The times I get to go out-of-town is either on a relaxing vacation with my wife & daughter or an adrenalin-pumping ride with my Vespa buddies. But once a year, a road trip is scheduled around August with the boys (Bong, Jayz & Denden) without our wives and kids. Last year took us to a spelunking trip to the cool, mountainous town of Sagada (watch our video here).
For this year, we initially planned beach bumming in Pagudpud with Karl (sans Mimi) tagging along. But when Randall heard of our plans, he invited us to his home province in CamSur to spend our 4-day trip there instead. First, here’s a group shot of this trip’s cast of characters:
from left: Randall, Jayz, me, Bong, Denden & Karl (lomograph courtesy of Jason)
So off we went. He booked us for an 8+ hour busride to Naga aboard ‘Isarog X-treme’ – a 20-seater aircon bus with spacious and reclining La-Z-boy for seats! The headrests are even foldable for added comfort for sleepyheads. They even thought of adding a throw for those who wish to snuggle with a blanket; but none of us used it since the smell is not exactly ‘garden-fresh!’ hahaha! A clean 737-ish bathroom is located at the mid-section of the bus. Three flatscreen LCD TVs are mounted from the ceiling at the forward, mid- and back sections of the bus. They downside is that the video is not in-sync with the audio which made pleasurable viewing impossible. We left the bus station in Cubao by 8:30PM and arrived Naga at 4:30AM the next day. Had our breakfast in Biggs at the towncenter then headed to Pili afterwards to check-in a Trailer Home at the CWC (CamSur Watersports Complex). From the outside, one would not expect much with our chosen accommodation. But once inside, the place looks great! The seemingly small trailer has all these inside (from left): masters bedroom; kitchen with mini ref, sink, & microwave oven; receiving area facing the main door; another bedroom (twin sharing) with TV & DVD; and a spacious bathroom. All of us knew we just have to be back there to bring our partners/families the next time.
Slept for a while and got up in the afternoon to try our hands in wakeboarding. Read the rest of this entry ?
The sad white bunny by my daughter’s foot is her pet Robby whom she got as a gift out of the magician’s hat during her 
