A trip which turned out to be unexpectedly fun! The hanging coffins were one of the things I really looked forward to even before the journey began. Though in the beginning, we were a bit frustrated with the way the local government extracts money from tourists. It is a means to sustain their main source of income aside from farming, yes understandable. But calling it worth the pay was not exactly in our minds when we were given a guide to take us to the hanging coffins. For P200, we were accompanied to this lookout point (around 500 feet apart from the hanging coffins). So what we did was to go back to the place (this time without the guide), and looked for the paths leading to the hanging coffins. It was not a difficult thing to do (though one just has to be careful, especially if they don’t know the place), and so a few minutes later, we were busy taking photos and enjoying the feeling of looking closely at this uncommon practice of Igorots.
But the fun hadn’t fully blasted until we went to Sumaguing cave. The cave in total was big. But it was nooks and crannies that we have to get into that made it challenging for us to get further. With a knowledgeable and strong guide, our spelunking was really an adventure. At some stage, we were asked to take off our shoes to prevent it from getting wet.. And I thought, why the heck. But I realized when I set foot on the cream-colored refined boulders; it was not slippery, and indeed it feels different to walk on it barefoot.
At last we made our way out, feeling accomplished, as if we did an amazing race type of adventure.
Outside, the rain started to pour and the fog started to close in on the surroundings making it look like a thrilling movie trailer which made me feel strangely excited.
We then went to our favorite restaurant, The Log Cabin for dinner. With P180, I had a very scrumptious meal consisting of a yummy pork steak, with a buttery vegetables and mashed potatoes with a cold beer. Hmmm, what a wonderful way to call it a day.
