Ah, at last, I'm back here again sharing the last day of our Sagada adventure. And I think this will be my last post regarding our Sagada adventure. The past few days were acting really crazy on me and it's because I can't really stand the heat! :( I love summer, the sun, the beach and all that summer activity but I think Summer's really hugging me too tight up to the point of feeling a little dizzy by all his hug. :)) Okay, I'm really blabbing here now. *somebody stop me!* LOL. Anyhoo, back to our adventure. I've heard of the word "spelunking" many times before, I just know it from Mr. Encarta having said that it means exploration of caves. And spelunking was the highlight of our adventure, ang main event. Bongga! Lenlen and Czeila wanted to try the extreme level of spelunking which means for us that we are braving to enter the Crystal Cave. *Pero hindi talaga din ako maka-oo kasi feeling ko hindi ko din kaya.* And I think I've mentioned on my last post that I have a weak physique, ay kami pala yatang lahat. LOL, so we just settled for the beginners cave, The Sumaging Cave. Our guides briefed us about the do's and don'ts upon entering the cave and we were told that it had three stages. First stage, the slippery part; second stage, the funny part (yeah, it really is funny!); and the last stage the watery part! As you ascended to each part the level of difficulty increases, hence our tagline: "Ginusto natin 'to diba?" =))
And as I've always say our pictures can tell you more than stories than my words! :)
We passed by a wedding celebration where there were real gongs and traditional dances. It's nice to see that this tradition is still preserve and practiced. *btw, the dancing and the gong thing lasted till the next day of the wedding, dapat yata 24 hours na wedding celebration.*
We again saw hanging coffin. :) Just squint your eyes, makikita n'yo din yan sa picture ko. *pasensiya na po point and shoot lang ang gamit na cam.* HAHAHA
We walked from Residential Lodge to Sumaging Cave.
Sabi ko naman sa inyo kapag nasa Sagada kayo mapapasabak kayo sa lakaran.
Czeila and Jonel were busy chatting, again! ^^v
Though we didn't get the chance to see the Banaue Rice Terraces we were happy to have a glimpse of the Sagada Rice Terraces.
Siyempre group picture!
Take two! :)
And this just proves that us, pretty adventurer never really stopped talking. :))
Before you enter the cave you will see this! And you must pay attention to what it said.
Welcome to Sumaging Cave!
Fresh pa ang lahat!
L-R: Melai, Misadventurer, Maricar and Jonel
L-R: Melai, again the misadventurer, Maricar, Jonel and Lenlen
Before we can really really enter the cave our guide prepared the light.
After bravely survived the slippery stage. Hoho! Guess what's on our hands! :))
O sige na nga, bat poop! Hahaha. Pero kiber namin kung poo-poo siya ng bat kailangan namin siya hawakan dahil kundi sa second stage na kami talaga pupulutin ng mas dugo at ambulansiya! :P
The Second Stage
The funny part! I think it is more opt to say that this is Guess-that-rock-formation part!
The famous human ladder. Czeila!
I love you Maca! Sa kabila ng hirap niya nakukuha pa niyang ngumiti.
Melai
The Misadventurer!
Lenlen, na halos hindi din namin narinig magreklamo ng mahirap.
Jonel, the sporty girl!
Kitams, nakukuha pa naming ngumiti basta may camera. haha
Sabi ni Kuya Caveman, 11 degrees daw ang temperature dito.
After dipping into a 11-degree water. Argh! ang lamig lang. I'm with Czeila, by the way. :)
Palabas na ulit ng cave.
I love this part!
HHWW (Holding Hands While Walking) with Melai! Haha
Actually, hindi na talaga namin kayang umakyat dalawa, we needed each other's balance.
The Sumaging Cave
Photo credits to Mr. Lester of SAGGAs aka. Kuya Caveman
Sabi ko naman basta may camera kahit pagod kami kaya naming ngumiti!
Cheers to us for surviving Sumaging Cave! ♥
It took us I think 4 hours to explore the cave. Hahaha. Kami na ang super bagal. After spelunking parang kulang pang parusa sa mga sarili namin, we walked again pabalik ng lodge. Our bodies were aching and throbbing but still spelunking is very fulfilling. Dinaan na lang namin sa gamot at tulog ang sakit ng katawan.
PS. The next day we talked about how spelunking hunt us in our sleep. Akala ko ako lang ang nakaramdam ng ganon, lahat pala kami. Kahit nakapikit na feeling ko bumabalik ako sa cave at dumadaan mula sa first stage hanggang sa third stage. :))
Misadventure: We don't ate heavy lunch. Siyempre, ano pa ba, I'm not careful enough that my butt and back landed so many times on the ground. *okay fine, lampa na nga lang!*
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