long planning and prep is so okay and organized but most of the time it ends up a catastrophe! so i entrust a little to this trip with less planning, free flow, relax and come what may --that was the bottomline of our gone for the weekend, "bahala na" we just need a day or two to unwind and have fun under the sun!
as i mentioned earlier it was planned shortly, the only detailed thing i remember is that we need to meet Minerva and Carlos at the 1st Petron Station at NLEX at around 3am of May 1 and that Oliver and I arrived an hour late due to some suspicious activity in our apartment building around 2am. by 5am we were already heading north via SCTEX and by the time we reached Rosales Pangasinan sun was already up which was a good sign for us --God is so good to give us sunshine! we stopped at Chowking a few meters from SM Rosales and had breakfast, after an hour we hit the road again for another 2 hours for San Fernando, La Union. though our destination is the surfing capital of the north (San Juan), we made a quick stop at Seapark to catch sight of the resort's activities and facilities. btw, their accommodation is a bit expensive compare to nearby Bauang's line up of beach resorts. then finally we reached the town of San Juan and had a little photo shoot in front of Precidencia which is the town's municipal hall. before we settled at Sebay Surf Central in Urbiztondo we also checked for Kabagis (which are picnic huts only) and San Juan Surf Resort which was our first choice but accordingly was fully booked..hay! it's all because Minerva and I assumed that reservation is no longer necessary and we almost end up sleeping in our cars or probably get a night at those homestay outside the resort. timely was the sudden cancellation of one of their guest so we got a decent room for 4 pax and we added another P200.00 for the extra pax (Tonton, Oliver's nephew is with us during this trip and i think this is becoming more often that he likes tagged along) and spent only P1,950.00/night --hey, we got a real beach front hut which is homey and relaxing.
we had late lunch at Sebay resto and it was a big disappointment, Minerva had this Baler combo which is plainly chicken pork adobo and I had this La Union combo which is Igado (a local dish in ilocos province) while Carlos had Bangus and Oliver and Tonton had Bulalo --expensive, expensive because there was no extra ordinary on the poor serving of our dishes. Meal here cost around P170+ per plate. right after lunch and after sight seeing the beach area everyone ended up with a nap...zzzzzzzzz! the 2 hour rest was all enough for us to regain energy and jump off the beach..holla! the waves are just perfect for surfers, though it was a bit scary for someone like me who doesn't know how to swim or float either i was fearless to face the waves washing out the shoreline. it was all fun and i miss our Bea's presence, she would have loved the waves too..sigh! nah, i miss her because i met River who went swimming with me late that afternoon. He's the star of San Juan Surf Resort in Urbiztondo aside from Luke Landrigan. i regret for not having any photo with River, i promise to be back and bring Bea along :)
well, we waited at the beach area until sun down and it was an amazing one! we drive to Carlatan and had dinner at Midway Grill. i backread from fellow bloggers that this is the best eatery at San Juan so we give it a try. we had grilled squids, sizzling adobong pusit, sizzling gambas and sizzling bangus over garlic rice and mongolian fried rice. ice tea was superb, for P35.00 you get a bottomless one! even before we finished dinner, Minerva and I was already planning what to eat the next day...hehehe. by 10pm we were back at Sebay, Oliver and Carlos settled for some bottles of alcohol while we (Minerva and I) went out for a walk at the shoreline over some purely girltalk.
our day ended just before midnight..Lord, thank you for the dazzling sun today!
as i mentioned earlier it was planned shortly, the only detailed thing i remember is that we need to meet Minerva and Carlos at the 1st Petron Station at NLEX at around 3am of May 1 and that Oliver and I arrived an hour late due to some suspicious activity in our apartment building around 2am. by 5am we were already heading north via SCTEX and by the time we reached Rosales Pangasinan sun was already up which was a good sign for us --God is so good to give us sunshine! we stopped at Chowking a few meters from SM Rosales and had breakfast, after an hour we hit the road again for another 2 hours for San Fernando, La Union. though our destination is the surfing capital of the north (San Juan), we made a quick stop at Seapark to catch sight of the resort's activities and facilities. btw, their accommodation is a bit expensive compare to nearby Bauang's line up of beach resorts. then finally we reached the town of San Juan and had a little photo shoot in front of Precidencia which is the town's municipal hall. before we settled at Sebay Surf Central in Urbiztondo we also checked for Kabagis (which are picnic huts only) and San Juan Surf Resort which was our first choice but accordingly was fully booked..hay! it's all because Minerva and I assumed that reservation is no longer necessary and we almost end up sleeping in our cars or probably get a night at those homestay outside the resort. timely was the sudden cancellation of one of their guest so we got a decent room for 4 pax and we added another P200.00 for the extra pax (Tonton, Oliver's nephew is with us during this trip and i think this is becoming more often that he likes tagged along) and spent only P1,950.00/night --hey, we got a real beach front hut which is homey and relaxing.
we had late lunch at Sebay resto and it was a big disappointment, Minerva had this Baler combo which is plainly chicken pork adobo and I had this La Union combo which is Igado (a local dish in ilocos province) while Carlos had Bangus and Oliver and Tonton had Bulalo --expensive, expensive because there was no extra ordinary on the poor serving of our dishes. Meal here cost around P170+ per plate. right after lunch and after sight seeing the beach area everyone ended up with a nap...zzzzzzzzz! the 2 hour rest was all enough for us to regain energy and jump off the beach..holla! the waves are just perfect for surfers, though it was a bit scary for someone like me who doesn't know how to swim or float either i was fearless to face the waves washing out the shoreline. it was all fun and i miss our Bea's presence, she would have loved the waves too..sigh! nah, i miss her because i met River who went swimming with me late that afternoon. He's the star of San Juan Surf Resort in Urbiztondo aside from Luke Landrigan. i regret for not having any photo with River, i promise to be back and bring Bea along :)
well, we waited at the beach area until sun down and it was an amazing one! we drive to Carlatan and had dinner at Midway Grill. i backread from fellow bloggers that this is the best eatery at San Juan so we give it a try. we had grilled squids, sizzling adobong pusit, sizzling gambas and sizzling bangus over garlic rice and mongolian fried rice. ice tea was superb, for P35.00 you get a bottomless one! even before we finished dinner, Minerva and I was already planning what to eat the next day...hehehe. by 10pm we were back at Sebay, Oliver and Carlos settled for some bottles of alcohol while we (Minerva and I) went out for a walk at the shoreline over some purely girltalk.
our day ended just before midnight..Lord, thank you for the dazzling sun today!
PRESIDENCIA San Juan LaU 
the not so good lunch at Sebay resto...
basking under the sun... 
our travel buddy --Minerva and Carlos 
honey F and me!
Sebay Surf Central, Urbiztondo, San Juan LaU
the beautiful sun down...
Midway Grillcontinued day 2............
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