Sagada, Philippines Trip (DAY 2)

Why bother to go a far place if you will just sleep? Why not explore more, cherish and spend every second and enjoy, just like we did.

Cold, foggy and rainy morning woke our tired body yet we didn't bother and continued our itinerary for the day.

We started our day on walking at a veeeeeery very long road (I am not exaggerating it) and headed to Pongas Falls.

.Walking is easy even if it is in a long road, but balancing yourself is hard since some pathways are narrow and near the cliff. Early in the morning, we walked down to go to Pongas Falls. It rained last night and the pathways are bit (maybe not a bit) muddy and I slipped often since my slippers are slippery (so I suggest that you shouldn't wear slippery foot wears). After that muddy pathway, we passed the hanging bridge made with steel and it is a bit scary because I think it is not balanced when you're in the middle part and also you will land in a river with big rocks if you fall (hopefully not). My mother was so scared that time because her students were shaking the bridge. While walking, I appreciated how beautiful the view and my surroundings is. Since I live in Manila, I barely see greenly surroundings, so whenever I have a chance to go out, I appreciate every single view.  

 

 After that bridge, we continued walking and just stopped for a while at a store to buy and also to register that costs Php 10 per head before continued walking again. Aside from greenly surroundings or a farm, the place is also surrounded by many houses. 

When we were near the falls, the pathways gets more narrow than before so we take extra careful because it was near the cliff. 

I thought we're near the falls when I heard how the water or the falls made a sound but I was wrong because as we walked further, the sound slowly fade away. I also asked our tour guide if it's near already (not that I'm complaining but my knee hurts that time) and he said yes but I saw a very long stairs that made us stop from walking many times because it's really tiring climbing up there. I think that stairs was the sign that we're near the falls. After that long stairs is a more narrow pathway and a few meter walk and there, we saw the falls that no adjective can describe.

 

I am awed when I saw the falls. I have seen many falls but I'm still amazed on how beautiful it is. The tour guide allowed us to come closer and take a dip at the falls. Going up the falls is a bit slippery but it has a pattern that you can follow. I dipped at the water since I want to take a closer picture of it and I didn't expect that the water would be THAT cold. My camera even had moist because of the coldness since it was also lightly raining that time, but some of them still took a dip. We stayed there for a while and appreciated the view before going back. Going back is much easier since it is a downhill already. 

(The moist of my camera because of the cold)

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(This is what I look like after the long trekking)
(I came there wearing three jackets and I came back not wearing even one of my jackets)
(I went down not holding a staff, I came back holding one)

After that fun trekking, we checked out from the inn we've stayed and traveled to Baguio. On our way to Baguio, it was very cold and foggy. We saw how the fogs looked like since we were in a high part of the mountain.

 We didn't had a chance to tour in Baguio since the typhoon is there so we had to go home as much as possible. And our trip ended like that.

(View from the highest point)

Yes, it is tiring but after seeing the view and realizing how God's works is really beautiful and amazing, we'll slowly realize that it is all worth it.

Greatest things are really hidden in most unlikely place .