It was the start of summer (March, 2013) and the gang decided to have weekend getaway. Our Pulag guide, Alain, mentioned that he has a place in Baler so we said tara let’s Baler. Alain arranged everything... the van, accommodations, tour, food. He wasn’t able to come with us but he entrusted us to his friend who became our driver.
We left Makati late Friday night. It was a 5 hour ride with stops somewhere in NLEX and Nueva Ecija. We arrived around 5am and the resort staff was still sleeping. We rested for a little while, fixed ourselves and headed to Baler town for some breakfast and city tour.
I didn’t know anything about Baler except that it was in Aurora, which was used to be a part of Quezon province. I wanted to see the church where Anne Curtis and Jericho Del Rosario filmed Baler the movie.
After the so-called walking tour to the museum, we found ourselves trekking to Ditumabo falls.
It was a quick and easy hike. Got to cross some streams.
"baby falls"
Ditumabo Falls
After some rest from lunch, it was time for surfing! No pictures since we just had a buffet! Tummies and rash guards are awful combinations you know!
surf class, we got some discount!
The next morning, we had our time at the giant balete tree.
Then surfing time again before heading home.
