Sagada 2 Nights
Trip organizer Roderick and 15 young professional teachers, with 2 mothers and
a father, from different schools distributed TJIC's Growing in Courage- Stories
for Young Readers to Sagada kids as they met them in Ambasing and on their way
to Mount Ampacao for 3-hour mountain trekking with guide Greg and free heavy
lunch courtesy of a celebration's host/tour guide/hometown leader Egbert Dailay
beside the next day's mountaineers' national summit camp place – Lake Danum
last May 17(Sunday). They proceeded to a pottery shop listening and witnessing
potter Tessie's handwork – a manual demo. The shop was built by American
missionary Stapleton's son, Archie, who speaks Kankana-ey fluently and only
exhibits products on invitation. Ice pellets and a heavy rain shower split the
groups into two after pie afternoon snack break (lemon, blueberry & eig pies)
with brewed coffee and lemon tea at the Lemon Pie House with comedienne Candy
Nadal. A small group aimed for
Calvary and Echo Valley by passing SMS, padi's cottage and a cemetery.
Prior to this and on a Saturday, they had Sagada's best offer for tourists and
that's Sumag-ing cave spelunking with rappelling activities for four hours with
Dave, Tiny plus two more Igorot guides. Lum-iang Cave, a burial cave, amazed
each and now an entrance to the newest Cave Connection (priced @ 400 pesos for
a group of 4). Mother and daughter from Dasmarinas,Cavite explored only the
cave's belly and went back with shaky legs and knees due to rain showers and
ice-cold water. Participantes, also, were surprised to see kids inside the
biggest cave of Sagada.
2 Obaya days – sacred holiday – did not stop participants to see the biggest
falls, Bomod-ok Falls, but insisted on delaying bus transport to Baguio and
waited for Monday when everyone can make noise, see farmers in the field, and
avoid village punishment for touring around Fidelisan and Aguid for beautiful
terraces and long walk on rice paddies. Fidelisan kids, also, served as
recipients to TJIC's generosity through Director Reysa Alenzuela with its book
copies of Growing in Courage- Stories for Young Readers.
Participants who stayed for 2 nights at St. Joseph's Resthouse were: Bicolana
lass call center pretty agent Shermyn, Roderick's favorite joiner Kristine with
parents (King Joseph & Aurora), elem teachers Lea, Jam & Andeng, picture
addict-model wannabe Ana, sweethearts Fe & Ronald, youthful Mark & Rachel,
mother-daughter tandem Mommy Bonny & Mary, Charito Solis look-a-like Cecil,
labelled by joiners Igorota Grace, Ms. China Abby and wife material Aileen Aha
came from Diliman Preparatory School, Infant Jesus Academy Antipolo, La Salle
Greenhills, St. Jude Catholic School, Philippine Normal University. They were
not able to visit and missed one best museum in the northern which is the
Bontoc Museum with a library, souvenir shop and an outdoor park/museum. The
trip ended with a treat at Goodtaste Restaurant, Baguio for some Chinese
cuisine @ 8:30 in the evening and hugs, kisses, well-wishing who are now Bff
bestfriends forever.
Newsworthy: Sagada National High School, through Genevieve Gewan Daoas,
continuously receives books through this activity while a scholarship fund is
created from joiners' registration fees for an alumni group of librarians.
Join us:
2nd Best Time of the Year on Holidays: Sagada Travel, Librarians and Book
Donations
Fee: 2,900 pesos is inclusive of transportation, 500-peso room reservation fee,
accomod with blankets, tourism fee, tour packages, 2 guides for 10 persons and
group tips, lamp for caving, van for tour, Bontoc transpo, museum fee,
registration fee, except food
Contact: Roderick B. Ramos @ 09187318010 or partially or fully pay through:
LANDBANK Savings Account No. 1987-1262-36
ACCOUNT NAME Ramos, Roderick B.
If backing out on or after Nov. 13, room reservation fee becomes un-refundable
due to accommodation, and other travel pre-processing needs. A slot is given
right after paying the room reservation fee. Register early not to miss a slot.
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