Summer was almost midway through when I and my friends realized that this humid, sunny, sweaty, blistering, happy season should not be wasted on catching up on TV series in front of a laptop. We wanted to get out of summer loser zone so we immediately planned a weekend summer getaway. My friend Joy pointed to Nagsasa Cove which was foreign to me since I’ve only heard of Anawangin before. I had to do a little research aka Google, and I gladly landed on Lakwatsero’s blog which served as our bible for this trip.
We arrived at Victory Liner Cubao by 3:30AM, just in time for the first trip to Olongapo. However, the first two trips to Olongapo were already full so we got tickets for the 4:30AM trip. Everyone was competitive in getting up the bus since there was no seat assignment. Sitting for about 3 hours was far from heaven, given 3 of us were big guys. We arrived at Olongapo, had breakfast, and tried to poop. Our travel instruction included riding a local bus to Iba where we’ll get dropped off at San Antonio. Then from the public market, we’d ride a tricycle to Pundakit. Good thing a man approached us, given we really looked like tourists with our sunglasses plus big backpacks, offering a van ride direct to Pundakit. It cost us P20 more, but we really didn’t mind since the Cubao-Olongapo trip was a pain in the ass, literally.
An hour after, we were already by the sea in Pundakit. We met up with the boatman in Pearl Island Resort, then wasted no time and prepared for the boat trip to Nagsasa Cove. I was already feeling nervous, given my grave fear of anything. But I knew I couldn’t back out since I was the one who arranged all this. It was more than enough for the 6 of us since the boat could fit in 12 max. Kuya Bruce, our boatman, pulled the motor and our hour and so water travel started.
The view of different islands, rock formations, and bad-ass boatmen was such a treat. The water was so blue, I wanted to taste it. And I actually did. Forgot it was the sea, it was damn salty. I’ve never seen any sea water this clear that you can even see the bottom at times. We read somewhere that waves can get as crazy as 4 ft high, which when you try to measure is really high. We kinda expected for the most terrifying travel ever, but it didn’t come. Despite having terrible rainy weather in Manila the day before, the sea was very calm. Half an hour through the ride, I was feeling really sleepy.
And it was time for Touchdown Nagsasa. I was a bit disappointed to see a lot of tents in the area since I was expecting a few campers based on the blogs I’ve read. I guess it’s stupid of me to think I’m the only person who can read travel blogs. We chose our spot, and Kuya Bruce built our tent. Yes, we’re really legit campers. We settled in for a bit, changed to swim clothes, and tried the waters. The water was so shallow. I didn’t realize I was very far from the shore, and I could still touch the floor. It wasn’t long before we got hungry, so we ate our late lunch of.. KFC Bucket Meal. Talk about real legitcampers.
Of course we wouldn’t wanna waste the beauty of the place by not taking pictures around. We walked and tried to get as much nice pictures we can get. Most likely for Facebook consumption when we arrive home.
Then it started to get dark, and nearby tents were starting their fire to cook dinner. We felt the pressure, so we started attempting top cook too. I was afraid of failing to start the grill so I insisted I stick the hotdogs. Camille successfully fired the baga. Ed pulled a big log where we could sit in. Marie ate meryenda while we were sweating, with Duane helping her out. Kathy pretended to help in firing the grill and asked us to take a picture of her while doing so. Pro campers, I know. We had kebab + hotdogs for dinner plus bread. We were scared shit to try cooking rice at out first camping experience and eventually starve ourselves.
By around 7PM, the whole place was already dark. It was the perfect time to start our bonfire. Even before I put dinner and other food in our grocery list, I was already fantasizing about having smores so we had our marshmallows and graham crackers in our bags. It was too hot to sit by the bonfire given the weather as is wasn’t cold either.
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