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| Baler, Aurora |
Baler is the oldest municipality in Aurora. It is also one of the historical places in the country. Tourists come to this place also because it has become one of the surfing sites in the Philippines.
Together with a group of friends, I went to Baler on September 17-18, 2011. Going there took us 7 hours on the road. For some reason the van cannot take us at 2am, we waited until 4am and decided to take an adventure by riding the public transportation. That is, by taking a bus. I’ve been hoping to go at some province by riding a public bus and it happened.
I can say I prefer riding the bus more than taking the van. Why? For one, passengers have their own comfortable seat like a lazy chair. Second, don’t forget the bus vendors who come up to you and sell you their goods (food etc.) If you’re asleep, you’ll be forced to wake up when someone shouts “Mani! Mani kayo dyan! May Bawang, may BAWAAANG!”
We arrived at the Baler Terminal safely. Thanks to Genesis Transportation Service. We stayed in Bay’s Inn Hotel for overnight. By the way, they serve good food and drinks there. In the afternoon, we decided to go surfing.
How can I forget my rashguard? I had it since last year. I took 30 minutes surfing lessons with an instructor. Normal surfing lessons is 1 hour. I shared with my friend Claire so we have 30 minutes each. For first timers, please make sure to have warm up exercises before rolling up the surf board. I had muscle strain the next day and my whole body hurts. You wouldn’t want that for sure. The whole surfing experience was FUN. I would like to try surfing again. :)
Our trip included the Baler City tour. We had a chance to visit the oldest Balete tree. Also, we went 45-minute trek going to the falls. I can see people enjoying their swim in the COLD water. I had to try it myself. I had to be extra careful though. Swimming with big rocks can be really slippery.
We went back to Manila riding the Joy Bus (owned by Genesis transpo). I had the most comfortable bus ride because of the lazy chair with free blanket, pillow, snacks with water and WIFI access while on the road. The ride only took 5 hours going back to Manila.
P.S (Post Script)
· Baler is also known for their suman (food delicacy). I bought some for pasalubong.
