I have never been one to travel without any plans. In the past years I’ve always made detailed itineraries and read a gazillion of reviews online before heading off to some place I’ve never been to before.  Not this time.

Jumping off from my Day 1 entry…

Day 2
April 29, 2007

The alarm rang at around 5:30AM. Yes, I am on vacation and yet I set my phone alarm 5:30AM… why? Meeting time of our Sagada group was at 7AM. Damn. It was gonna be a loooong fun-filled day. Wehehehe.

This time we hired a jeep for Php.700. The group (8 people including the four of us) met up at around seven thirtyish. The jeep passed by our main road to pick us up on the way to the drop-off point for the loooooooooooong hike.

Bomod-Ok “Big Falls” Trek
Trek to Big Falls offers a great view of the rice terraces
Guide Fee: Php. 600 / max of 10
Optional Vehicle: Php. 700
Time: 8:00AM

Upon arriving at the drop-off point, we got a spectacular view of the terraces we’d be walking through. From that standpoint, you’d see how FAR you’d be walking. Joseph pointed to the MOUNTAIN and said that the falls is somewhere OVER THERE.

My trip was almost cancelled because I’ve been in a pensive mood in the past couple of days, it just didn’t feel right to Get Away. Things were so fucked up at work, I couldn’t find it in myself to just pack up and leave for the weekend. Alas, my sister convinced me that I desperately needed a break because I was on a verge of a breakdown so at around 11:30PM on Thursday night, I told Pau that it was definitely a GO.

When we finally arrived, I realized that it was indeed a much needed break for me… I was lovin’ Sagada. Every minute, every moment.