Sagada-Baguio-Laoag-Pagudpud
After the good times in Sagada we had another big roadtrip ahead… first 6h ride from Sagada to Baguio starting at 5AMfollowed by a short lunch break and a 8h bus ride to Laoag.. finally arriving there around 8PM.. to much for my bum… we didn’t wanna go any further after this mayhem of bus rides, so we spend the night here. The hotel we found, called Texicano was actually not very nice, but at least it seem to be safe and cheap. We actually found a SM mall in town and went there for a short stroll and my first MC Donalds meal after at least 6month.
So the next morning we had to do another short (2h) local bus trip up to Pagudpud to finally reach Kingfisher, the whole reason why we brought that big kitebag with us all over the mountains. One thing is for sure, backpacking and kitesurfing, does not fit together! From the center of town we managed to get a trike to get us to kingfisher on the north tip of Illiocos Norte. When we finally arrived around midday, all the other guys were there already and just about to pack up the gear to go to another spot for today. It was the windmill lagoon in the Bangui Bay. It’s about a 30min drive from kingfisher and it’s well worth it. You will have the flat and fresh water lagoon all for yourself. We ripped the whole afternoon in the lagoon till the sun went down.
All starving from a day of excellent kiting we went for dinner at Restaurant Bergblick, run by a German and it is very recommendable! Day nr.2 in Kingfisher we finally had a kite session here. The waves were not as high as expected but the wind was definitely strong… to strong for the light kiters. So if u ever plan to come up here, u gotta bring your smallest kite, and if that is a 10m kite then better forget it or come in the end of season which supposed to be around May. I had a good session with some nice turns in the waves and boosting big airs.
The next morning we had a very nice session, again on the 7m switchblade full on power. The waves calmed down a bit over night, and so did the wind, and it felt actually a bit more stable.
After this session we had to leave, getting all of our belongings onto a trycicle which is made for people max. 150cm tall... so right here we're sitting now in the freeeezing cold internet coffee and trying to update our websites. Waiting for the nightbus (sleeper bus) to Manila. We spend 800Peso on tzhe bus but save a night in a hotel or an expensive flight.
So we're off to manila and Bangkok now.. and i hope i can write the last updates soon... it's probably gonna be wet in bangkok as Songkran just started...
pictures to this blog will come soon as well...
Thx to Mon for all the good tips and spot guide at Kingfisher, we'll be back next season.. with smaller kites and a surfboard for sure (-:
xx
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