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| Ordinary bus that are bound to Infanta Quezon |
Our story started here where the kabagtit team aims to met up along Edsa. We planned ahead of time that day. At 0730H we are already on the way to our meeting places. We took a taxi going to Sampaloc Manila where the Raymond busses are stationed.
At 0930H, the group decided to take an ordinary bus bound to Infanta Quezon. It passes through Barangay Macatad where the trail going up to Mt.Romelo is nearrer. In our case we took a bus to get off at that junction so that there is no need for us to take another ride. You just have to tell the conductor of the bus that you are going to hike Mt. Romelo and they will drop exactly where that start-off point is going to happen.
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| Raymond ticket booth |
We paid for our tickets at the ticket booth. The fare at that time was PHP130 per pax. It was Jane who was assigned to pay our fares.
At Exactly 1400H we arrived in Barangay
Macatad. We opted to eat first our meals along the carenderia posted in this blog. We just have to have one full meal before we assault to the said mountain. Well, this is my favorite scenario, to eat plenty, a "live well" principle.. ahehe..
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| eating at carinderia |
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| at registration area |
Meanwhile, we have reached the jump-off point. We registered just incase something will happen along the way. According to the Barangay rules they have to have records of all mountaineers for future records.
We paid 50 pesos for the registration and took some pictures with the duty personnel who gave us some phamplets about the magestic falls of Mt. Romelo. They also offer us a guide but we already have a guide of our own. Well... the gineous Jane Ian ("Dora the explorer") of the team is our guide, She is not just even n ordinary guide but we described her "The guru" ....:)
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| start part of trail going to mt.romelo |
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| just b4 we enter the enchanted forest |
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| Kabags Jane & nedy in river crossing |
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| all through the way going to right path |
Along the trail we passed through inland grasses, while kabags Jane Ian took some pictures as our frozen moments. About an hour Kabags Jane Ian told us that this would be the summit area where you can see the peak of the said mountain.
We never encountered a muddy trail along the way, unlike like what other bloggers have encountered. Maybe because its not rainy season yet, we only have come across a horse waste, " nakakatawa man isipin". Would you believe "na ito daw ang landmark na maglelead sayo from the camp?" this is according to our very own guide JANE :)
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| having conversations with kabags Jane |
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| Kabags Jane leading our way |
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| Resting |
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| Another part of the mountain just beneath |
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| Best pictures we have with Kabags Nedy |
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| me with duyan |
As we pass through the trail we never noticed that the sun is beginning to fade, so we set aside the picture takings and prepared ourselves for the night trek, we swiftly geared up the headlight and flashlights in my backpack. I had the battery ready just incase, its very unforgettable experience, yes, indeed... "sulit ika nga".
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| at the summit area |
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| sun set at the summit |
Past 2 1/2 hours when we reached almost 3/4 of the mountain trail, when you looked around the sky is started to get dark and the wind blows swiftly. I actually started to worry since we all knew that the sun will no longer be our light, and knowing that the dark will be our barrier. But we never quit, positively we reached our goal. We beat the anxiety and finally we reached the water source were we can pitch a tent. Technically we are all very tired and drained but I swear its woth it!
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| Dinner with my kabagtit |
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| need a power nap just ease the tiring day |
After the tiring trail the team has rested through the night. Recharging an energy again for tommorrow's agenda. Just below the campsite you can witness the pristine beauty of Buruwisan falls were all you need is just to descend a little. There are two ways to get into the famous Buruwisan falls, first you need to descend barefoot just below where we campped, and the other way was to rapel below from the top of the falls were the water is running down, so you can try any one of it. why not huh??
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| the source were Buruwisan falls |
The next day, we prepared our breakfast before we went down to the waterfall. According to locales and fellow mountaineers there are 4 waterfalls in Mt. Romelo, Buruwisan (the famous one), Sampaloc, Lanzones, and the Batya Batya falls. All of which can be reached anytime but since we only have ample time, Buruwisan falls was the only falls the team has visited :(
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| descending through Buruwisan |
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| Kabags selfies |
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| Pristine beauty of Buruwisan |
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Magestic Picturesque
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| pictures of happiness |
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| the travelers stars! |
Fulfilling!, that was the word that came into my mind. Trully natures is the art of God! It was fun! "petiks" climb lang...para ka lang naglalakad sa bukid...walang kahiraphirap... to me but its really really woth it..
As I have climbed this mountain down through its magestic waterfalls, I remembered the quotations which I have memorized when I was in High school..
"I am in love with this world . . . I have climbed its
mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt the
sting of its frosts, the oppression of its heats, the drench of its rains, the
fury of its winds, and always have beauty and joy waited upon my goings and
comings". --- John Burroughs
I climbed and will climb again and again. Continue climbing just to enjoy nature. Mountains, forest are reflections of God's Love to us , which provides shelters to all living creatures and we as a human are entitled to take care of our resources... every resources is a gift from God. It is a perfect gift from the Greatest Architect
OUR OVERNIGHT ITINERARY
Day 1
0800 Assembly at Raymond Bus Terminal @Legarda Manila
0930 ETD for Siniloan
1330 ETA jump-off point. Register (P50/person)
1400 Start trek
1630 ETA Campsite. Set up camp. Cook midnight foods
1730 Socialization (ilabas na ang alak)
1800 Dinner, socials to fellow mountaineers
2000 Rest/ sleep
Day 2
0800 Breakfast
0900 Descend
Buruwisan falls
1000 Explore with the other water streams take a bath
1200 Lunch at campsite; break camp
1300 Start descent
1500 ETA jump-off (tidy-up)
1600 ETD Manila
2000 ETA Manila
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| My solo pictures with our tent. |
