Trippers Journey to Anawangin Cove

by lakwatserong tatay

We arrived early at San Antonio, Zambaes, around 3am in the morning. After few minutes our boatman/guide arrived, Kuya Joven, and then the start of journey to Pundaquit starts, It was still dark in the Punadaquit Bay when we arrived, so Kuya Joven give us a place to stay for a while, and wait the sun to rise. It was around 5am, when few of us go to Public Market, and before yours truly proceed to the market i went first to it's Parish Church of Holy Infant of San Antonio, one of my previous post. After my visit and praying for some guidance for our trip and stay that day, i followed my fellow tripper to the market and after buying all our necessary stuffs, for our dishes, rice, some noodles & canned goods and of course some liquiors...hehehe..We've been to public market for an hour and the sun was really shining when we got back to Brgy. Pundaquit. Of course, after getting back the trippers that does not joined us to buy our stuffs, are responsible in packing up our stuffs to our respective boats, and for me, i just hold my camera and photo sessions started.....^_^.

Our Sidetrip: Capones & Camara Island

It was 6:30am, when the trippers completed to packed up our things and stuffs to our respective boats. Here are some of the shots along Pundaquit shores.

Left Shore Side of Pundaquit Beach

Right Shore Side of Pundaquit Beach

Trippers photo opps while preparing to wear their life jackets and boarding our respective boats...hehehe.^_^.

Go on board.....my co-trippers

Here's co-x-plorer Jaysee the Eagle....and where together in a small boat...

my co-xplorer.....Jaysee D Eagle

The small boat of "The Great Sky".

Our boat....."The Great Sky"

And then, our cruise starts, there were so many hills, coves that surrounds this Pundaquit Bay. So if your a trippers like us, you may also be amazed, how really beatuiful our country was.

Start of our journey....

Camara Island

Capones Island

After almost 30 minutes in the sea.....of course, photo opps again....our co-trippers getting first in this open sea waters.

the trippers...

My co-trippers

other trippers...^_^

Another cove that can be explored, i forgot to ask Kuya Joven about this island....^_^.

Another cove that we passed by....

This rock cliffs, reminds me of my trip in Palawan. Although this rocks is not as might as in El Nido. It was also a picturesque shot. Also on this exact site is the entrance of the Anawangin cove.

Specially this two rock formations, that looks like the gate to enter the Anawangin Cove.

The gate to Anawangin

Just few meters away, It's nice to be back in Anawangin.^_^. Among all of us trippers, there were all virgins on this cove, sad to say, i just wanted to say that this cove is much nicer and you will feel that your really close to nature wayback years ago, not like this time, this coves are now called resorts, that has different owners....

Anawangin Cove

Left Shore Side of Anawangin Cove

Right Shore Side of Anawangin Cove

We arrived few minutes ahead to our fellow trippers. Of course, i will not missed to have a self portrait photo souvenir in the shores of Anawangin. Wow, this is my 3rd time to visit this cove, and i've seen the changes of this cove. At first this cove can be only reach thru hiking via Mt. Pundaquit and now open to all tourist and backpackers that you could have 2 choices by hiking and leisure trip like what i suggested to my fellow trippers...a boat ride...^_^.

Lakwatserong Tatay's 3rd time @ Anawangin Cove

It's been a while since my last visit on this cove, it was 2007,  there were so many changes. And i'll try my best to reminisce all of it and share it to you on my next story, that is all about Anawangin....^_^.

This story is part of: Weekend Getaway to San Antonio, Zambales

The Church of Holy Infant Catholic

A Glimpse of Parish of San Antonio
by lakwatserong tatay
Everytime i'm visiting different places, there's one place that i will not miss. Visiting it's parish church, and now i'm with another group of trippers. Our group will explore the town of San Antonio, Zambales, where the famous coves can be found. This town is the jumpoff for all the coves and island that is located near San Antonio.

Parish Church of San Antonio

This Church was created due to Mt. Pinatubo eruption on June 15, 1991 almost destroyed the entire church. For five years, this church was a make-shift chapel. Then by September 3, 1996, with the approval and encouragement of Bishop Deogracias S. Iñiguez Jr. construction of new church started, and after one year of construction on September 27, 1997, Church of Holy Infant was opened, and ready to served the people of San Antonio.

The center isle of the Church

Church's Altar

Before going to Public Wet & Dry Market of San Antonio, i visited this church first, to pray for guidance and safety of our trip that day. And of course, everytime i'm visiting churches, i really love to take some picture inside a church, like what i have shared to you....^_^

Choir group area

One of the most unique piece in a church are different saints placed in different portion of a church. Maybe for the reason, that some advocates and devotees pray for specific saints. Like on this church, the presence of different saints can be found.

Patron Saints around the Church

Also this piece, is always present in a church, that comes with different styles, like this picture below, most of the bowls of holy water i've found in churches is included and cemented in two of the big post of the church entrance. But this one is a copper based type stand that has a bowl of holy water....like... ^_^.

Bowl of Holy Water

After offering some prayers and taking some of photo souvenirs inside the church. Of course, Church marker is always part of a church. Specially like this church that is built after the Mt. Pinatubo explosion.

Church Marker

Of course, one of the most important place inside a church, the confession area, where us, devotees, seeking guidance and ask for forgiveness, in a way of talking with a parish priest.

Church's confession area

Parish Church of Holy Infant Jesus

And then, after visiting the Church of San Antonio, we tripper go to the public market and buy some of food stuffs and beverages thtat we will be using on our trip to Anawangin.

One last look of Parish Church of San Antonio

Parish of Holy Infant Jesus
San Antonio, Zambales, 2206
Tel. no.: +63(47) 913-4507
Titular: Holy Infant Jesus, (2nd Sunday of January)

Next stop is our journey to Zambales and our sailing experience to Anawangin....^_^

This story is part of: Weekend Getaway at San Antonio, Zambales