we planned to visit 5 places - nagsasa cove, talisayin cove, anawangin cove, capones island and camarra island. we would camp for one night at nagsasa cove, then go to the other destinations the following day and rest in a resort. our estimated budget, 6 thousand pesos.
we left victory liner station in cubao exactly 9am. after 4 hours, we arrived at san antonio in zambales. we had our late lunch in one of the carinderias in the place, then went to the market to buy other things we need - water, junk food, rice, dried fish, oil, 3-in-1 coffee mix, charcoal. just a note, the place was very quiet. it's not the usual busy and noisy marketplace.
around 2.15pm, we took a tricycle going to barangay san miguel. after 10-15 minutes, we arrived in the place where our boatman was waiting for us. we then went to the beach where the boat was ready. it's when i saw the big waves. it got me scared since i don't know how to swim! i immediately picked up the lifevest and wore it around my upper body.
once the boat started sailing, it made me feel relaxed. the boatman was good at maneuvering the boat. but it didn't stop me from saying a lot of prayers. :-) after an 1 hr, we were at nagsasa cove. we had the place all to ourselves. it's very quiet and peaceful. the view, simply amazing! it's as if we were in another country - new zealand?
nagsasa cove
nagsasa cove, early morning
early morning on december 21, our boatman came and took us to our second destination, talisayin cove. it's almost the same as nagsasa cove. but it has some concrete cottages. the caretaker said the owner of the "resort" only opens the place during holy week.
we then went to anawangin cove. this time, there were other campers in the place. this i think is the busiest in the 3 coves. camping won't be hard here since the place has pump wells and clean and concrete rest rooms. if you ran out of food, you can also buy some food in a small store.
i thought we would stay longer in anawangin, but after seeing that it's almost the same view we saw in nagsasa and talisayin, we sailed to our next destination - the capones island. the waves were bigger. i could feel the boat really shaking. but knowing that my boyfriend was with me was a great help to calm me. :-)
we arrived in capones island around 1pm. it was so hot, and the place had very little shade. since the boat was unable to dock in the area near the lighthouse, our other option was to trek to the area for an hour or two. but the heat of the sun weakened us. we decided it might not be the right time to see the lighthouse.
talisayin cove
anawangin cove
capones island
at least we still have something to anticipate when we come back - the lighthouse and the camarra island. all in all, the trip was great and very enjoyable. just seeing the beauty of nature gives me joy. thank God for his creation.
