Last May 24, we had our team building at Club Punta Fuego. Club Punta Fuego is said to be exclusive for members only but now they are allowing government agencies to have their team building activities inside their club premises. The property is located in Nasugbu, Batangas. Inside the club, there were lots of houses or villas in some sort of Spanish style. I think certain rich people own these villas and uses them as vacation homes.
I won't be writing too much about the place. Just to describe it, the property is simply elegant and I love the infinity pool! The property is big so you need to take the free shuttle for you to go to the different parts of the club. Just ask the staffs about the shuttle service schedule. By the way, the sunset in Club Punta Fuego is very nice! It was like a ball of fire hence the name "fuego" I think.
Here are the photos:
Inside the room
DAY 2
Kuya Jay, our driver informed us that we will go to Blue Lagoon first before heading to the Falls. I think this is wisest for it's hard to swim at the beach during lunch time on wards for it's too hot in Ilocos. The view of the travel to blue lagoon from our accommodation was mesmerizing. We had breakfast first then took pictures and swam at the stunningly blue waters hence the name "Blue Lagoon". You will see the blue color of the water best at about 11 am on wards due to the position of the sun in the sky :)
The sand was fine so it was scorching hot but the water was cool so you will enjoy swimming there. Just take note that it gets deeper immediately as you get a bit further from the beach so take watch of your kids.
We left the beach at about past 1 in the afternoon then we went to Bantay Abot cave. The way down was a bit rocky so you have to take careful steps.
Then the Patapat viaduct with a very beautiful view of the blue sea and the blue sky :) We wanted to take a photo of us lying on the road but it was impossible for there were too many vehicles passing by that time lol.
Next stop was the Kabigan Falls. Didn't take so much photos for I was busy with trekking lol. It was a tiring trek and I was asking our guide along the way and he said that it will be a 1.5 kilometer trek so times two that's 3 km!! No wonder when I got home people were telling me that I got thinner hehehe. We had dinner near the saud beach and we were so tired so we slept early.
DAY 3
The only spot left for us to visit in the North was the Kapurpurawan rock formation. We saw wind mills near the area again. Good thing we went there during the morning for it will be much hotter in the afternoon. Notice our skin color, we are all dark skinned by day 3! I call that the "Ilocos sun effect" ;)
The last stop before heading back to Manila was Vigan City. My second time walking along the old structures in the Heritage walk.
It was a tiring but super fun trip! I met new wonderful friends who are so crazy and fun to be with. We had fun singing, laughing and chatting inside the van through out the trip back to Manila. Our driver can't help but laugh because of the craziness at the back side of the van hehe. A wonderful second summer 2014 get away for me.
May 16-18, 2014
This ilocos tour with some of my office mates have been moved for about 2 times because of work load but finally this summer of 2014, it pushed through!.
This is a packaged tour from travel ventours with inclusions of the van transportation (back and forth Manila-Ilocos), accommodation of 2 nights and the tour of the sites. Other people who joined us in the van were some friends of one of my office mates. Meet up was last thursday (May 15) at about 9 pm at trinoma and then traveled all the way to Ilocos sur during the night (with stop overs of course).
We arrived in Vigan at about past 6 in the morning and had our breakfast first at Marcia's. Then we went to our first tourist site stop, the Bantay church and bell tower. This is my 2nd time going here, first was last December of 2013 with my extended family.
Second stop was Baluarte where we saw several animals. I was excited to see the tigers! Well I'm a thomasian graduate so what do you expect? ;)
Third stop was the Marcos museum then we had lunch at Laoag city. After that was my dream destination in Ilocos, the Paoay Church!
Next was the Paoay sand dunes, Malacanang of the North and the Cape Bojeador light house. After that, we went to see the Bangui wind mills.
That was the last visit for Day 1. We then went to Klasik inn to stay for the night. We were all dead tired but some were still able to drink and socialize before sleeping :)
