Anyway, we got in Batangas easily because of the road signs (and good navigation courtesy of Jengie). When we were looking for a bangca to rent, a lot of people riding a motorcycle swarmed us. When I say swarmed, as in swarmed. Dumog. As in while I was driving, they were talking to me. They were in front of the vehicle, at the back of the vehicle and right beside me! It was creepy kasi parang may paparazzi and/or killers. Believe me, hindi ka nila titigilan.
As soon as we got a bangca, ayun, larga na. We were spotting on what part of Taal will we go. Malamang sa crater. So while on the bangca, we were actually wondering why we weren’t on the way papuntang volcano. Apparently, hindi pala yun yung volcano! The volcano was like on the center of the whole Taal and not sa gilid part. Mapanlinlang!
This is not the Taal Volcano na alam natin. Paasa.After the arriving sa Taal, we were immediately horded by natives. Benta dito, benta jan. Hats, sleeves, water, food. All the things that they could possibly sell, they will sell. We looked for the guy who manages the whole Taal trip. He said that we could ride a horse for php850. No way! Mahal! Maglalakad na lang kami, nakaya nga ng mga tour guides e! So it was only Vitoria who rode (for php600) because of her knee injury. Salit-salitan na lang kami.
But of course, wala pang ten minutes, we all gave up. Steep masyado. Good thing there were horses following us. And the best thing was bumaba ang price for php300! Nice!
The very long and winding road.It was very tiring. Imagine if we walked. As soon as we arrived sa crater, believe me, I was amazed. I love this kind of nature. I love exploring Philippines. The scenery was so beautiful that I want ng ganun sa backyard namin (OA).
Taal was like a celebrity. We had to take a photo with it.Then our guide accompanied me (only me because my friends were already tired) to this secluded place wherein I could see the whole crater plus the scenery outside Taal.
Stellar.
Konting hakbang na lang, langit na.It’s a good thing our government got to preserve this. This is one of the treasures of our country.
After lingering, we decided to go down. Mahirap pala talaga sumakay sa kabayo. Masakit. We had two choices as to how to go down: ride the horse or maglakad. Obviously, we all rode the kabayo. Pero masakit. Nakakapagod.
All in all, the trip was uber fun. Paranoia and fun spells good road trip talaga. It’s something I will never forget. It’s something all of us will never forget. Because on that day, we were Taal virgins no more.