After our Benguet farm tours, my fellow bloggers and I took
a van to Sagada which left early around 4am.
We learned the hard way that you should not take coffee before the trip
and to make sure you visit the comfort room before you depart because it will take
quite a while before you land near a public toilet. I blame it on the cold weather and the coffee for the urge to urinate every so often . The pay public toilets available at every junction is proof of the
fact that other people also experience the same thing. So make sure to always have coins with you for
whenever you need to go.
For a more memorable Sagada adventure they say, you should travel
by jeep sitting on the roof. I’ve
seen a couple of foreign tourist backpackers do exactly though we did not have
a chance to try that.
After lunch, we were brought to a cozy, reasonably-priced
homestay accommodation to unpack and rest.
With rates around P250-300 per night per head, the homestay is ideal for for the backpacking crowd who have limited
budgets. There were other foreign
boarders whom we shared the same home, toilets, living and dining areas with. The nights were cool and conducive for a
refreshing sleep.
The mornings were even more awesome, waking up to a gorgeous
view of the mountains while smelling freshly-brewed Sagada coffee.Breakfast was
the social event of the day were everyone was cheerful and excited for the day’s
activities.
Prior to our Sagada tour, was a visit to an organic coffee
farm where the farmer discussed how they maintained the farm focusing on their
compost preparation, fertilizers, and application of organic pesticides. Due to rainy July weather, the grounds were
muddy and a bit slippery.
Back at the Homestay,
we strolled around the premises late
afternoon then had dinner while exchanging jokes and
stories. It was simply heaven the next morning to have warm, freshly brewed Sagada coffee
in such a cool, lovely weather with a gorgeous view of greeneries. That was the highlight of my Sagada experience. But wait, there’s more . . .
I did the unthinkable, for me, when I said yes to go spelunking
in a deep, dark, muddy, bat-inhabited cave---the Sumaguing Cave. Yes, I decided to try it for the first time, and
perhaps the last time, just to say that I did it. The thought of grabbing slimy rocks
covered in bat feces and urine just to keep from slipping is not something I look
forward to doing again. Once is good
enough for me. The other tamer
activities we did in Sagada was touring around the museum, pottery shop,
weaving shop, and visiting the hanging coffins site.
I wanted to take home and try the blueberry
and mulberry jams as well as try the blueberry wine, but the thought of
carrying that extra load on top of my luggage made me decide against it.
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