Wonders of Bicol! :)

I spent my entire highschool in Camarines Norte, a small and peaceful province in Bicolandia. I have a lot of Bicol memories and I owe it to Daet that I have lived a serene life during my ‘formative’ years.

Anyway, for this year’s holy week, Nixlove joined me and the family in Bicol for some Bicol express and ‘Kinunot’ ‘marathon’ haha! It’s Nixlove second visit to Bicol, the second of a series I must say. The first was historical though because it was where he "formally" asked me to marry him. haha! :D

Anyway, for this year we went to Cayucyucan Island in nearby town Mercedes–a white-sand paradise that has long been there but I never got to explore when I was still living with my grandparents in Bicol.

How to go there?

Our family rented a jeep (there were about 20+ of us) for P1,200 (back and forth). It was a 45-minute rough road trip via Basud, anothe town in Camarines Norte. If you are a small group, I was told you can ride a jeepney to Mercedes then ride a boat which won’t take over 10 minutes. We settled at Palm beach and we didn’t pay for any entrance fee. We just rented a big cottage for 500 pesos. There are rooms as well but they were all fully-booked, given that it was Holy Week.

Tip: Go there early, lest you want to bathe in the not-so deep waters during noon. The beach is child friendly because it has little waves and would not even go over 3-4 feet during 10 am-4 pm. There are a lot of starfish too–you decide whether it should be something to be bothered about. And well, we got a little over tan line than what we expected. (My cousins Gelo, Marvic and Gio. The waters seemingly evaporated at this point.)

We also went to Bagasbas beach, a popular beach in Daet. I’ve been there many times but it has improved over the years because local and international tourists have finally noticed its beauty. You can reach Bagasbas from the town capital through a 15-minute tricycle ride for about 40 pesos.

This is Nixlove testing our Yashica fx3-2000 slr film camera, a gift from Uncle Jojo. What a sunrise, what a view! And yes, what a love

Notice that the waves are very conducive for surfing. We’ll try that out in our next visit and we’ll make sure our shoulders are not as burned again.

I am so proud to be Bicolana! Can’t wait to go back.