Cagayan and Isabela

[shegothim]

nakapagpabook na ako march 27 mla-tug 708.84 ang price dapat 690+ kaya lang may fee pa pag sa bank nagbayad. ok na rin para di na dagdag sa bayarin sa cc.

di pa nga lang ako nakapagpabook ng pauwi laoag-mla naman. pinakamababa kong nakita ay sa pal 1600+ lang at sa cebu pac naman eh 2thou plus.

[shegothim]

mga sis may byahe ba ng bus mula sta ana hanggang pagudpud? ilang oras kaya ang byahe atsaka mga magkano ang pamasahe?

[kikay iska]

^ merong mini non-aircon buses, sis.  di lang ako sure kung gaano katagal ang byahe.  will ask around din. 

[shegothim]

thanks sis. excited na ako para sa holy week.

[kikay iska]

^ kami, hindi tuloy ang cagayan-ilocos trip kasi may pasok si bestfriend   pero balak ko pa ring umuwi sa cagayan that time.  sayang ang walang pasok eh.  if ever, pwedeng sumabit sa lakad nyo?

btw, yung mla-tuguegarao flight mo is a steal.  nag-try ako mock-booking just now and it's already 1651, base fare pa lang. pag with taxes/fees, almost 2k na.

[shegothim]

pwede sis.

kakatuwa nga iyong nabili kong ticket mura na rin sya para sa akin. iyong ibang kasama namin magbubus na lang kasi di rin sila nakaabot sa sale. so magmemeet na lang kami sa tuguegarao.

[abbiesh]

went there last August pa. Callao Caves and Calvary Hills  - must see. For holy week, perfect ang lifesize stations of the cross sa Calvary Hills.

For the white river rafting tours, I suggest you contact Anton Carag. They offer rafting for Cagayan and meron din sa Sagada I saw them ata on trip na trip and Sports unlimited. We were supposed to join their trip pero nag back out yung isang group. Since 2 lang kme, hinde na pwede

[kikay iska]

^^ sis shegothim, are you going to try rafting in Kalinga?

^ sis abbiesh, sayang naman hindi kayo natuloy. 

[shegothim]

sa ngayon hindi. sa dept of tourism nagtanong iyong friend ko para sa tour parang di sinama sa IT ang rafting. iyong friend ko kasi ang nakatoka sa tuguegarao at ako naman sa ilocos.

[Mr. Yosa]

Ask ko lang, which is a better route Ilocos(Pagudpud)-Cagayan or Cagayan-Pagudpud?..(Kita ko kasi sa map magkalapit lang sila, mukhang pwede naman pagsabayin. Menos sa time travel.).. I'd like to know also what bus to take to and fro Pagudpud-Cagayan or v.v

[abbiesh]

From Manila, I think Ilocos to pagudpud is shorter, much much shorter than if you take the cagayan route.

Bus to Pagudpud - Florida, Partas, Farinas, Victory Liner (not sure), Philippine Rabbit (pero d daw advisable Phil Rabbit kasi accident prone daw sila.)

[kikay iska]

^^ Actually, Mla-Pagudpud and Mla-Tuguegarao,  halos same lang ang travel time.  Minsan mas mabilis pa ang Mla-Tug, especially if you take Victory De Luxe bus. 

Pwedeng-pwede mo talaga pagsabayin ang Ilocos (at least Northern part) at Cagayan. 

^ These are buses to Pagudpud  from Manila, right?

[abbiesh]

hehe. tlaga sis. hmm.. i haven't tried driving from tugegarao to pagudpud pa naman. we drove to pagudpod via Ilocos, then separate trip, drove from manila to tuguegarao. Super haba kasi ng drive namen to Cagayan. Ewan ko lang pag bus

[clueless]

^ i think distance is about the same but if driving, i think mla-tug takes longer because you have to cross the mountain. don kasi natatagalan minsan, sa santa fe. and i think mas maganda din ang daan going to ilocos kaya din mas mabilis.

mla-tug is about 550kms, i think.

[abbiesh]

true ms clueless, mahaba ang drive sa mountains. sa map kasi, the distance looks the same. pero yung daanan mo, parang mahaba masyado sa cagayan.  esp sa Dalton's Point ba un? Basta D something. Zigzag kasi. I forgot na the name

[clueless]

^ yup, dalton pass. that's the highest point sa zigzag. santa fe yung town yata kung saan yung zigzag.

when i was a kid, we used to drive to manila almost every month. dati kasi you can have early breakfast in tuguegarao and be in manila in time for lunch. ganon lang kabilis ang drive dati kasi maganda ang daan and di masyado traffic. so nung bata ako sanay na sanay ako sa zigzag. ngayong matanda na ako, hindi na masyado sanay kasi bihira nang mag-biyahe so i dread that part of the drive. kailangan tulog na ako bago umakyat. hehe.

i got tickets na for holy week - thursday to sunday. buti hindi pa masyadong mahal yung nakuha ko. my brother's wife and 3-yo daughter are coming from canada. it's going to be the kid's first time in tuguegarao and she's excited to see the animals on her lolo's farm. di niya alam kung ano ang carabao so she's excited to see that too. 

now i'm on the lookout for cheap tickets in time for the may elections. di ko naman kasi alam bakit don pa ako nag-register.

[kikay iska]

If you will be driving, mas okay ang Mla-Pagudpud.  May mountainous areas din dyan but not as difficult as Dalton Pass.  Blind curves kasi yung sa pa-Tuguegarao.  When we drive, we always bring 2 drivers.  Even buses have 2 drivers in 1 trip.

Pero iba rin ang landscape ng madadaanan mo ng Mla-Tug land trip, lalo na pag day trip.  you'll see the mountains in Nueva Vizcaya covered in pine trees   Plus, it's actually the Sierra Madres.

Driving from Tug to Pagudpud is much easier.  Sometimes, kaya na ng 4 hours

[shegothim]

ah mabilis lang din naman pala ang travel time pero siguro mas matagal pa dyan kung magcocommute.

[clueless]

^ mabilis lang from ilocs to cagayan talaga pag nag-drive. mas ok din mag-drive than mag-commute so you can stop at patapat road for photo ops. super nice there. and also the magapit suspension bridge in cagayan. maganda din mag photo ops don. not sure if the buses stop in these places.

[Mr. Yosa]

Thanks for your ans..mag cocommute lang kme..So, mas oks ang Mla-Pagudpud-Tug?..tama ba?