For six glorious days, I was able to go to the beach, swim and jog in the morning without a care. Oh it was simply heaven. If only I can do this for the rest of my life. Maybe I can. Or I will. In time.
It was so much fun to jog almost every morning near the beach, although the first time I did it, on a black Friday, I had a dog encounter. There was this huge dog who went to me, kept on barking. I thought I would die then. It was also fun to have such a walking distance access to the beach! Now i kninda know why people want to live here.
One of the best experiences this vacation is Vigan. I have never been there and before the trip, I made room mate promise to take me. And he did, together with his family, we all went on a Saturday. Vigan was exactly what I imagined. Maybe more commercialized, but as beautiful and as preserved.
There were buildings that can use refurbishing though. But it was all interesting, surreal at times but beautiful. The cobblestone walk, the stone buildings, the beautiful sound of the kalesa and the horses--it was like walking in some period film.
There were of course a lot of local delicacies and food like the bagnet, longanissa which room mate love and which we kinda hoarded ;), local crafts and more!
On the way to and from Vigan, left and right were tobacco plantations. Roommate, being the agri person that he used to be, explained that if the tobacco plant has a flower, it is used by farmers to store seeds.
After Vigan, we dropped by Baluarte, which is really a zoo with a yellow submarine. The animals can freely roam around the place, even the ostrich! There were sheet land ponies, llama, camels! There were also butterflies and snakes and tortoise!
Ilocos was quite a long trip, but I must say, totally worth it.
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