After a seven-hour travel time from Manila to Baler, an exciting city tour, and a heavy lunch at Chef Jerry’s Picnic Buffet Restaurant, we now headed to Bebel’le Beach Resort to check-in and to rest for an hour or two before we engage to water fun.

The resort had its soft opening just a week ago. It has six rooms on a beachfront. Our room could actually fit a total of 5 guests with its fully-furnished space of two comfortable beds, LCD tv, and a bathroom with a bidet and hot and cold shower. There were tables and chairs in the balcony which we were provided with complimentary mineral water and a thermal pot with hot water. Rate – P3,000.

We dozed off for almost two hours and woke up by 4:30 pm, got out of bed, changed to swimwear, and off we went to the beach. Yahoo! Unfortunately, it was still raining. But we were surprised seeing lots of people sprawled on the sand while others on surfing boards amidst the cold weather. What more if it is summer?

My first surfing experience was in La Union, but the waves were not that so friendly at that time so I did not learn much.

This rainy day, it was so challenging and exciting to surf because the waves had gone wild. I coerced my buddies to join me in surfing but they favored playing with the buffeting waves. Kuya Jun was my patient instructor who taught me immensely the art of balancing my body and braving the strong waves. And for my first attempt, I was so proud that I did it well and got into the shore gracefully.

It was tiring surfing with the crashing waves, but nonetheless, it was really fun and wonderful!  Later I joined my buddies who were shouting and laughing like little kids, a child delight anyway.

Rate with surfboard and instructor – P350.  I gave P100 tip to Kuya Jun.

It was raining till night. Bebel’le had no restaurant as of this writing. We had our dinner in The Rolling Stores in the central town. Food is so affordable and we enjoyed eating under a big umbrella while the rain was pouring.

Later we roamed a while when the rain stopped. We found out that Baler was devoid of commercialism, no shopping malls (only Mercury Drug Store), no fast-food chains, only Jollibee on wheels, no jeepney (only trike) with few banks, and few atm booths (Land Bank, Development Bank of the Philippines).

Baler’s provincial appeal will surely give you a quiet respite from the busy city life of the metro and relaxation you will surely enjoy once you visit this place.

When we went back to the resort, Pao invited me and his daddy for a night walk along the long stretch of sand. Thanks to the beach light of Be’belle Resort and other resorts for lighting our way.

The night was very cold and so serene. The thundering waves were music to our ears.

A little later, we went into bed for a long and comfortable sleep.

Mornings in Baler

Dark gray sky greeted our morning. No sunrise photo of Baler. Huhuhu. But thank God, it was not raining anymore. We went for a walk to the shoreline. There were many people around, some were walking and some were surfing with the waves. Yes, as early as 6:00 am!

We stepped into neighboring Smart Beach Resort and had a hearty Pinoy breakfast of cornsilog, hotsilog, longsilog, dangsilog with milo for kids, and 3-in-1 coffee for the older buddies.

There were several vendors selling the signature suman of Baler called galo in the vernacular. It was made of organic purple rice with coconut milk and latik. We bought one bunch of this suman and tasted it. Surprisingly, it was so delicious especially if complemented with a hot coffee. The suman was sweetened so there’s no need to add sugar.

After our breakfast, we headed to Ditumabo Falls in Barangay Ditumabo, San Luis. The weather was now cooperative. Little sunshine was now streaming into the road so we were now the happy souls.

But to our dismay, it was not passable going to the Mother Falls because of the high level of water in the rivers. Instead, we were advised to visit Caunayan Falls in Barangay Pimentel in the same town.

Through the instruction of a local, we were able to locate the waterfalls in twenty minutes. We passed a rough road that got stiffer when we were nearing the waterfalls. The paved road was just so short. Anyway, we enjoyed the ride seeing verdant vegetation. The view was so wonderful for it reminds me of my home town Albay.

Parking was almost full when we arrived. We paid for the entrance fee and we took the 10-minute trek. The waterfalls was small but the water was refreshingly cool and clear. We can’t come close to the catch basin because of lots of people wading in the water. We did not swim, we just captured the moment looking around, embracing nature’s finest gift, and took lots of pictures to our heart’s content.

When we went back to Bebel’le, we packed up, took shower, and bid goodbye to Sabang Beach.

Thank you, Vanni and Armie for your warm accommodation. For our next visit, we will be glad to stay again at your resort. But I wish, it would be sunny so we could have a picture-perfect sunrise photo in Sabang Beach.

Next destination —- >>> AMCO Diguisit Resort in Diguisit, Baler

Contact Info:

• Vanni – 09291714979 Email: bebellebeachresort@gmail.com
• Address:  Sabang Beach, Baler, Aurora

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