Mt. Pinatubo Crater
One of the most captivating scenery na nakita ko sa Pilipinas. Kung anu ang nakikita mo sa picture mas maganda cyang damhin sa personal.. However I’m not recommending this trip to my family and friends, its too dangerous.
with my travelling buddies
Before my trip, i always read blogs, reviews and etc about the place, just to have an idea kung anu ang aabutan ko dun. In short i always do my homework whenever i travel. Last August 2010, im done with the research and stuff and we are set to go last September, but due to uncontrollable event it was cancelled. Moving forward, the long wait was over, we decided to do it last Saturday.
Masyado kaming excited, asa Capas na bago mag ala 6 ng umaga, and since maaga, dumaan muna kami sa Capas Shrine, pero sarado pa pla ito at nagbubukas ng 8am. So we drive na going to the Pinatubo Spa where andun nag hihintay ang 4x4 namin.
Dumating kami dun mga 630am pero di pa din kami nakaalis kasi they need to get a so signal sa mga airforce na ok na ang pumunta sa pinatubo and i was like “kuya 3 times na po itong namove, ang layo pa ng pinangalingan namin, di ito maari”.. ang kuya said “wala po tayong magagawa kapag di sila pumayag”.. and wala n lang kaming nagawa kungdi ang maghintay at tumunganga..
After few hrs, pumayag na ang air force (i dont know y air force ang nagbabantay dun).. And so our adventure begins...
Mga 1 hr ung 4x4, dadaan kayo ng mga maliliit na ilog, mababatong daan at mga lahar na kabundukan, then we realized why nga nghihigpit ang mga authoridad. Nang dumating kami sa jump off point, nagsimula na kaming maglakad and we , i was disappointed to know na we need to trek 3 hrs, and di sa pintaubo crater kakain kundi sa Pinatubo spa location.. DISSAPOINTED... as in ... ang lahat ng ito ay natanong ko ngunit datapwat subalit iba ang nasabi sa akin.. (Lesson learned, pag my lakad always have a food and water with u, just in case).. habang nagpapahinga na kami sa cottage dun, we learned na ung 4x4 ay nabagsakan ng malaking bato, nagiisa lang ang puting 4x4 dun and un ang sinakyan namn before kaming maglakad, i was worried kasi nakilala ko nmn si Kuya Poy and driver ng 4x4 nmin, accdg to some, ayaw daw nila sana na maglakad ng malayo ang mga tourist nila coz they were not informed, after hearing this, wala n rin akong nasabi, blessing in disquise na rin siguro na naglakad kami, can u imagine if kasama kami dun.? (i dont even wanna think about it) anyways, nadala si kuya poy sa ospital and accdg to kuya wendell he was ok na daw.
un edited pic...
Reaching Mt. Pinatubo was indeed a breath taking experienced but i had to admit, kulang ang panahon na inistay ko sa pagtrek na ginawa ko, trek for almost 3 hrs back and forth and stayed there for just 2 hrs, di sulet di ba, but upon learning what happened sa driver namin, i just wanna go home as fast as i can, i just dont feel safe anymore.. sa loob ng 2 hrs, we just took pictures, take a nap and kwentuhan, thats it... nakakaloka di ba , but its a learning experience for all of us.. lalo na ako..
joey, francis, mai, grace and me
MT. PINATUBO might be one of the most beautiful scenery na pwede mong makita sa Luzon but i dont recommend to go there not unless, ok na ung skyway, at tag araw na ... SAFETY first.. yan ang importante.
HAPPY TRAVEL!!!
