My wife and I only had less than an hour and a half to prepare for our trip… actually less than an hour considering the amount of time we needed to get to the bus station which I estimated would consume about 30 minutes of our time.
After jamming all the contents of the fridge in several bags (they were the only things left to be packed), we hailed a taxi and headed off to the bus station (took us around 15 to 20 minutes before we were able to get a cab, by the way).
The ride to the bus station started out pretty well, until we got to A. H. Lacson Avenue where vehicular traffic was almost at a stand-still. And, thinking that our seats might be given to chance passengers, I was starting to panic…
Upon reaching the corner of Lacson and España (UST), we only had five minutes left before our bus leaves. And so, we decided to alight from the cab and run to the Florida (bus) station which was then only a few meters away.
Well, we were able to make it… but not without some inconveniences.
Upon climbing on the bus, we saw that one of our seats was already occupied. We told the konduktor that we have already paid for our tickets and he, in turn, told the person occupying the seat about the situation.
Maybe it was luck… or maybe it’s the Christmas spirit, the person vacated the seat willingly and, a couple of minutes later, we were on our merry way.
14 hours… that’s how long the trip took… 14 blissful hours to…
Sanchez Mira, Cagayan…
the birthplace of my wife.
In the days following our arrival, my in laws and I embarked on a tour of the wonderful provinces of Sanchez Mira, Cagayan and Ilocos Norte that made the Yuletide Season of 2008 the most memorable in my life.
So many sights… so many wonderful sights…
A beach in Claveria, Cagayan…
Patapat Bridge…
The windmills of Bangui, Ilocos Norte…
Nipa Beach Int’l Resort in Ilocos Norte…
Paoai Church, Ilocos Norte…
The Malacañang Palace of the North, Paoai, Ilocos Norte…
Paoai Lake, Ilocos Norte…
Ferdinand Marcos’ Mausoleum in Batac, Ilocos Norte…
The rice fields of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte during sun set…
The Mascoop Training Center and Resort in Masisit, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan…
A man gathering shells at the Naguguran beach in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan…
A beach in Dammang, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan…
And many others.
It’s very sad that the wonderful vacation had to come to an end… sigh.
Will be posting a lot of things related to this on my other blog over the next several weeks if you’re interested… gonna start with the wonderful Sanchez Mira. :)
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