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i decided to travel to catanduanes only because i rarely heard of it and second, know next to nothing about it. my formula for adventure.
it was cold and drizzling in tabaco that morning. the ferry leaves at 6am. so i killed time playing with my camera. it was a four-hour sail. 200 pesos for economy but sneaked into tourist class quickly after the usual crew inspection, and dozed off most of the time. stepped out into catanduanes island at 10am. the land of the howling winds, second to batanes as the top destination of typhoons.
a short steep,downhill walk from the highway to the beach. the view of puraran from the hilltop is indeed majestic. though the name majestic was coined as a description of the waves,not the beach in particular,by some american during the 80’s(yata).
the beach was serene amidst the big, rolling waves. very few tourists were in the area. less than 10 all-in-all at ako lang yata ang pinoy. i arrived in puting baybay(resort) around lunchtime. definitely the best accommodation in all my travels to date. 300/night for the kubo. and i got a balcony fronting the pacific.
a serving of dorado(fish), pickled vegetables and rice consisted my lunch. i liked it so much that it was the same meal i had every single time during my whole stay. sarap kasi anlutong nun isda tas sasamahan ng atsara. haaay. nagkakaliskis na nga yata ako lol.
there were only four guests in the resort that time. shinjin, a japanese who temporarily escapes the havoc in japan, and kenji and his dad from hawaii. all surfers.
the beach somehow reminds of marinduque. sand is not that white. only difference is that there are rocks on the beach. inuman sa hapon with shinjin. after 6 hrs and a liter of emperador plus beer, basag na. good times. dont remember much though. i know i woke up the next morning with severe hangover. lakad sa dagat tas ligo. spend the rest of the morning walking around the area taking pictures of anything and everything. may nadaanan ako nag-iinuman, gin, tapos humirit sila ng picture. request nila was to take pictures of them kapalit ay libreng tagay. ayoko sana dahil umaga pa. pero yon napilit din.
para sa kin the best part of going to the beach is doing nothing at all. sarap tumambay ng walang inaalala, walang nang-aabala. inom ulit nun gabi, lasing.. si shinjin parang yon fukushima naglabas ng toxic waste.. sobra suka.
like typhoons, i should visit this place more often.


♥ joei
June 22, 2011
>Nice photos!Definitely, Maybe
>ced
June 23, 2011
>Cool post Ayan. You captured perfectly one of the reasons why I love solo travel: you get to do what you want to do and never worry about other people's plans. 😀
ayan
June 24, 2011
>tnx =)ced-i couldnt agree more… though i travel with my barkada most of the time but i make sure that once in a while may solo trip din… iba din e =)
pack up and drift
June 25, 2011
>ang kulet,, gin sa umaga. hehe. is the place you stayed, a surfing spot?
ayan
June 26, 2011
>pack-up- yes it is a surfing spot. the majestics. pero halos puro foreigners lang ngssurf..
claire
June 28, 2011
>awesome shots especially the first one, it reminds me of the beaches in Aus.
ayan
July 1, 2011
>naks nman. =)definitely sa bucketlist ko yan mgpaka nognog sa beaches ng australia.. hehe
Pinay Travel Junkie
July 2, 2011
>How I envy you! Gusto ko talaga mavisit Catanduanes… For the same reason, I know nothing about it!
ayan
July 7, 2011
>its pretty easy to go there…sana maitaon mo lang tlga na wala bagyo =)
Pinoy Adventurista (@adventuristaako)
August 9, 2012
nakaka-miss ang Puraran… we had an awesome time there!
ayan
August 9, 2012
kakamiss nga