The Pawikan Craze

In spite of everything, I joined the 2007 Pawikan Festival!

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Elison Hotel, Balanga, Bataan. This was where we stayed for the night.

While waiting for the Walk to start.

The Walk for a Cause, joining the force of the LANDBANK in Bataan, with scenic view feasting my eyes and senses.

At the Conservation Center in Nagbalayong.

A little baby pawikan in the hands of a young lady.

Bebang’s Chikiting waiting for the mini bus in Nagbalayong plaza.

In the old mini bus that we rode on our way to SBMA.

QUICK INFO

Transportation:

We took a cab — P105. Cheaper method — Take the MRT and alight at the Taft Station. The bus terminal is at the north-bound side of EDSA.

We rode the Genesis bus to reach Balanga — P136. In Balanga Genesis terminal, we took a tricycle to go to our hotel — P24 at P8 each.

From Balanga to Morong, we took the bus ride arranged by the tourism office. That was a long one-hour ride for a hungry person like me.
Accommodation:

We were supposed to camp in Morong. However, at 11:00 PM there was no transportation available anymore to get us there. Hence, we stayed for a while in a local hotel. Courtesy of the Bataan Tourism Office, we were booked at Elison Hotel.

The hotel was quite expensive for our budget — P1,350 for the three of us.
That’s an air-conditioned room with two beds, with an extra cushioned folding bed, cable TV, hot water, a couple packs of bath essentials and a nice comfort room.

Food:

For the Thursday dinner, we had Jollibee.

For the Friday breakfast, we had small ube breads in packs of 6 — P6 each or P12 for the two packs.

For the early lunch, we had pasta at a local small carinderia in Nagbalayong — P10 each for the pasta (palabok and spaghetti), P5 each pancake, and P7.50 for a bottle of Cheers. Our total bill was P55 — very affordable. The people were very warm, too.

Wait for the full blast chronicle of our trip when Ed and Bebang finally upload our pics.