One of the perks of being Baguio-based again is knowing you are just 2 hours away from known surf spots...



I got in contact with Danette and Aldrix last Saturday and headed to San Juan hoping to catch some waves. We arrived at Bacnotan Pier around 3pm and found nothing but chop, chop and more chop. After hearing about the picture-perfect waves they got to ride last week, we headed to "The Backyard" to check if there were still left overs from last weeks swells. The backyard beach was calm as a swimming pool, Aldrix suggeted we checkout some breaks in Luna. We headed off to Luna in Danette's Civic/4x4/all-terrain-vehicle. The same calm, waveless scene greeted us at the pebble beach so we decided to call it a day and pray for better luck tomorrow. On the way back to Alrix's, Danette suggested we cook "Pinikpikan". So we did, we headed to the nearest poultry shop, got ourself a good-sized chicken and, uhm, cooked it (the pinikpikan details could not be posted here due to animal rights policies, hehe). Filled with pinikpikan and a few sips of basi, we called it a night.







There is something about waking up in a hut on a beach that just makes your day. After breakfast, we headed to Bacnotan pier hoping for some decent waves and were met by relatively large waves and chop but we decided to give it a try. Already in the water was a group from Baler. After a few attempts I headed back to the beach, my fractured foot was a bit sore, and a little swollen, oh well, now to test my cameras zoom. The zoomed in shots are fairly good considering the cameras size and that I didn't have a tripod around. Lanlan later joined us
before we left for lunch a siesta.