Sinumpa ko na tong bundok na to after ng unang akyat ko na never will I return dahil sa sobrang kapagod ang traverse to Silanguin Cove. I guess nagkamali na naman ako, same sa Mt. Arayat na binalikan ko din after few weeks. The reason why I joined this climb primary for 2 reasons: The Itinerary was tempting and This time I'm with PACKERS. It's been a while na hindi ako nakakasama sa mga climbs ng group na to....... 'kinna miss these peeps. Dahil medyo may idea na ako sa trail kaya I packed light, light because this time may dala na akong tent. Hindi na ako nagdala ng trail food and focused more on water and Gatorade. This time, hindi na ako nagshorts and nagfivefingers. The usual route, sakay ng Victory liner sa may Edsa-Taft then baba sa Victory Terminal - Olongapo. We waited para sa hired jeep and the rest of the team. By the way, majority ng sumama dito ay first time ko nakasama sa climb, namely Elyn and Ryan (Nakasama ko from Manila to Olongapo) then sina sir Edwin, sir Jo and mam Neg. Taken from Peak 1 Silanguin Cove. Started our trek (Sitio Cawag) around 4:00am then reached Peak 1 around 7.30-8:00 am (lost track ako sa time). PhotoOps muna then rest. Peak 2, 3,4 and 5 were just a sight away. I remember, tatlo lang kami nag peak 2 the first time nagclimb ako dito. Resting place ng mga Wild Boar Hindi naman mahirap reaching Peaks 2 and 3 kasi magkakatabi naman ang tatlo, although papuntang Peak 3 medyo madamo at wala masyado trail (maybe because hindi nagsusuggest ang mga guide na akyatin to, tulad nung 1st climb kahit anong insist namin ayaw nung guide) our guide, with the use of his itak, nilinis pa nya ang natabunan na na trail. We even saw some trail marks ng wild boar sa may foot ng Peak 3 Around 11am to 12 noon we headed na sa may Camp Site for lunch at pahinga. We saw some hikers from TrailAdventures. One of their organizers got some time na makipagchitchat sa amin. We even encouraged him to bring his group up to Peak 3 dahil mas maganda ang view doon compared sa Peak 1 and 2. Around 1pm, ako, Elyne, Ryan and isa sa mga Guide ay nauna ng magstart ng trek going to Silanguin. We took the opportunity na mauna na kasi si Ryan ay injured na that time (Leg Cramps or some sort) nahihirapan na siyang maglakad kaya naisip namin na mauna kasi magiging mabagal ang pacing namin apat so may tendency na pagnauna kami maabotan parin kami ng group. The four of us took some time to savor the scenic view ng trail. Going down from Camp Site was hard kasi mga 30 mins na puro decent plus mahabang trail ahead going to the cove pa. "So near yet so far" - yan ang mararamdaman mo pagnasa traverse na. Makikita mo na ang Cove na napakalapit na kaso parang walang humpay na lakaran pa to reach the entrance ng Cove. Series of Unfortunate Events Casts: 1. Mam Neg - Accidentally she stepped on a loose stone while crossing the river. Medyo nasubsob sya sa river 2. Mam Neg's camera - Am not totally sure kung nasira ba talaga ang cam niya pero after kasi nabasa ang cam she turned it on, ang sabi ng iba dapat hindi daw muna. I think hindi nya nagamit ang cam nya during the entire climb. 3. Mam Neg and her swollen ankle. - She skidded and hurt her ankle. Ankle started to swollen and now unable to walk yet thanks to Sir Charlie and Sir Edwin for the Piggyback. 4. Mam Neg's expensive sunglasses - lost :( 5. Mam Neg sa may duyan - Natanggal ang pagkatali ng lubid, habang nakasakay siya 6. Sir Ryan's Leg - Right after reaching Peak 1, ng nagkaroon siya ng Leg Cramps. Dahil dito, hindi siya nakasama sa Peak 2 and 3. Noted: Good news, naging ok naman paa nila Mam Neg and Sir Ryan nung paguwi namin. Same resort ng first climb ko kami nagstay this time. The owner of the resort smiled at me noong nakita niya ako. Sabi ko kasi sa kanya before na sobrang nagustohan ko ang lugar nila dahil sa tahimik at malinis kaya babalik ako dito soon. Her daughter in law laughed as well noong nakita niya din ako. Sa Silanguin Cove, I met the other PACKERS members, sina Sir Jonathan and Sir Jun. Hindi na sila sumama sa climb kaya from Pundaquit, dumiretso na sila sa cove at dala nila ang food para sa group. Sila din ang naging overall in charge sa food kaya hindi nagutom ang team that night. Salamat mga Sir! Para sa second day (The last day) we started the Cove hops around 10am. Nagstart kami sa Nagsasa Cove. Isa lang masasabi ko, AWESOME! ............... sobrang ganda, sa apat nacoves eto ang pinakamaganda. Mas malawak ang fresh water area dito compared sa Anawangin. Picture perfect ika nga ang view dito, mas makikita ang Mt. Balingkilat dito. We took a plunge, sa sobrang inviting ang dagat. May kunting swimming lesson mula kay Sir Jon at UltramanAce. Salamat sa patience Sir! :) We had our lunch sa Nagsasa Cove then off to Kastila Island, due to high tide hindi na kami nagstop over sa island at dumiretso na sa Talisayin Cove. Isa lang ang napapansin ko sa dagat ng apat na Cove..... careful sa seabed kasi hindi eto even out, may part na medyo malalim tapos biglang mababaw then malalim ulet. Nagsasa Cove Shots: Daan sa Kastila Island Talisayin Cove Shots That was it! Nacomplete ko na ang Apat na Cove sa part ng Zambales na to and thanks to PACKERS for the climb. Another adventure, despite na inakyat ko ulet ang bundok na to....pero parang bagohan parin ang pakiramdam..... dahil sa mga bagong kaibigan na nakilala...... Hanggang sa susunod na akyat PACKERS! Photo by: Mam Elyne :) One Final Class Picture bago lisanin ang Talisayin Cove. Sir Jonathan, Sir Charlie, Sir Jun, Sir Dell, Mam Neg, Mam Elyne, Sir Ryan, Sir Edwin, Me, Sir Jon, Mam Katie, Mam Mary, Sir UltramanAce
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