Baler: Roadtrip for the Holy Week
First of all, it was an unplanned trip. However, came early morning of Good Friday, I found myself behind the wheel cruising the narrow road leading to what have been dubbed as the Philippines' surf capital - Baler. Normally, I prefer spending the Holy Week observing traditions like doing the Visita Iglesia, joining a "prusisyon", and most importantly, attending the Easter Vigil. But a promise is a promise, and I gave one to a cousin to take him surfing in Baler before he flies back to London for work. Holy Week was the only available time he had. Taking into consideration that Holy Week is vacation time for majority of Filipinos, and Baler slowly becoming a major tourist destination, one of the concern I had in doing the trip was if we would be able to find an accommodation once we get there. Good thing my cousin was able to have a travel agency reserve a room for us at Jamjen's Lodge...