After more than 2 weeks, I finally found the time to write about our 6-day trip. I kept writing 5 days in some of my old posts, and when I did the math, I realized 6 days pala. Oops!
This is Yuri's second flight (first flight was to Cebu when he was just 7 months old), but this was the first time he got his own seat! He didn't stay in it, though.
There were 15 of us in our group, by the way, not including the driver. We went on this trip with my aunt, my cousins, my nephew, and some family friends.
But grabe ang traffic sa Manila that we never found the opportunity for a drive-thru. Grabe, I get annoyed here in Davao when I get stuck in traffic for 3 minutes. Dear Manileños, I admire your patience! As for probinsyana me, I'll stay here. Hee hee.
It was fun taking photos of milestones along the way, thanks to a hyper-zoom camera. I think we were more than 40 feet away in a moving vehicle when I took this shot. But I stopped taking photos when hyper-acidity hit me!
Our trip from there to Baguio was still long, obviously, but relatively easy because there were no more traffic jams especially along NLEX. Now, that's the kind of road trip I can tolerate!
It was already dark when we reached La Union and even darker when we entered Kennon Road. I swear, I will never go through that road again. The next time I need to visit Baguio, I will just hop on a plane. Road trips are not for me, so having to endure the winding Kennon Road for what must have been an hour was torture! I had a toddler with me pa, so double the torture. #chicken #carsickproblems
We finally finally entered Baguio City at around 8:30 pm, if I remember correctly, and I have never felt so relieved. Halleluiah! Now, our driver, Mang Leo, hails from Cavite, and while he has driven tourists to Baguio before, he's not very familiar with all the streets (read: pasikot-sikot), so we got a little lost looking for the house that we rented for two nights. The owner helped us, so we were able to immediately find it afterward. Here are photos of the house we rented:
I am very satisfied with this house we rented because it is spacious enough to accommodate all of the 16 people in our entourage and it's very new and clean. I did not see anything that was dirty, swear! Best of all, the bathrooms are really clean. My only pet-peeve here is that the caretaker wasn't accommodating at all. We were there for 2 days, and when we texted him for help (about food and our hot shower not plugged in), he never replied nor made an appearance. Oh well!
Also, I'm positive I left Yuri's Attipas shoes there, but we didn't receive a response from them. I think the next group who stayed in the house might have found them. Again, oh well! Adios, Attipas.
On the other hand, the owner is helpful and accommodating (and reachable). It's a shame he didn't hire the right caretaker! But for a new, spacious, and clean house that comes with a cheap price, I'm still recommending this transient house.
I will compile all of the pieces of information about our rental van, hired driver, accommodations, and itinerary in a future post, so stay tuned for that!
On the second day of our trip, we went on a tour around Baguio City. I will write about it tomorrow! Good night!
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