Last time I wrote, I left off talking about Sagada in the Philippines, right before our 3 day trek. We had to get from Sagada to Bantoc. Of course, what better way to travel than by roof of jeepney!
We got ourselves to Bantoc (after a change in a different city and getting into a van) and hoped the rain held off for us.
That's the nicest picture we could take of the town. It got us kind of down to see the poverty and lack of care for the nature. They always say that concern for the earth is a luxury...
We were excited to see glimpses of what we've been seeing on the Filipino currency. See?
Don't get too excited. This equals roughly $22. Though it was exciting to check our balance and see so many digits!
Our actual trek started the next morning with a ride to the trailhead, also a viewpoint.
Our group: The man in the middle is from Boulder, but lives in Columbia and Uraguay for half the year. The other couple is from Perth, Austrailia. She's a kindergarten teacher, and he is a deputy principal.
Our first day was a 7 hour walk. Relatively easy, except for some balancing. Absolutely gorgeous.
Our guide, Jodie.
Accurate colors, I swear.
Don't look down! This was the easy part since the walls were paved on top. A lot of the time, it would just be large rocks stuck in the mud. This explains our missteps and muddy shoes at the end of the day. :)
A local man. He had a wood hat and a lovely memory of local history, detailing his involvement with both Japanese and American soldiers.
Day two was shorter, so we took the time to visit a local school before setting out.
They were supposed to be singing to us, but as usual, the boys were having none of it. :)
Their cafeteria sure looks different than any I've been in...
On that note, we start walking.
See the tiny people? Yep. That's the crazy part.
This was our stop for the second night so after dropping our things, we set off for the waterfalls.
A million steps later...
Not that I'm great at guessing, but I'd say a good six stories high.
This is when the water started fogging up my camera, which put it out of commission until we got to a camera shop in Manila. :(
See?
Oh well. Time to go back up the stairs!
If only I can find them...
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