Holyweek Tour 2k18 Part 4: The Black Beach of Buguey and Church Visits// March 28 to April 1, 2018

The last 2 days of our holy week tour were allotted in swimming and church visits.  We stayed at the Crab Hotel (also known as El Presidente Resort) in Buguey, where we obtained free accommodation granted by the owner.  Buguey is a municipality in Cagayan renowned for its Mud Crabs.  Prices of these crustaceans are ranging from 500 to 700 pesos per kilo.  Eating one is definitely a luxury!  The beach has its own fine-black sands.  Swimming at a distance, particularly during the high-tide is quite dangerous as star-performing waves are engulfing the shorelines. 

The Avengera preparing to finish the "monster" inside "their" cave

Dancing sea waves 

Sunset at Buguey

Group picture with the giant crab

Churches and Other Landmarks

St. Anne Parish

A remnant of an old convent beside St. Anne Parish

San Jacinto De Polonia

The tower which houses the oldest catholic church bell in Asia

The Old Church Ruins

Passing St. Dominic Parish, another centuries-old church in Cagayan

Inside St. Dominic Parish

We stopped and had our lunch in the house of a relative of Eric

They served us carabeef stew for the main course.  This was my first time tasting one

We continued our church visits afterward...

Poor Clare Monastery of the Eucharistic Lord was founded on January 9, 1992.  

The Cathedral of St. Paul located inside St. Paul University 

The last church we visited was Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral

The church's ceiling

Tuguegarao City Hall

Tuguegarao Airport

Cagayan is a perfect place for recreation.  A week-long adventure is not enough to see and experience all of its greatness.  This would not be our last time visiting this place.  I'm sure that it has other undiscovered wonders just waiting to be explored.  Together with my travel buddies, we will go back and discover the hidden at some other time.


Actual Itinerary

March 27, 2018

10:30 PM - Departure to Tuguegarao City

March 28, 2018

10:15 AM - Arrival Tuguegarao City
10:30 AM - Breakfast
12:00 PM - Iguig Calvary Hill
12:30 PM - Departure Iguig to Callao Cave
1:30 PM - Arrival Callao Cave (caving and boating)
3:30 PM - End of Tour
4:00 PM - Late Lunch / Dinner
5:00 PM onward - Holyweek Ritual (HOD and HIMD Family)

March 29, 2018

6:00 AM - Wake-up Call
7:00 AM - Departure Tuguegarao to Ilocos Norte
12:00 PM - Arrival Ilocos Norte (Pagudpod Blue Lagoon) 
1:00 PM - Beachineering
5:00 PM - Dinner
6:00 PM onward - Holyweek Ritual (HOD and HIMD Family)

March 30, 2018

7:00 AM - Wake-up Call
8:00 AM - Departure Pagudpod to Sta. Ana Cagayan
8:30 AM - Breakfast (Egg Party and Coffee)
9:15 AM - Resume Trip
9:30 AM - Side-trip Portabaga Falls (Photo-Ops)
10:00 AM - Resume Trip
12:30 PM - Arrival Sta. Ana Cagayan
1:00 PM - Port (Lunch)
2:00 PM - Island Hopping (Punta Verde and Crocodile Island)
5:00 PM - End of Tour (Wash up)
6:00 PM - Departure Sta. Ana to Buguey)
7:00 PM - Arrival Buguey (Crab Hotel / El Presidente Resort)
8:00 PM onward - Holyweek Grand Ritual

March 31, 2018

The Whole Day - Crab Hotel (Holy week Grand Ritual)

April 1, 2018

6:00 AM - Wake up Call
8:00 AM - Breakfast
12:00 PM - Departure El Presidente Resort
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Visita Iglesia
5:00 PM - Bus Terminal
7:00 PM - Departure Tuguegarao to Manila

April 2, 2018 - Home Sweet Home

Estimated Expenses: 7 to 8k per pax

Worth Remembering (Memories and Thoughts to Look Back)
- Playing with the echoes of Callao Cave
- I've lost my phone 
- Ghost stories during good Friday
- The "week-long couple"
- The "away-bati couple"
- Avengera laban kay _________
- Alcala Milk Candy (Out of Stock)
- Aries got a 2 strikes due to drunkness
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Holy Week Tour 2k18 Part 1: Iguig Calvary Hill and Callao Cave

Holy Week Tour 2k18 Part 2: The Blue Lagoon of Pagudpod

Holy Week Tour 2k18 Part 3: Palaui Island

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