Showing posts with label calaguas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label calaguas. Show all posts

Monday, May 9, 2011

Destination: Camarines Norte 2nd Trip Part 3 Calaguas


Arriving in Calaguas, you need to wear clothes that can you can get wet with because the boat can’t drop you exactly on the shore so you really get off by the water. I noticed that there were already other visitors who were already enjoying the island before us. The beach already has designated area for bonfires, tables and comfort room remains from a house.

As expected, there’s no electricity, no signal for cellular phones within the area. There are few residents that help assisting arrivals carrying baggage so it won’t get wet. I helped set up the tents because it was easy to do and it was only four sided dome tents. Facing the beach, a sunset took place within view.

On our first night, since Atty. Debbee celebrated her birthday the day before, we are having a big fish for ihaw-ihaw (grill) and we also had few bottles of beer which we were not able to consume the whole case because of the Korean wine soju. One time, I woke up during the night, I took a peek outside the tent to see how it looked like without any lights and just as I expected, it was pitch black. To be continued.
Having marshmallows by the bonfire

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Destination: Camarines Norte 2nd Travel Part 2: Calaguas

Leaving port

After leaving Bagasbas beach, I am going to another one. Packing only the necessary things I only need as light as possible. I am going to Calaguas Island. During my previous trip to Camarines Norte, I was not able to go there due to the stormy rains. Three media were represented. Along with Benjamin Layug, the travel writer of Business Mirror for the newspaper media, who invited me for this trip along with Atty. Debbee Francisco and the rest of the Camarines Norte Tourism, are the people of Pakyaw.com.ph and the TV news crew of TV5 while I represent the online media.
Ahoy, Calaguas

We left for the port at Vinzons to get a boat ride to Calaguas. Calaguas Island is considered the raw island version of Boracay. Boracay is already established with many resort establishments while Calaguas is quite the opposite. If you want to know what Boracay looks like before, go to Calaguas.

Atty. Debbee arranged the ride in Vinzons because it is shorter distance in travel to Calaguas by water compared to any part of Camarines Norte. It only took about twenty minutes the boat ride. When the island was within sight range, Calaguas’ sands are whiter than what I see in TV about Boracay. Continuing the Calaguas adventure in my next post.
Docking at Calaguas