the big playground @ Mayon Skyline

ginawang playground ng dalawang makulit

feeling malaki na din kung makatakbo

flowers @ mayon skyline

A Sunday up in the sky

with baby always excited with our travels

We talked about leaving at 7:00 am for Tiwi, but we ended up after lunch. It was a rainy morning, so every one were tied down in bed.  But still, after Crissy and I enumerated our possible options we decided to push through with the original travel plans  since the kids would insist that we go. Nikki has been wishing for the Mayon Skyline since she's never been there. "Saan nga ba talaga tayo pupunta? sabi ng mga bata. Sabi ko,basta aakyatin natin ang Mayon at maiiwan doon ang pinaka-makulit.

finally! they are here for the first time.
natakot sila pumasok sa planetarium at sabi ko may quiz paglabas
ang alam pa naman nila na planeta 'yong nag-iexist sa power rangers

 The weather was fine when we were heading to Tiwi, but when we are half on our way to the skyline it started to drizzle. I think I was seriously praying for the safety of our travel that  I didn't even noticed that we have reached our destination. It was already raining hard so Crissy check if it was okay to have our foods be eaten at the cafe. We bought our snacks with us but I couldn't resist anyway ordering the bihon guisado which was more than I expected. The serving was enough for all of us at 190 pesos only.  Thank God, that we were able to take some pictures when the rain stopped for a while.

the kids na katumbas ng isang dosena ang kakulitan kapag pinag-sama

the whole gang, thanks to our photographer AJK, yon talaga role niya

mines view daw ang peg sa sobrang kapal ng fog at super lamig na paligid.

hugs, hugs from baby

our resident model/photographer/travel planner/over-all assistant/ eldest ampon daw namin

our boys

the cafe beside the planetarium

the foggy road

They weren't able to see the crater that I was telling them about since it was foggy. Over all, they enjoyed the cold climate.

a little note...nanibago sila doon sa mga bata na nag-aabang sa kalye kung bakit kumakaway lahat. The kids who are used to tourists may be who throw them coins. But it looks real dangerous if they will race for it.

i love mayon!

i can only say "WOW"

Quota na daw kami for the day kaya puwede na gumala, hehehe. The biggest advantage of being your own boss is having your own time...It's almost half past the hour of one when we decided to go to Mayon Planetarium. He wanted first to watch "unofficially yours", but I am not so in the mood for lovey-dovey, so I insisted for a roadtrip instead.

view of Mayon in front of Daraga dumpsite

We both can't resist the desire for a shot once more at this location,i guess it's somewhere in Sto. Domingo.Parang 'yong Mayon lang talaga kinunan niya. Sa katirikan ng araw, and in front of passing vehicles,pinag-pose niya ako.

junction leading to Mayon Skyline

After almost an hour of travelling we finally reach the intersection leading to our destination. Fortunately, meron nagbebenta ng gasolina. para sigurado lang at hindi kami nakapag-gas bago pumunta. Sabi ng aleng tindera, 9kms pa paakyat. 12 kms naman 'yong binaybay namin from Tabaco City. Sabay sabi ko na 12kms lang ba yon? It really seemed far lalo na at bihira kami may makasalubong at pakonti ng pakonti ang bahay. I've been here before pero dahil medyo may memory gap na ako di ko na maalala masyado.

 

Upon arrival, we headed for the snack house, we were both so hungry and thirsty to say. Good thing there is this Starship cafe. We just had burgers which was amazingly good.

We went next to the Planetarium. There wasn't much to see with the ten peso entrance fee. The attendant was kind enough to ask if we wanted to watch a 10-minute short film in their mini-theatre. We were thinking about the time, so we declined. He said it shows Mayon eruption. We will try it next time. 

Cris enjoyed posing for me again.

bagay daw sa shirt niya 'yong kulay sa likod

Ngayon lang narefresh ang memory ko na ang liit lang pala ng earth compared sa ibang planets. hahaha, poor me, sayang naman ang three times na best in science na award ko at na-amaze pa ako sa fact 'yon.

Ayun, nakita na naman niya ang Mayon. Na-aaddict siya magpakuha ng picture basta may Mayon.

         Aba! at talagang gusto niya din magpose dito. He is into plants and gardens nowadays.

Para lang Tagaytay ang lamig ng simoy ng hangin. A few huts were occupied even it was a weekday. There were a number of cars arriving even it was past four o'clock in the afternoon.

one nice shot crissy!

 A closer view of the crater. nabigla pa ako ng makita ito. I didn't even notice it before. Ewan ko ba I always had this fear when looking at Mayon in close proximity. I do appreciate its beauty but at the same time I also dread the dangers it brings.

We left after buying a bonsai and an orchid. It's his weakness now. He spends  lot of time scouting for something to plant. And it makes me happy of course...

We took the Sabloyon road on the way back. Manang said it's 16kms to the main road in Ligao, but we opted that way since i haven't passed there. And I was so impressed with the road. Sobrang ganda at nainggit ako bigla kasi ang mga barangays ng Ligao ay mga kanya-kanyan gymnasium. Haay ang tagal ko ng pangarap yan para sa Anislag. And it's safe to say na hindi lang siguro ako ang nangngarap non. Bulag kaya mga politician at di nila mapansin na 'yon ang pinaka-kailangan in this side of Daraga. Para naman hindi mga basang sisiw lagi mga tao dito whenever there is an occasion

Para kay Vince ang toyo, sardinas at vetsin na ito sa Camalig. Tuwang-tuwa ang mga bata dito.Payabangan pa sila kung sino na ang nakakita nito. Kaya dream come true kay Vince ng madaan kami dito. Di na siya mayayabangan nila Pet at Yay.