Where To go When in Batanes: a Seven-day Journey at Php 20k

  7 Days in Batanes

    a time-travel to the depths of your soul

Length   : 7 days                    
Destination: Dumaguete-Manila-Batan-Sabtang-Batan-Itbayat-Batan 
Cost:      Php 20,000 all-in including airfare from Dumaguete City 
Itinerary: Arranged by Engr. Geb S. Bunado.

So after 1 hour.. Batanes beckons!! Actually hindi to ang main island, but the SABTANG ISLAND

Sobrang excited ko sa part na yan, hindi na sumentro kuha ko

Basco Church. No facts, sorry. Hah

Our first lighthouse in Batanes. This is the only lighthouse in Batanes where not only you can go up inside, but also shop! which we did kasi we're so turista. Haha

After the tour, wala ng makain, kasi it was pretty late. So... we walked around and asked this young boy and he took us to this place. and they say you are what you eat. Therefore, let's eat a curacha!

That's one of the Ivatan kids we went in the Kanyunan beach, or more specifically ni-crash namin ang picnic nila. They were fishing, and grilling their freshly caught flying fish. They are very nice kids, very polite.. unless they are making rude remarks in Ivatan. haha.

Went biking. Bought a bottle of beer, crashed some kids' picnic, swam a little. Ayos din.

Kanya kanyang emote muna kami sa Racuh A Payaman.char! tama ba? Haha

Rested a bit here. What is this place again, Kuya Geb. Haha .Di ko maalala, basta overlooking nung Songsong village..

Looking for those damn "lots of fishes" in the sea

After the tour, a quick dip to the Blue Lagoon was in order. except I didnt see any blue in this lagoon. haha char.

Joey's next challenge was to take a photo with the cows. haha! 

Our last stop, this viewdeck which is too ordinary for the sunset chaser na iniwan nya kami haha K.

Clear water. As in. Can get me killed in a minute. Haha

Look for Mr. Bunado

To cap it off, we had dinner in Octagon Grill. For more information, you may log in and check Geb's post. Haha

Day 3, Sabtang Day!!! :)

Waiting for our sundo.

See that boat? THAT'S THE FALUWA. 😁

May isang super excited kaming kasama, keeps on making likot on his seat.

After that playground visit, we had our lunch and toured this town, Chavaya something. haha! I sucked at remembering names, sorry. 

aaaand we are back to the town proper. After resting, nag solo solo kami kasi it's really small, this Sabtang island proper. Sayang there was no bike available.

Saw this guy painting the newly erected sign. Wala bang ibang word sa erected? Haha

After looking, and failing to find a bike, Joey and I decided to walk around nalang hanggang sa port and saw this pogi person.

so we left, and had coffee instead.
Long story short :
After the KKM, we met up, had dinner, washed up, went out to get that Sabtang Milky Way shot, forgot the tripod, return to the lodge, locked the door, even though I said already not to locked it. haha.
Anyway, it was pretty cold night, so we were able to sleep well despite of the creepiness of the place. :D

The morning after, we woke up (like this) around 4AM to return to Morong Beach for that Sunrise Photo, and yay for great weather and great company. It was surreal, and I cant find the nicest picture to express how nice it was. so eto nalang.

The morning after, we woke up (like this) around 4AM to return to Morong Beach for that Sunrise Photo, and yay for great weather and great company. It was surreal, and I cant find the nicest picture to express how nice it was. so eto nalang.

Long story short :

Naiwan kami ng boat. We were stranded (But in a good way) for about 3hrs. Finally, nagamit ang duyan. :)

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As much as I try to recreate the entire trip with a real long entry post for this trip, I can't seem to put things into words. Masyadong malalim ang marka ng Batanes sa akin at kailanma'y di ko makakalimutan. 

Upon returning to the main island, Basco, we were so hungrrrryyy that I ordered 4 pizzas. mehehe.
We returned to Naidi Lighthouse, with couple of beers, pizza and a groundsheet full of stories.
What a day. :)



At Morong Beach, Bataan. char.

Kung kaya apakan, pupuntahan namin yan. haha

Sabtang LIghthouse behind our backs. :P
Forgot the name, yet again. haha

Our medyo masikip na lodge in Sabtang Island. 

Nang na-bore na kami sa baba, at sinundan ang magpinsan. 

E mas okay pala dito mag selfie!

Back in Naidi!



Happily munching on Napoli' s pizza. Look at those faces! 

@ Tukon Church. gusto ko lang pakita camera ni Dale Soriano

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May storya si Kuya Eugene about that rock e, pero I forgot haha. I remember asking him if we can go there, he said malayo and malalim. so hindi keri. :(

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If I'd go back to the very day that we were there at everytime I think about the place, it always brings me to another place and time, and all the emotions when I was there keep flooding right through me.Ganun!


Masasabing ang Batanes ay para sa mga old souls. Para sa mga hindi broke  kundi broken-hearted.

 Dios mamajes to Geb for without his not-so-happy circumstances by then, I may not be forced to forego with this trip. Kahit na tutok na, mahal na tickets and mahirap na mag leave. pinush talaga. 



Sa trip na ito ko napagtanto kung ano, paano at kailan ko sisimulan ang bagong kabanta ng buhay ko pagkatapos ng maraming - maraming kamalian at pagsubok sa pag-ibig, sa trabaho, sa pamilya at sa mga kaibigan ko....lalung-lalo na pala sa sarili ko.







TDay 1 to 3, from North and South Tour and Sabtang Island with a lot of misadventures in between. :)

There are lots of pictures I didnt post na, mostly they are selfies lang haha. The SSSSERRRRIOUSSS pictures can be found in Mr. Bunado's wall. :) Don't forget to click like and share! haha char.

So without much further ado:





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Our  Batanes (throwback na, sabi nga ni Ate Jo. Haha) Day 4 – 7! 
All the places na we went to in Batanes, all of them are picturesque, enjoyably scenic, and thoroughly a feast for landscape photographers like me. Char, like Sir Geb. Pero, reaching the Itbayat Island is totally another story. First is the faluwa ride. Wasn’t really able to make kwento on this boat ride which we already experienced on our way to Sabtang Island. It is a quite a boat, no chairs of any kind, the passengers are expected to seat on the floor, maybe sleep (which we did, I think 90% of the time we were boarded, and Aleli siguro 105%). After almost 3 hours of the faluwa boat ride, (na nagtry pa kami umakyat sa taas, na muntik pa mawala sa mundong ito si Joey agad agad), we reached the Itbayat Island. Wala pa kaming 10 minutes sa Itbayat Island, may kwentong kababalaghan kami agad ni Joey. Di ko talaga mawari bakit na-flat yung gulong ng tricycle! I mean, duh! Dalawa lang tayong sakay, Joey! Hahaha. So kakaloka na agad Darla, init pa naman. Pero yay, was able to ride Kuya Jason’s motor, so at least nakapag motor padin ako sa Batanes. Mehehe.

Anyway, we checked in at Nanay Cano’s lodge. NOW, she is quite a lady. 70 years old pero super strong padin. Dami nya stories, I strongly suggest you guys stay there sa place nila. Tumagay pa nga yan e. Cool. Charot. Haha. Near her place is the Itbayat SM Store (they got it all for you talaga) where they sell this most amazing ice cream ever, na super refreshing after a hike.
Haba na ng introduction ko, blog ba to?

So this album will cover our Itbayat adventure, the Torongan Hills (I REMEMBERED THE NAME), that cave, and the port. Haha! The Pangganaman Port, like what GSB said, na pinaka magandang pool na napuntahan nya. Mine too, (inggitera). Then our sadness on returning to a small room in Basco, huhubels, and our dinner in Pacita, which sadly do not sell coffee, sayang naman the dress of ours, and our Mt. Iraya Climb which is also the highlight of this album.
Anyway, so after a month, medyo throwback na to. Without further ado: