Day 01
The rain was pouring heavily the dawn before our tour to Nagsasa Cove, everyone was praying that the weather would be fine and it was just an initial down pour of "Bagyong Ambo" who was hitting Cagayan Valley at that time. Prayers were answered and the rain suddenly stop. I packed my North Face Surge (bag that I usually bring whenever I travel) and headed towards our meeting place (Carlo and Iziel's House). Just a mere 20 minutes of walking from our house and I was there. All are set from food, utensils, tents, etc. except from my two friends Edward and his girlfriend, Paula who were still packing their things. After 30 minutes of waiting the two showed up and now ready to stroll the road going to Pundaquit, Zambales.
Our van took about 3.0 hours to 3.5 hours to reached Brgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales the jump-point going to Nagsasa Cove and its nearby coves and islands (Anawangin, Silanguin, Talisayin, Camara, and Capones). Big waves, strong winds and heavy rains welcome us as we reached the shore of Pundaquit. Though afraid of these scenario we still pursue and hurriedly loaded our things to our rented bangka.
Just like a Roller Coaster or a Wild River ride this was the experience that we had when we crossed the South China Sea in the middle of Typhoon Ambo. "Oh di ba para ka na ring nag Wild River sa Star City" mentioned by one my friend during our bumpy boat ride. After an hour we have reached our destination, "Nagsasa Cove".
At first glanced I saw the resemblance of Nagsasa Cove to Anawangin Cove, beach are made of fine volcanic sand from Mt. Pinatubo's eruption in 1991, pine trees nestled in the whole area, and a river at the backside of the cove. I also noticed that Nagsasa Cove has gone to be commercialized, stone houses and many additional cottages were constructed which makes Nagsasa Cove far for its old feature.
It was raining all day and instead of wasting our time waiting for the rain to stop we maximized our stay and stroll the whole island. As we explored the other side of the island we found that there are some lump of rocks that is good in photo-opt but unfortunately I haven't capture our "Survivor Pose" because I don't want to sacrifice my SLR so instead we use other's water proof digital camera(wala pa akong kopya ng mga picture...)
Tired and hungry we decided to came back and start our preparation for our food to eat. There are no restaurants in Nagsasa Cove only small tindahan that sells basic needs like canned goods, liquor, etc. but expect the price to be double due to transportation or transferring of goods to the cove.
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| Kainan Na!!! |
Day 02
No sign of raining that morning though a bit hang-over due to last night drinking session I stood up and grabbed the opportunity to explored the cove and here's what I saw.
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| Due to heavy rain last night water fill the whole field |
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| Nagsasa Cove's Landscape |
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| Typical cottages in Nagsasa Cove |
Our boatman fetched us a bit early so before we bid farewell we took couple of solo pics, group pictures and walang kamatayang "Jump Shot"
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| (Left to Right) Me, Aven, Mheliza, Eduardo, Lheanne, Edward, Paula, Iziel, Angeline, Dharwin, and Geraldo |
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| Bye Bye Nagsasa Cove |
1. Getting to Nagsasa Cove is pretty easy, first ride a bus bounded to Sta. Cruz or Iba, Zambales via Victory Liner tell the bus driver to drop you at San Antonio, Zambales the fare is P260.00. From San Antonio, ride a tricycle to Brgy. Pundaquit, it cost about P20.00-P30.00. Brgy. Pundaquit, Zambales serves as the jump-off point in going to Nagsasa Cove and even to the famous Anawangin Cove, boats here can be rented and priced depends to the number of person. I recommend
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2. Entrance fee to Nagsasa Cove is P100.00 per head which includes free use of cottages.
3. There are couple of small stores here that sells candles, canned goods, liquor, etc. in case that your basic necessities shortened.
4. You can also bought woods for your bonfire here amounted to P100.00.
5. No need to worry about your toilet needs there is a comfort room/shower room and source of potable water in the area.
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