JOIN US! SKED: December 26-29, 2010 Text @ 09187318010
After a successful Sagada outreach program plus a super trip full of fun & excitements with PAARL, Inc. comes another invitation for all to spend beautiful days in a municipality (Sagada) on top of caves after Christmas and before New Year comes. Join Eric on December 26 (8pm departure, Cable Tour assembly, in front of Trinity University of Asia, Rodriguez Street, Q.C.). Route: from Cable Tour, QC to Banaue-Bontoc-Sagada to Baguio (1-2 hour stay) to Manila Cable Tour, QC, December 29, 2010. For only 3,200 pesos inclusive of 2 breakfast meals, transportation, 2-night accommodation @ St. Joseph's Resthouse, tour packages, tourism fee, tour guide fee, van, museum fee, pottery shop demo. Just like the 19 librarians (PAARL's Christopher, Roderick, Sonia, Veron, Ana & Elvira; DLSU-Dasma: Arlene, Joebert, Gina, Mary Ann, Jigs; Cavite Study Center: Heidi, AIMS: Jiji; ESI: Naidz, Dada; La Consolacion's Lenard; PWU: Purita; UP's Marian; & Jenny of Perpetual Help- see photos: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=470085541399&set=a.470083216399.265787.696346399) and others who joined and enjoyed the Sagada travel with PAARL, Inc. recently (December 2-5, 2010), your group will visit hanging coffins, burial caves (Lum-iang Cave, Sumag-ing Cave), Bomod-ok Falls, walk over rice paddies, etc. Fun activities await backpackers and their families in Sagada - a municipality on top of caves in the northernmost . They will stay at pricely cheap rooms of St. Joseph's Resthouse. You may also bring professional journals, magazines for teachers of Sagada Bomabanga National High School. Spelunking Rappelling Swimming Mountain trekking Walking over rice padies Wine tasting Souvenir shopping Lemon pie/cinnamon/French bread eating with lemon and mountain tea Pinikpikan Family bonding with colleagues Church visits Reflection activities Touring Bontoc Museum Visits to Echo Valley, Calvary, Lake Danum, Sumag-ing Cave, Burial Cave, Bomod-ok Falls, Bok-ong Falls, Hanging Coffins Historian Scott's tomb searching Community outreach through book donations & scholarship fund raising Yoghurt Lemon pie tasting... and a lot more surprises! Slots are open, text @ 09187318010 and click for details: http://sagadalibrarianbackpackers.blogspot.com/ Sagada: PAARL Travel Advisory * The travel is open to all. Bring friends and your family! Text complete name, institution, gender and age @ 09187318010 and confirm attendance. * Warm up and flex your muscles or exercise before the event. Join in good health. * For Sagada cold weather during night time, wear a thick jacket/sweater, gloves, a bonnet or a cap for the head plus socks, neck protection. * Bring your sunglass, sunblock, moisturizer, cap/umbrella, medicines; baon for 3 days and 2 nights; & extra money for food, souvenirs, etc. * Bring water at all times. * Bring a self-help book or a bag of periodicals/books or a box to donate. * Going to Sagada (12 hours) transforms you into a backpacker. * Fee of 3,200 pesos is inclusive of transportation, accommodation, tour packages & guide fees, tourism fee, museum fee, pottery shop w/ demo fee, day-tour van/jeep) * Take care of your personal belongings. The tour coordinators will not be responsible for losses from Manila to Sagada, vice-versa. ASSEMBLY * Be at the bus station of the Cable Tours, in front of Trinity University of Asia (college campus), Rodriguez St., Q.C. @ 7pm (Dec. 26). Come earlier since traffic is heavy beginning 4pm. * Departure is 8pm. Get enough sleep each day... ACCOMMODATION * Beddings are provided. There is an extra cost for an extra blanket. * Bring your toiletries. * Water in Sagada is ice cold but tolerable during shower. * Water is scarce when there is a big number of tourists in the municipality. * Hot water is available in the resthouse (St. Joseph's Resthouse). * Battery charging is allowed. TOUR * Wake up early, greet & say your beautiful mornings to all and eat breakfast @ 7am (Masferre Inn). 7:45am tour assembly is in front of the Municipality Hall. @ 8am, all in the van/jeep and tour begins. * Wear non-white and jeans are a no in doing spelunking (caving) in the Sumag-ing Cave (Friday) or walking over rice paddies to Bomod-ok Falls (Saturday). Be in simplest attire at all times and shorts are okay. * All ages are admitted including kids of 4 and can go down the cave or aim also for Bomod-ok Falls for four (4) hours each. * No step-ins down the cave. The group will be going down barefoot or barefooted. There will be pool swimming * Saturday walk to Bomod-ok Falls: bring food for your merienda and lunch and your swimsuit. * Little fasting is a yes-yes! But eat fruits, bread, drink water or juice or raw vegetables with some sauce, avoid cola. Others * Sagada is very people-friendly. Understand dwellers' accent. * Listen to tourist guides and guides are accommodating. If you have inquiries, ask them. * You may give a personal tip and be informed that a group tip is already part of your travel fees. If asking for a personal guide, provide also a personal tip. Two (2) guides for a group of 10. * Text @ 09187318010 if you have inquiries or decide to eat and be somewhere in the municipality on top of caves * Don't forget to try lemon pie or blue berry pie w/ brewed coffee, or be @ the Lemon Pie House or Yoghurt House. Be & eat out also anywhere: Alfredo's, Log Cabin, Cusina Igorota, Sagada Guest House, Olahbinan, Igorot Inn, Sudimay, and other small eateries. * Establishments close @ 9pm except for St. Joseph Cafe and St. Theodore Hospital with a pharmacy. * Saturday is market day. Buy a lot near the Municipality Hall. * See Sagada online-resources for other tips for an EXCITING, RELAXING & PLEASURABLE TRIP to the HIGHLANDS of MOUNTAIN PROVINCE. * Opinions are welcome before, during and after Sagada trip! * Exploring Sagada is team-building and one learning experience to share, discover and enjoy good life in Cordillera. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians?hl=en.
