Anawangin escapade Day 2

I had a hard time sleeping. The sound of the night in that Island is quite creepy. The trees are so restless as the wind plays with them, hmmm... I also thought that a flashflood is coming into our direction ah! ok that was only the sound of the falls not far away from our place. There was a time that I woke up feeling that there was someone walking around our tent but then it was only the plant banging on our tent side. The night is cold.

The clear waters of Anawangin.

I woke up as the Batch 2 arrived at around 6am. We started our 2nd day well as usual eating and chatting. Panyet and I immediately went to the beach. The water was great, a bit cold but was really clean. This beach is a peculiar one, the sand formation below is like the Banawe Rice Terraces, it's not flat but a bit slanting. There's a part on the beach where you can go as far from the shore but the water would still be in knee-deep high. The waves there were awesome, really had fun swimming and letting myself be carried by the waves.

Some creatures we got. Most are small but we managed to get some big ones which we brought along to Manila.

At 9am, Panyet and I decided to go the leftmost part of the island. While there, Panyet had fun picking up "Omang"(hermits) and really small crabs. We took pictures and continue hunting for the creatures.

A view of my back while crossing the waters. I wonder why the waves look calm in here.

We then returned and ate lunch. At around 11am, we rode the "bangka" to go island hopping. Our destination, the old light house. Not far from Anawangin is the island where a really old light house is built. The real adventure of the trip happened when we were drop off on the part of the island where waves are freaking crazy. The truth is, it's not really the part of the island where tourists are being dropped off but since we're a bit lazy, we asked our "bangkeros" to drop us near where the light house is. One by one, we jumped off our "bangka". I was the first girl to jump since Panyet had already started heading to the island. One of our "bankgeros" helped us by trailing a rope from the boat to the island, so all we have to do is grab on the rope. The trip from the boat to the shore is really scary and a bit exciting at the same time. The waves could swallow you and drift you far away or slam your body unto the rocks if you won't be careful. Alas! all was able to come across.

A view of the light house from below the shores.

The entrance to the light house. You will see here the rusty spiral staircase.

The funny thing I noticed on the island is that there were a huge number of slippers. We even joked that it was from the people who died in the island :). We started walking. Our trail is itchy, itchy since tall grasses are everywhere. We were like walking inside a forest. As we enter the gates of the compound, we were welcomed by an armed man. At first, I thought we were in an NPA fortress but nah it was just an army deployed to guard the place. The light house is really old, the stairs is rusted and you can feel it shaking while you're taking your steps. Some of the guys, shake the stairs intentionally so the people behind them would go screaming.

A view of the island from the top of the lighthouse.

We reached the top, and the beauty of the place envelop us. The place is so peaceful, serene perfect for people who wants to meditate perfect also for people who wants to commit suicide, ravine will catch you if you fall. After a little picture taking, we decided to leave.

The waves at work.

Back on our feet again, we headed for the trail towards the shore. This time we opted to go for the original trail we have enough of the adventure we had earlier. Once we reached the shores, we again swimmed and played with the waves. All of us really had fun! It's a great adventure.

Camping is nothing without bonfires.

Back at Anawangin island, we ate dinner then went to the shores to chat under the stars. Everyone is talking about the adventure and about past stories during our college days. It has been 2 years since we graduated but the bonding we had remained the same.

* Credits to my classmates who own some of the pictures posted in here.