It was awesome, being able to go away from the academics and that pile of shit that I have to finish for this week AND being able to relax even for just a couple of days. It was actually our field trip for our photography class and we're supposed to take pictures for our exercises, but in the end, it became just another great get away for everyone. We did took a lot of pictures though, but I'm pretty sure I'm not yet done with my exer. *creys*
Anyway, we spent three awesome days in that beautiful island. There are a lot of firsts and all of them are surely memorable.
On our first day, we went out to the sea and did some snorkeling at the coral reefs of Puerto Galera. It was really cool to see the wonders of the sea and looking straight to the life underwater. The only downside of being able to snorkel is swallowing a lot of sea water while trying to learn how to properly breathe. As we head back to the shore, we faced a lot of challenges that surely made us say "WHOA" a lot. We even considered ourselves survivors after the end of the trip (the whole field trip, I must say). Haha!
Challenge #1: THE WAVES
As we travel back to the shore, we have to face ginormous waves. It was crazy, since almost all of us are first timers, and we could really see how HUGE those waves are.
Challenge #2: THE CAMERAS
Since the waves are really REALLY strong as we travel, the water started to get inside the boat. Imagine how hard it is to keep our cameras dry as we make our way to the shore.
We ended up the day by having some drinks and welcoming our friend's birthday. :)
On our second day, we then traveled by land. We went to Tamaraw Falls and Tukuran Falls. To be able to get to Tukuran Falls, we needed to travel for 45 minutes from Tamaraw Falls, then take a ride through the carabaos for more or less 45 minutes. Traveling was tiring, but it surely paid off when we had our lunch. As usual, we had challenges along the way, and we did say our favorite word, "WHOA", as we made our way to the falls.
Challenge #3: THE CARABAO
We named our carabao 'Marley' (I don't really know why) since manong driver wasn't really able to name his pet. As Marley made her way through the rivers and the mud, she decided to go kinda uphill... And took the risk of ALMOST tumbling down. Good thing we survived. Or else, we'll probably get to the falls looking like chocolate cakes.
Challenge #4: THE CAMERAS (part 2)
As we made our way towards Tukuran Falls, the rain started to fell. It was one hell of a rain, and all of us weren't able to bring umbrellas... And we have our cameras with us without the assurance that our bags are actually "water proof". We got to Tukuran Falls in time for us to save our cameras. Some of my friends' DSLRs are just borrowed, so imagine how much we actually wanted to save them from becoming wet.
Challenge #5: THE CAMERAS (part 3)
Our prof and classmates decided to go back to Tamaraw Falls (where we had this awesome buffet for lunch) even though the rain was so hard. Our main dilemma was not of us getting wet, but the fear that our cameras would break down after we traveled. Good thing, we thought of plastics and went to the nearest souvenir shop. In the end, we were all able to survive... As well as our cameras.
We ended our last night by having some drinks (again!) and playing some good ol' category game and charades.
Challenge #6: SHOPPING
I know, this was not much of a challenge for people who has all the money in the world, but for students like us, this is REALLY hard. It was hard to budget our money and to look for a good bargain at the same time. I was able to buy everyone (my family, dormkada and my boyfriend) a pasalubong, but it sure made me broke.
Challenge #7: GOODBYES
Facing our last day was the hardest, knowing that we're about to go back to the life that we had in LB. It was not really a pleasant 'reality' that we got, so it made us feel a bit sad to leave a place that we learned to love.
Challenge #8: THE WAVES (part 2)
As we travel back to Batangas, we have to face the challenge of the waves... Yet again. I had no problem with this at all, since I was asleep for the whole one-hour trip. However, some of my friends had some difficulties facing nausea... and the urge of vomiting.
Challenge #9: STRANDED
We got back to Batangas port at around 2:30. The vans of the other students just got in, while our van was left behind. We waited for almost 45 minutes, got pissed on how long we have to wait, got bored, and decided to play our favorite category game -- bart simpson. And oh, we're the only ones that was left at the port, while the other vans headed to LB.
Challenge #10: REALITY
THE HARDEST OF ALL. As soon as we got back to LB, I received countless group messages saying how much they miss the shore and how much they don't like to do their academics. But in the end, we must get through this.
The semester continues, and there's no way to get away from it. But Puerto Galera was surely one of the best escapes from reality that I ever got. :)
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Comments:
That sounds refreshing! I'm glad at least even for 3 days you get to enjoy the world outside school. I'm sure ya'll had an awesome time and it was worth overcoming all those challenges that came with it.
I was hoping i could see photos from your field trip though hehe, but i guess school stuff crept up fast and you didn't have much time to upload it. :-SS
I was hoping i could see photos from your field trip though hehe, but i guess school stuff crept up fast and you didn't have much time to upload it. :-SS
ohh that's cool! I've always wanted to go to Puerto Galera! Good thing you all had a good time! you definitely deserve it!! :)
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