Our 2pm flight to Manila after
having a grand time in Palaui Island in Cagayan was canceled. With tons
of work waiting back home,we were left with only
one option : to endure a 12 hour bus trip to Manila.
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| While texting my boss. Lagot nanaman kami. Had to ask for a letter from CebuPac as proof. |
Rather than missing work,we took
the 3 pm regular AC bus to Manila. Ugh. 4 hours late for work. Not good. But on the brighter side( and to compensate), the airline graciously gave a free
one-way trip to any local destination and should be used within 30 days. With the interval
between our Malapascua and Calaguas trip, I had to decide where to
go. With a free ticket at hand, it was not easy (I wanted to go to Zamboanga and visit the Pink Beach! Kakarating palang, may plano nanaman) .But after thorough
deliberation (LOL) ,we came up with the decision to take the bus to Pagudpud then use the free plane ticket back to Manila. ;)
The overnight direct trip to
Pagudpud was a breeze. What's nice about Florida Bus Lines is that their
buses have built in toilets, which means less stop overs. Upon reaching the famous Pagudpud
landmark,we rode a tricycle that cruised along the foggy highway
passing through the beautiful rice plantations and through the quiet
town of Pagudpud with the locals still about to start their day. Too tired from our long trip,we
were in deep slumber in our small rented room after making reservations with Kuya Arnel. Tour was scheduled at 10 a.m. |
| First glimpse :) |
One has to choose between Northern Tour (Kabigan Falls, Patapat Viaduct, Agua Grande, Timmangtang Rock, Bantay-Abot Cave,Blu Lagoon and Maira-ira Beach) and Southern Tour (Bangui Windmills,Cape Bojeador Lighthouse, Kapurpurawan Rock Formation ) when visiting the tourist spots in Pagudpud.Or if time permits and if within budget, then one can do both.
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When I woke up, it was almost 11:30am! I
had to rush outside to check if he's still there waiting! I could've hit the
snooze button a gazillion times! Ugh!Masaya lng. The caretaker told me that Kuya
Arnel waited for an hour and would be back around 12-12:30. Sobrang nahiya
naman ako. Ayoko maging paspecial. I knew that he had other customers (who haven't confirmed yet) pa.
Kuya Arnel arrived a little after 12 noon with a smile on his face.
"Kuya pasensya na ha. Sobrang pagod lang talaga." "Tinawag ko po kayo Mam pero tulog po kayo e." "E kuya sana po kinatok nyo po kami para nagising kami." "E mam nakakahiya po. Parang ang sarap kasi ng tulog ni sir e.Maaga pa naman po.Mapupuntahan po natin lahat un."
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| Contact numbers for Kuya Arnel's Tricycle Tour |
So you're the culprit (raises eyebrow) kaya nahiya si Kuya Arnel. :))
Little things that make me smile. With how he answered and how positive he was, I knew it will be a great day.Now off to Bangui Windfarm.
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| Meet Kuya Arnel :))
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Oo nga e.Kakatapos lang din ng bagyo nyan kaya maganda na yung panahon ;)
ReplyDeleteaaww, ganyan na pala itsura ni mang arnel ngayon! kakatuwa to see him! =)
ReplyDeletethanks to this blog i found kuya arnel's contact no. hehe nawala kc phone ko we were planning to go back to ilocos nxt month... kuya arnel is indeed a great guy
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