THE WIND FARM REVISITED THEN ONWARDS TO FOODIE HAVEN.....

From The Watering Hole.....
















From The Shore.....











Me, Myself And My Shadow.....









Car Stickers?






A funny thing happened as we proceeded to the Bangui Wind Farm. I could not find the famous yellow house! And the terrain that we went through was a different one, as I suddenly found ourselves near a brook where cows hang out and abound. I could not find the trail which leads to an area where a bare shelter exists. All I know is we did not enter the alley where the tricycle terminal is. Have we entered that, then perhaps, I might have seen the yellow house.

I did not expect to see the cows meandering though. I mean, the last thing I would want to see is a bovine get freaked out by the sudden appearance of us humans and then decides to attack us as it goes berserk. It is after all the animal's territory and we were the trespassers. I do admit I was very cautious as I took pictures of the site.

I also noticed the change in the gusty wind when we were at the beach. The last time I was here, I arrived around noon, the wind from the South China Sea coming in towards the shore was too strong, enough to topple someone off balance in some instance. My tripod had to be supported further as I took pictures of the scenery. As we arrived at the farm at around dusk, the sea was calmer and a light breeze can be felt.

Shucks! And I could not think about taking photos of the wind turbines during this time of day as I still thought about that effing yellow house! Ever since we saw a shot of a fellow club member of this yellow house that landed him on the pages of Reader's Digest, there has been a significant interest to photograph the house! And its location has been a mystery since no one in the club has seen it until I finally saw it the first time I was here.

But I am so glad though, as my friends seemed to enjoy prancing through the calm waters as they also took pictures not only of the scenery but also of themselves.

Time to hit the road and head back to Laoag as our day was about to end with the fading light.

After a few moments though, we passed by a bridge and saw the setting sun. A few of us decided to go down in a hurry and run as fast as we can to capture the scene. The others were busy taking sunset pictures but I took photos of other scenes.









Special thanks to my friend Sam Blas, owner of Saramsam Cafe and Balay de Blas. I asked for his help when we failed to secure a decent accommodation in Laoag. He actually made a call to his friend who owned a good hotel in San Nicolas, which is the town before one enters Laoag called Mira de Polaris. I was blown away! He even was kind enough to bargain for the rooms in my behalf! Oh yes, I wanted to go to his place but it was fully booked since it was a long weekend hence the referral.

So we did the next best thing, ate at his restaurant. I wanted to try the Pinakbet Pizza (and take pictures of it too) but the waiter brought us poque-poque pizza instead. But it was delicious! I also ordered their crispy bagnet for Bless, Erwin and Buboy to try. So glad they loved it!



The Crispy Bagnet.....









Vulgar But Delicious, Poque-poque Pizza