Weekend Getaway in Baler, Aurora

On October 15-16, 2016,  Grace, her boyfriend, Kenneth and I headed to Baler, Aurora. After 6 long hours, we arrived in Baler. First stop at Maria Aurora to see the 600-year old Balete Tree, the oldest in Asia.

Then, we had our breakfast at Kainan ni Bro before we started our trek to Ditumabo Mother Falls.

After breakfast and short siesta, our driver, Kuya Edwin brought us to Brgy. Ditumabo where the trek to the falls would take around 30 minutes.

Here we are:

My first time to take a dip and swim in a falls. Darn! it's too cold, maybe because of the rainy weather , but it's fun! A great experience indeed! We spent at least 30 minutes in the place, swimming and taking selfies together with the "joiners" of the tour. Then we had our lunch at "Kusina Luntian". A small nipa hut, japanese style eatery. We were told by our office mates that their meal is exquisite! So here we are:

Quite disappointed though that it took them forever to serve. Ours were served after an hour, while for the other group, almost after two hours. We were all starving by the time we ate our lunch. So, I couldn't say that their meal is scrumptious, really!

We were scheduled to tour around Baler, but due to the weather, we changed plans. If we wanted to surf, we should be surfing at 2pm coz they won't allow us to surf on Sunday because of the incoming typhoon. So we headed straight to Sabang Beach and started with our surfing lessons.

Here's the pic of the resort where we stayed at. The owners are very kind. Beachfront resorts are always best when staying at a beach. I'm sure you all know why!

Due to "Karen", the typhoon that made a landfall at 11pm, Oct 15 until 5am, Oct 16, we just stayed at the resort. Had a little beer, lots of chit chats and magic tricks during the night with the joiners!

Day 2: Road cleaning due to the typhoon, so we were not allowed to tour the city anymore for safety reasons. We waited until 2pm to check out from the resort, then headed back to Manila. We still managed though to drop by this Baler signage to take selfies.

The "joiners"

Overall, it's a great experience and I want more of Baler! I'll definitely go back here in the summer in the coming years. Lol!

Package tour was arranged by Grace Nogra at 0928-136-7811