- Left Vigan around 10am, 1st stop was Juan Luna shrine
- The shrine was closed as it is Monday so we just took pictures outside
- Lunch is at Herencia Café in front of Paoay church, food was good also
- Followed signs to Paoay lake and Malacañang of the North
- Again Malacañang was closed so we just went down to see the lake
- Coming out of we saw a sign to Batac (we went to Paoay first so we can have lunch there) and we ventured that way and did not go back where we came from
- I think it's a secondary road, we did see cars coming from where we're going nor anybody's following us
- It was quite a long drive until we got back to the national highway
- After visiting Marcos museum we got back on the highway to Fort Ilocandia
- After turning left just before the Laoag bridge, we felt that the road we're driving is the same one as in Paoay
- As we checked in, I asked the girl at the counter about the sand dunes and she told me it's in Paoay (where we came from), gosh!
- I read in the blogs that it's about and hour+ walking from the beach in Fort Ilocandia and that was my guide
- I think when we were in the Lake Paoay area we were near to the sand dunes - SUBA I think because I noticed signs going to the resort mentioned by the girl in Fort Ilocandia (I forgot the name)
- After going to our rooms which is huge but noticeably old, we went to the beach to try going to sand dunes
- After walking a few minutes we gave in that it will be dark if we continue on
- The staff advised us not to swim in the beach there so we just relaxed by the beach and watch the sun set, oh, I watched the sun set while hubby slept
I think this the best picture that I took throughout the trip- We then took a dip in the pool under a full moon, there's only 1 other family there so it was quite fun and relaxing
- Dinner was bulalo and the price was reasonable
- There's not much choices in the cable channels that they have
Day 4, Tuesday
- Breakfast is included in the P5.4k room rate which I find expensive considering there's really not much to see and do there, well maybe if one would go gambling at the casino, which we did not
- After some picture taking around the place,
we started on our way to Pagudpud - Stopped by Cape Bojeador lighthouse which is clean and boy the view is breathtaking (what is it with the sea in Ilocos that it's so blue? is it that deep)
- The caretaker guy there also sells souvenir t-shirts
- The drive to Bangui Windmills will pass thru a rough road however the windmills, all 20 of them, is such a sight - white windmills with a background view of the blue sea and pebble beach
- A surprise was Kangkang Café (it's in Brgy. Kangkang) located on the 3rd windmill which has clean bathrooms and when we ordered coffee, it was only then that they ground the coffee beans, I didn't expect that (although there are foreigners/expat working at the windmill farm)
- After we had our coffee we headed to Saud Beach in Pagudpud
- We were able to get a room at Terra Rika with a very good location - beach front on the 2nd floor with our own balcony, it's very nice except for the bathtub which has a whole/break in it
- Room rate of P2.4k is already 50% as it is off-peak already, it's quite expensive
- The sand is brownish, the water is nice and cool
A sunset picture that I took by the beach with a fisherman on his raft as if standing on the side of the sun
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