With the clearance done and the packing just finished ther is nothing left but the long trip back to Baguio....
I met up with Carl and his mom in Manila. I rented their van, aka the surfmobile, to help transfer my stuff to Baguio. As soon as we got to my apartment, the van overheated. Which is kinda understandable since its been running for more than 12 hours. So we got the engine cooled after a few minutes and began loading up my stuff. By around 5pm we were all set to go. But, the van wasn't. A few minutes after we left the apartment the brakes of the van started acting funny. Good thing we stopped right in front of a shop which specialized in Korean vans (Bestas, Graces, and other hand-me-downs that the Philippines so happily accepts). It took them 5 hours to replace some parts (which would have broken and could have caused more damage) and we were on our way by 11pm. Next we had to meet up with Waf in Ayala, he'll be riding with me in the mustang. By 12mn, we were leaving Ayala, Carl and his Mom in the van, Waf and I in the mustang.
First stop was in Shell on the NLEX. The mustang was fun to drive on the expressway, you could feel the power of 200 + ponies under your feet. The roar of the V8 as you left the Japanese cars staring at your taillight was quite an experience. It was what made driving a mustang all worth while.
Next stop was in Tarlac. During each stop we checked if the engine was overheating (yeah, the gauge wasn't working, it's still on my to-do list along with a whole bunch of other things).
Waf and I had to stop in Pangasinan, we were being sandwiched by dozens of trucks on the highway,it was pretty intimidating. My V8 was no match for their V10! hehehe. Gimme a break, this was the first time I was driving from Cavite all the way to Baguio (with a healing fracture too)! Also, since the accident, trucks have been on the top of my stay-away-from list.
We later caught up with Carl in Sison. Wow, one more hour to Baguio and the mustang wasn't showing signs of any problem. The work done on it for the past two years seems to have paid off! Now the challenge, about an hour worth of uphill driving....let's get it on!
Our timing was just right, the sun was just rising and the first rays of the sun was hitting the peaks of the mountains. It was such a great sight, too bad I didn't take pics of it. The scene was just great, the mountain tops was illumiated by the suns first rays, while the winding river below still slumbered. We opened our windows and welcomed the mountain air, the trees, the river and an occassional glimpse of waterfalls. Ahh, I'm almost home. The engine did heat up a bit after the Kennon run, but nothing critical. The mustang is home at last. So am I.
I met up with Carl and his mom in Manila. I rented their van, aka the surfmobile, to help transfer my stuff to Baguio. As soon as we got to my apartment, the van overheated. Which is kinda understandable since its been running for more than 12 hours. So we got the engine cooled after a few minutes and began loading up my stuff. By around 5pm we were all set to go. But, the van wasn't. A few minutes after we left the apartment the brakes of the van started acting funny. Good thing we stopped right in front of a shop which specialized in Korean vans (Bestas, Graces, and other hand-me-downs that the Philippines so happily accepts). It took them 5 hours to replace some parts (which would have broken and could have caused more damage) and we were on our way by 11pm. Next we had to meet up with Waf in Ayala, he'll be riding with me in the mustang. By 12mn, we were leaving Ayala, Carl and his Mom in the van, Waf and I in the mustang.
First stop was in Shell on the NLEX. The mustang was fun to drive on the expressway, you could feel the power of 200 + ponies under your feet. The roar of the V8 as you left the Japanese cars staring at your taillight was quite an experience. It was what made driving a mustang all worth while.
Next stop was in Tarlac. During each stop we checked if the engine was overheating (yeah, the gauge wasn't working, it's still on my to-do list along with a whole bunch of other things).
Waf and I had to stop in Pangasinan, we were being sandwiched by dozens of trucks on the highway,it was pretty intimidating. My V8 was no match for their V10! hehehe. Gimme a break, this was the first time I was driving from Cavite all the way to Baguio (with a healing fracture too)! Also, since the accident, trucks have been on the top of my stay-away-from list.
We later caught up with Carl in Sison. Wow, one more hour to Baguio and the mustang wasn't showing signs of any problem. The work done on it for the past two years seems to have paid off! Now the challenge, about an hour worth of uphill driving....let's get it on!
Our timing was just right, the sun was just rising and the first rays of the sun was hitting the peaks of the mountains. It was such a great sight, too bad I didn't take pics of it. The scene was just great, the mountain tops was illumiated by the suns first rays, while the winding river below still slumbered. We opened our windows and welcomed the mountain air, the trees, the river and an occassional glimpse of waterfalls. Ahh, I'm almost home. The engine did heat up a bit after the Kennon run, but nothing critical. The mustang is home at last. So am I.
posted by A Trading Ape at 9:03 PM
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Cool. I want to know your gasoline bill, lemme check, cavite to Baguio is ~330km and your ponies drink 1 liter per 4 km...so that means 83 liters at least and 1 liter is ~P30 so tha makes it P2400ish?.....very cheap! You can charge this to your gasoline allowance.....
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