Anawangin cove: 2nd expedition :)

Anawangin Cove: 2nd time around

March 26-29, 2011

After a year i decided to go back in this place so dear to me :) It was our last year in college and I lure them to have our graduation trip in the cove, unlike the first time, we just had to commute this time.

We meet at Victory Liner, Pasay  around 11pm but the other's were not on time so we the last trip to San Antonio left already, so what the boys did was they rented a van which cost us 350 per head, and the van did not drop us to San Antonio, instead a he dropped us somewhere we do not know so we had no choice but to rent a jeep that will take us to Pundaquit where we could rent a boat to Anawangin Cove.

In Pundaquit we rented a boat to Amazing Pundaquit where the owners were very hospitable and even let us stay cause it was too early when we got there it was 5am, but just in the right time cause we still have to buy our food from San Antonio market place since the Jeep we rented was on that way too we asked for a hitch and dropped us to the market.  It was a big wet market that all we needed were in there we bought some fish to grill and some meat to make Adobo after we got all we needed we rode a tricycle to Pundaqiut.

When haring araw was starting to paint the horizon with its rays we set sail, and this time the boat we rented was big enough for all of us and it was cheaper than the boat we rented the last time i went here, it was only 1800 that was good for 20 persons already.

us in the banka featuring our very own MAC :)

As we were approaching the cove i was starting to see small colorful things hanging,and I was surprised that over just a year there were so many changes happened to the Cove, the colorful things that i was seeing are the small flags attached to the fences placed on the beach.

fences were placed for dividing the cove

It was really a different ambiance from what i experienced a year before, but the cove is still pretty amazing we decided to stay at the pine trees behind the lake for more "outdoors" experience and as we roam around the cove we realized that it was better to pitch our tents on the most left side of the cove and near the beach.

They now have several cottages available for those who do not have tents. 

And also several nipa huts.

Azel and a nipa hut :)

We like this spot because it is less crowded and we were beside the mountain :)

Us eating :)

We had grilled bangus :)

Mike

And squid. yummy! :)

After eating we, the girls, decided to trek the mountain i once trekked and the boys were left off for their early drinking session.

me, azel, avie, yen, mac (left to right)

As we move along i noticed that the water level went down a LOT!(not because it was low tide but that is how it is now permanently) It was not like before the shore was wider, I thought that its because of the global warming LOL :)

azel, mac, avie, yen at the foot the of  the mountain, (where the lake and sea supposedly meet)

As you can see in the picture below the sea level was so low that the lake water was stuck there (that is why its so stagnant)

hello Mac :)

As we were approaching the "bonsai" tree i noticed that its still the same a little bigger that before though .

azel and yen :)

And to my amazement I saw this red flag at the peak of the mountain... maybe locals or the tourism put it in here..

me with the flag

Before dusk we retreated to our campsites.

Also in my bewilderment, the calm water that the cove gave me last year was gone, it now has big waves (well not that big) but you will notice the waves on the center part of the cove, in my opinion, since the cove has a letter C shape the wind must have met at the center from the two ends (well i hope you can figure out what im trying to say here). Anyway, as i swim i also noticed that the rocks were gone, all gone it was all sand and nothing but sand. 

knee to waist water level. 

Be careful, since the rocks were gone and wind is blowing hard the sand were gathered and compiled at the center of the cove, (where the waves are) so the sand at both sides were very low. 

read the signs for precaution

With haring araw gone we made a bonfire, enjoying the cove as the darkness engulfs it.

We stayed there for 3 days 2 nights, which we originally planned to stay 1 night only, its up to you what activities you want to do, the owners do not offer water activities yet.

Four families owned the cove now, that is why it has fence divider and now has a 100 pesos per head per night. 

A lot of BIG changes happened to the cove, the beauty that the cove offers before was very unique unlike the beauty it offers now, but it still is remarkable let us just help it save its beauty by just putting our garbage to  one container. 

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thanks.