....swertihin ka nga naman talaga...hehe! Di ko na napigil ang sarili ko to check out what makes the hotel very expensive....While walking around, kapansin-pansin na napakalapit lang ng dagat sa hotel... Hindi mo kailangang maglakad ng malayo just to feel the sea water. Its just a few steps from the hotels back door or even in some hotel rooms. At the other side of the hotel, you can see the pool over looking the beautiful view of the mangrove and the beach. 

But after we ate our lunch, I noticed that papalayo na ng papalayo ang tubig ng dagat and makikita mo na ang napakalawak na sea shore....that was the first time I saw a beach na tuwing hapon lumalabas ang tunay nyang ganda....I was so impressed with the place....ang saya ng makiramdam sa lahat ng nakikita ko sa paligid....isa lang ang kaya kong sabihin about the place...Amaaaaziiiiiiiing.....! Di ko mapigil ang sarili ko to take pictures on those beautiful views and landscape that can catch my attention.

While Manila is suffering from a havy rain that day, sa Puerto Princesa naman ay napakaganda ng sikat ng araw. I think the good weather is on my side...hehe! Habang ngti-text ang anak ko checking out my situation, nag-eenjoy naman ako roaming around, taking pictures. Sa bawat view na kukunan ko ng picture, nagkakaroon na ng pagbabago pakalipas ng ilang oras lang....I think this place would love by those  photographers who likes to take a shot of different land scapes....


Kaya eto kodak duon, kodak dito...natutuwa ako sa mga nakikita ko sa paligid ko. Lalo tuloy akong nangangarap na makarating pa sa iba't ibang lugar dito sa Pilipinas. I'm really proud to be Pinay....


And I really suggest this place to those who really wants a 101 percent relaxation.....di ka talaga magsisisi....whew!

NEXT....my Underground River experience....

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Zambales Tour, May 9-10, 2012

Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales

A beautiful view of Pundaquit, over-looking Capones Island

Another Byaheng Jologs I made...After the very tragic insident in my work, a very special friend ask me again to go somewhere. She said, "tara, relax muna tayo...para mag unwind". At syempre, sa katulad kong traveller, marami tayong naka-stock sa notes para sa mga future places na gusto nating makita at puntahan. And she let me decide kung saang lugar. And because we only have a night and two days, I suggest her to go to Zambales. Aside sa malapit lang, I also read from other traveller's blog na maganda raw ang beach and island sa Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales.


We arrived Victory Liner bus terminal in Caloocan City around 8:30am. As per net search we must ride bus bound to Iba, Zambales. And the next bus will about to leave by 9:00am. And since we are both first time to go to Pundaquit, as usual, tanungan portion nanaman...nag mumukang tanga lang...LOL..Mababait naman ang driver at kunduktor ng victory liner. Di ka talaga maliligaw sa pupuntahan mo.  Drop-off point is San Antonio Municipal Hall or San Antonio Public Market. From the market, you can buy all the stuffs you need. Kumain muna kami ng lunch, its a four hour travel, and we arrived in San Antonio around 12:00nn. After we eat, tumawag na kami ng trycle papuntang Pundaquit. And since, we already had an advance booking sa Sir William's Lodge, diretso na kami dun. Kinailangan ko mag advance booking ng matutulugan because of my friend na di naman sanay sa gusto kong Byaheng Jologs. Medyo sensitive kasi ang balat ng kasama ko to insect bites....sensitive daw oh....weeh!

Here are some of my jologs pictures taken in Pundaquit....The place was so quiet and peaceful  that time...Sinadya namin na weekdays kami pumunta.  Alam nyo na...para umiwas sa crowd and baka kasi kami magkapalit-palit na ng mukha sa dami ng taong pumupunta dun every weekends...O, diba ang sarap pag solo mo ang beach....parang pag-aari mo ang buong dalampasigan...Naisip ko bigla ang mga kasamahan ko sa trabaho na sa lahat ng hirap at ginhawa lagi ko kadamay...Sabi ko sa sarili ko, next time dadalhin ko sila dito...Nakaka-relax talaga dito...malayo ka sa syudad na maingay, mausok at napakaraming tao...Pag pagod ka...itong mga lugar na ganito ang masarap puntahan...

After eating our breakfast the following day, we decided to ride on a boat to Anawangin Cove and Nagsasa Cove.

Anawangin Cove from our boat. Getting excited....

Touchdown...Anawangin Cove. The island was known as a camping site for those who likes more adventure. You can stay here overnight sleeping on a tent, do some bonfire and ihaw-ihaw. Just don't forget to bring stuffs for your camping needs.

Grabe ang ganda ng lugar, pine trees around you from where you can set-up your tents, may lagoon adjacent to the beach and a man made wooden bridge from the sea shore to the lagoon. Yun ang advantage pag walang masyadong tao. For me kasi, mas nakikita ko ang beauty ng isang lugar pag malaya ko itong nakikita sa ordinaryong araw.

View of Nasasa Cove from our boat.

After seeing Anawangin Cove, our next destination is the Nagsasa Cove...In going to the place, we have to ride again on a boat for another 30mins. Pagsakay mo pa lang sa bangka, marami ka ng makikitang magagandang view along the way....But one thing I noticed...kokonti na lang ang nakikita kong mga puno sa kabundukan. Naisip ko at naitanong sa sarili...ganito na ba talaga ang itsura ng bundok ng Pilipinas? Paanu na kung patuloy pang mawalan ng puno ang ibang kabundukan natin? Makikita pa kaya ito ng mga anak ng anak ko?

                                                                    

Watta place!...Nawalang panandalian sa isip ko ang problema nung mga oras na yun...Tanging nasa isip ko ay paghanga sa lugar na nakikita ko...sa tubig at dagat na parang walang katapusan sa paningin ko...walang kasawaan ang aking mga mata na ilibot ang aking paningin sa buong paligid...Pangaraping muling makabalik dito at ulit- uliting pagmasdan ang buong paligid....Inang Kalikasan...napakabait mong tunay...Ipinauubaya mo sa aming mga tao na pagmasdan ka at maramdaman...Taglay mo'y walang kapantay na kaligayahan...Sana lang ika'y pag-ingatan, upang ikaw lalong yumaman....



Bilang bahagi ng objective ng Byaheng Jologs ang makiisa sa pag-iingat ng Mother Earth, isang mensahe lang para sa mga kapwa ko byahera, bakasyonista, turista at simpleng pamamasyal..."Do not leave your waste or trash in every place you go...but only good and joyful memories to treasure"....Peace!
Love our Mother Nature...