#banue

The moment we step out of the bus, the weather welcomed us by warming our body. Then we got a chance to have our breakfast in one of inns & restaurants there before our trip to Sagada, but before that, we got a chance to view the rice terrace from Banaue Viewpoints, it was mesmerizing! You can see how tall the rice terrace and how huge it was! Not only that, you might also see natives wearing their traditional attire and they were very friendly!

Done with the sightseeing at Banaue Viewpoints, we continued our journey to Sagada using jeepney. The trip took us about two to three hours, and choosing jeepney was not a bad choice! If you are bored with only sitting inside you can ask the driver to stop and go sit on top of the jeepney, but make sure to bring a jacket with you because the wind is quite strong and hold the handle tightly to make sure you’re safe, once you enter crowded area, you have to watch your head for the hanging cables. The trip on top of the jeepney is priceless! What else could beat the breeze of the wind while touring around the mountain? It’s like riding a horse with exception of different noise. After we arrived in the inn, we put pack some of necessities for trekking. The inn was very good and the view from the inn is beautiful, and also the inn provides warm shower. Then we set off to the restaurant for our lunch. The restaurant where we ate is famous for its coffee, especially the one which is processed by civet. After we satisfy our hunger with the delicious food, we began to trek.

We trekked the coffee trail there, where most of farmers pick up coffee beans. But it’s not only about coffee beans; you can also see the hanging coffin by the cliff. People believe that if the higher the coffin hanged, the closer the spirit of the dead to its creator. Then we continued our adventure of trekking the coffee beans trail, which involves going down the mountain. The soil is not as hard as the upper part of the mountain, it might be because it is more humid below since the sunlight is blocked by the trees and bushes. Trekking the coffee beans was not a big deal for us, since most of the path we took is not too steep and the weather was good also; well it really fits our expectation since Pat told us that the first trekking is going to be the easiest one. 

After trekking the coffee trail, some of us went to trek to the waterfall. It takes 30-40 minutes to reach the waterfall. The pathway we took was much more difficult than the coffee trail; the path was narrow and also much steeper. Although we can expect that the way to go back up is tiring, but seeing the waterfall was really worth it! The place around the waterfall is calm and beautiful, one of good place to relax with your friends and have a picnic. It was really an amazing place, you should not miss it.

After spending the whole afternoon trekking coffee trail and also went to the waterfalls, all were very tired and hungry. What could be better than a sweet treat? Not only it will boost your energy, but it will also boost your mood! For our dinner, we went to Sagada Lemon Pie House, with its specialty the lemon pie. The taste was really good, especially after doing a lot of trekking or any activities which drained your energy to the fullest, the sweet taste really replenish the energy and boosts our mood; the tired atmosphere became joyful while eating the lemon pie.