Aurora Province: Casiguran to Baler

'Yung biglaang lakad talaga ang kadalansang natutuloy. Katie (Always Wandering) invited me for an Aurora weekend getaway. I was figuring out whether I wanted a climb (mountain) or a beach, but then again the Dyesabel in me screams for tubig-alat (ha-ha).

This trip was one of those I called "lazy" getaways. No rush. No strict itineraries to follow. Eto 'yung lakad na parang wala lang. Makalaboy lang ;p

Assembly time was 1AM at Genesis Transport in Cubao. We would like to catch Joy Bus, the first class couch service of Genesis, but we were told that the earliest available time going to Baler was 4AM. Sobrang full house ang buses for Baler! 

Moving forward, we left Cubao at around 2AM and reached the Genesis station in Baler at 9AM. We were fetched by a private van (arranged by Katie) heading straight to Casapsapan Beach, Casiguran. Casapsapan Beach. 

Here's a quick stop over in Ampere Beach, Dipaculao, Aurora.

Ampere Beach, Dipaculao, Aurora

hello feet!

Hey Mr. Man :D

photo bomber alert!

emotastic

ang ganda lang

Casiguran is approximately 4 hour drive from Baler. Getting there was crazy bumpy. Roads were also narrow and pretty much…um…Sagada-ish. I was actually in my sleep the whole time, but whenever we had stopovers, para akong nag-participate sa Wrestlemania. Ang sakit ng katawan ko ;p 

Casapsapan Beach was raw and unspoiled. The sand wasn't perfect powdery white (like what I was expecting), but it was fine and creamy. The whole stretch of the beach was unspoiled. It's a good place for barkada adventures.

Casapsapan Beach

my baldman

fine sand 

We didn't swim at the beach, We explored the vicinity and took sometime to bond and uminom at magbasagan :D We intend to stay a little longer but it rained. But yest we enjoyed the sight and the sound.

Drinks, chicas, kwentos at marami pang iba!

After our tambay galore, we went travelled another 4 hour drive to Baler to spend our night there. Tapos, next day was surfing time na.

beach  

surf na!

galit na ata si Jam. haha

the julalays and jutolongs

Jam...are you there?

Ah, ayan ka pala. ha ha

It was a well spent weekend and it was something I wanted to do more. Chillax lang :) See below our itinerary for this trip which was prepared by Katie.

Day 1

12:00 Meet up at Genesis Bus Cubao Terminal

01:00 Depart for Baler

06:00 ETA Baler; hire van for Casiguran day trip

06:30 Depart for Casiguran

10:30 ETA Casapsapan Beach; free time

16:00 Depart for Baler

20:00 ETA Baler; overnight at Sabang Beach (June Semano Homestay)

Day2
06:00 Mass at Baler Catholic Church (optional; other times - 8:00 and 10:00)
09:00 Free time for surfing
13:00 Depart Baler
20:00 ETA Cubao

Estimated costs:
Bus fare (Cubao-Baler and vv) Php900.00
Van fare (Baler-Casapsapan and vv) Php 700.00
Lodging (Sabang Beach) Php440.00
Surfing lesson (with board rental) Php500.00